elinor
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| Running an External Phono with a Hovland HP-100 As happy as I am with the Hovland, I agree, I'd like to hear one of the top contenders. I assume you understand that the phono stage runs thru the line stage so that to a certain extent, the phono stage will always be limited by the quality of the... | |
| Running an External Phono with a Hovland HP-100 I wouldn't characterize the Hovland HP-100 as warm, but certainly it is musical and detailed to beat the band, at least with the cartridge I use which is a Transfiguration Orpheus LO in a new Tri-Planar Arm and set up with a Wally Tractor. I can't... | |
| Running an External Phono with a Hovland HP-100 I have the Hovland HP-100 with MC Phono Stage. Early this year I returned it to Hovland to have their new volume pot installed. They also modified and added updates to the unit, the phono stage in particular. The result was fantanstic with blacker... | |
| Vinyl Front End Upgrade Dodgealum,I am actually advocating spending much less than $3K on your current analog particularly considering your goals many or all of which can be better realized simply through better cartridge alignment. Alignment by two null points is effect... | |
| Vinyl Front End Upgrade Dear Dodgealum,$3K as you know is not a lot to spend in high end audio. You clearly have one of the best CD players in the market. You do not mention if you have tricked out your Scout to its fullest potential? Do you have the VPI Motor Controller... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus I owned a Classic for many years. There was no plug on that unit or any WTT as you describe. The tonearm wire went from the tonearm and was hardwired to a connection inside the plinth and exited to an RCA jack on the back of the table. You were ab... | |
| Hovland news Sorry to hear this news. I have owned the HP-100 with MC Phono Section for 5 years. Late last year, I returned the unit to them for re-tubing and to install modifications to update the unit. The mods absolutley have made the phono section spectacu... | |
| Graham Phantom on TW Acustic Raven? Gerrym5,Did you buy your table from Jeff Catalano at Highwater Sound? If you did, he can help you in any way you wish. If you bought your table on the used market, I feel certain that Jeff would be more than willing to help you with set-up. He's a... | |
| Tri-planar vs Graham Madfloyd,I own a Raven AC and I use a new version Ti-Planar Arm with a Transfiguration Orpheus Cart. Before purchasing, I visited Jeff Catalano at Highwater Sound in NYC. Jeff usually has 3 or 4 arm/cart combinations on his Raven AC. I heard at th... | |
| What cartridge, what output? Ditto regarding my good friend Raul's answer. I know someone with one of the new Clearaudio MM catridges and it works superbly. I believe he has a Maestro. Excellent and a good match for the gain in your phono preamp. | |
| How to order Wally Tools... I certainly am curious to know if "Elizabeth" on these posts is in fact, Wally? If not, Elizabeth must be a member of executive management at AIG. Based on her post, I can't think of anyone with more contempt for the general public. BTW, is everyo... | |
| How to order Wally Tools... I ordered a Wally Tractor about a year ago. Believe it or not, Wally answered the phone and took my order after which I sent a check. Six months later, no Tractor, no telephone answer, and Wally never cashed my check.............but, I found one f... | |
| Best cartridge for Well Tempered and Dartzeel pre? I owned a WTT Classic for 10 years. I used a Ruby 2 and it performed nicely with the arm. However, I would caution you regarding its use with the Dartzeel. If I remember correctly, the Dartzeel has a very liquid, slightly dark quality and I might ... | |
| Hanss turntables Kipdent,The top of the Hanss Line is the T-90 and that is the table I heard. If you go to their website, you can see it. Unfortunately, the weight is not indicated. My recollection of that statistic comes from the store in which I heard the T-90. | |
| Hanss turntables Yes, I have briefly heard their flagship model with a Tri-Planar Arm and a Benz Ebony LP at Stereo Unlimited in San Diego. This a very large table with its own dedicated stand and triple platter assembly all turned on a single belt on the bottom p... |