elevick
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| Tube Codes I tend to go to www.tubeworld.com They are pricey but their info is good. Compare your tubes with what they show. | |
| to mod or not to mod my new tube amp????? For some reason, Jolida always puts crap tubes in their units. I've never seen a Jolida yet that didn't benefit from replacing the stock tubes...However, I can't stand the Mullard reissues. They are nothing like the real thing. Start with replacin... | |
| Cartridge Mounting That plate can also cause counterweight problems. You will get different effects if you need less counterweight vs the cartridge. Clearaudios are not light to start with and that can exacerbate the problem on a light arm... | |
| start me off Sota is sweet. You may have a hard time finding a sapphire or jewel with arm and cart for $600 but you may get lucky. Music Halls are nice for the price too. | |
| Best 6DJ8 tubes? Anything will sound better than what you've got. For budget ones, try Gold Dragons. | |
| Maybe your turntable setup is actually okay . . . Gee, don't we have a lot of attitude!Lighten up dude. | |
| Best amp for Coincident Total EclipseII He also has played with ASL 300B amps and even loved getting his hands on some totally restored Dynaco MK IV's. Yes, he tends to like "laid back" amps. | |
| Proceed AVP2 front panel display Contact Partsconnexion.comChris Johnson should be able to help. | |
| Classe' Preamp comparisons Flat sounding? Try a different brand. Things will open up even with a modest pre like B&K, Anthem or the sumo listed here. | |
| Need recommendation for power amp under $250 I've got a nicely modded Yamaha M-40 for $185 + shipping? It is switchable 15 watts class A or 135 watts A/B. Simple button on the front does it all. Has dual volume controls and speaker outputs for 2 pair of speakers (my mods eliminated the third... | |
| Looking for info on headphones My AKG 701's blew away my sennheisers and grados. You can find them used in the $250 range??? | |
| Tubes: Which is best? Other tube options: Tubesandmore.com inexpensiveTubeworld.com expensive | |
| New Kimber 8TC vs Old 4TC Rodman is right but a little "hard core" for me. Just leave your system on for one or two weekends at 1 watt or so. It will help.I have owned both. The 8tc is better but not drastically. They should sound similar though after a few hundred hours. | |
| Your Thoughts on a CD Player Vintage players aren't worth it. You are getting old/used/beat up transports and lasers. Get something simple & newer that will player modern discs, cd-rw, mp3 and more. Even an inexpensive dvd would work. Look at Oppo? For 5-10 year old playe... | |
| Bookshelves Make sure that they don't have a rear port.You could even go for something little in a sealed enclosure like gallo's with a sub on the floor somewhere? |