elliottbnewcombjr
Responses from elliottbnewcombjr
| Moving again...system finally complete...back to starting over OP IOW, you will move, know where, but have not yet chosen which house/condo to buy? Thus unsure of size/shape of listening room? I would make the listening room the 1st priority!!!! then on course everything else, especially what the wifey wants! | |
| Phono Stage Want List Suggestions? Cannot answer about preamps, however, for any single MM input you can buy an external SUT that has front selectable inputs, and PASS for MM. mine, Fidelity Research FRT-4 has 3 inputs, adjustable impedance, PASS this is a good price these days ... | |
| Tube Preamp, uses 6sn7/6sl7. With or Without Phono; With or Without Remote Volume, Budget: $5,000 with phono $3,500 without phono (he found a phono stage he likes, waiting) | |
| Tube Preamp, uses 6sn7/6sl7. With or Without Phono; With or Without Remote Volume, We are having dinner tonight, I'll ask about budget? and remote volume priority? | |
| Moving again...system finally complete...back to starting over A good reason to buy efficient speakers is it reduces the amp's price/size/weight and increases placement options AND, it is much easier to try tubes due to those factors. | |
| Best Receiver? OP. rar1 mentioned an Outlaw. They don't show it, but it has remote control http://outlawaudio.com/outlaw/docs/RR2160MkIImanual.pdf | |
| Moving again...system finally complete...back to starting over If you ’finally’ have a system you find quite good, I would move it. a. pack some yourself b, TT remove platter, secure tonearm/protect cartridge, fasten dust cover, take it in the car with you. c. good mover can pack all the rectangular stuff ... | |
| Tip for purchase new power cable OEMs, especially premium brands have surely verified the provided cords deliver what the unit needs. I plug my Furman P1800 PFR into my separate circuit, and plug nearly everything into it. System ON/OFF one switch, huge power reserves https://f... | |
| Best Receiver? OP erock79 mentioned the Fisher 800-C. A bit rarer than the 500-C, but several available. https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=fisher+800c It is the 500-C with AM tuner added. I had one, same dead quiet operation. I traded it to a member here t... | |
| Would Luxman work well with JBL? Little Luxman, tubes This is earlier N100 version of my N150, N150 has MM and MC, N100 only MM. both remote control both conservatively rated 10wpc, they have more than that I drive my restored AR-2ax, low 86db sensitivity in my office. Either... | |
| Would Luxman work well with JBL? Luxman 530 Integrated just listed, both MM and MC phono with selectable attributes, https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649996144-luxman-l530-integrated-amp/ another https://www.ebay.com/itm/185949952927?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=71... | |
| Best Receiver? SS For my second system, I needed to drive two sets of speakers, had a beloved Tandberg 2080 for many years, it died (my fault). https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649992912-tandberg-tr-2080-class-ab-stereo-receiver-free-shipping/ replacement ... | |
| I am interested to update my 15 year old system ! OP If you review the whole list of responses, you realize the responses shifted from TT advice to ’don’t do it’, stream instead. Good advice about streaming I suppose, I don’t stream. I still advise at some time you get a decent ’starter’ vinyl ... | |
| Bridged amps vs stereo vs monoblocks. OP Your original setup, two identical STEREO amps bridged MONO makes sense if more power was needed. A great solution if you start out with one, change your speakers to inefficient ones. Balancing volume L/R was an issue (as is any stereo amp wi... | |
| Would Luxman work well with JBL? An interesting unit with optional bypass able old world features, AND remote control. Capable of controlling several systems, but you can ignore all that. https://www.ebay.com/itm/185117088283?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-1925... |