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| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again the Russian 6N4P tube is not available here. they say no hum.I asked seller for price of spare, but unfortunately he had already shipped the preamp, and he says EMS minimum cost is $40. if I buy just the tube.Knowing that, IMO, they should include... | |
| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again lewmthanks for the advice, details and price. I was just letting you know, the looks of that domestic one would have worked (in the shelves with my black Chase unit, not on top like the Russian will be).In the 5th photo is shows a phono selectorI ... | |
| Matching SUT for Benz Micro MC Gold This MM/MC Phono seems very versatilehttps://www.ebay.com/itm/Pro-Ject-Tube-Box-DS-MM-MC-Tube-Phono-Preamplifier-Black/224349939634think of it as an internal variable SUT | |
| Will Step Up Transformer Improve the Sound Quality? This MM/MC Phono seems very versatilehttps://www.ebay.com/itm/Pro-Ject-Tube-Box-DS-MM-MC-Tube-Phono-Preamplifier-Black/224349939634think of it as an internal variable SUT | |
| Turntable help, please! That's a nice old TT, I like the stop and auto lift feature. I vote for 1. a new MM cartridge, advanced stylus (microline, shibata, sas) and 2. cartridge alignment tools and skills (watch a friend, learn to do it yourself) (needed for any cartr... | |
| Marten speakers Never heard them, they look amazingI would just add this caution, I am not a fan of ports or passive radiators, if any, front firing. Those 4 large passive radiators on the back may be a big assist in them measuring producing lows, however, I woul... | |
| Internal Wire Gauge? I'm not saying you should not use premium wiring, however, for price consideration:If/when you take the bottoms off vintage equipment or backs off vintage speakers, you will be amazed how small and common the wires were/are.Keep in mind, this is w... | |
| Will Step Up Transformer Improve the Sound Quality? IF you already have a MM Phono stage you really like, then a SUT simply boosts signal strength to keep on using that MM Phono stage. That's the choice I made, very happy results. | |
| rule of thumb: how long do you leave a tube preamp on versus turning it off then back on? after burn in (Brent Jesse advised 60 hours on, no signal needed) then: on, 20 minutes, magic, off. preamp and amp | |
| Matching SUT for Benz Micro MC Gold I searched for SUT with variations for future changes, finally chose this vintage Fidelity Research FRT-4https://darklanternforowen.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/fidelity-research-frt-4-mc-cartridge-transformer... I got a lot of SUT advice in this... | |
| My ears are ready to retire! I agree with cakyolA ’Loudness’ fletcher munson automatic filter boosting bass and highs progressively only at low volumes would be a great feature to have, for any ears actually. For me, at low volumes, it preserves involvement with the music.Mos... | |
| Wanting to try a tube amp. your speakers have the tremendous advantage of having built-in subs with their own amps built in.According to Raven (millercarbon’s recommendation), discussing their built-in high-pass crossover, bass averages 65% of program content.That means you... | |
| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again lewmthis one would have been a good domestic option if it was listed when I was lookinghttps://www.ebay.com/itm/Audible-Illusions-Modulus-Stereo-Tube-Preamplifier-classic-linestage-in-box... | |
| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again diffinI expect it to love Jazz, it certainly will when I finish breaking it. | |
| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again gofishme2My Cayin A88T integrated amp is made in China, first rate, sounds terrific. Politically I'm a 'One World' type.thanks for the link, seems like he/they know what they are doing.SP10 may sound good, but I would order his SP14 K1 with remote... |