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Phono stage for second system
Within your budget I went with a small Luxman 10wpc integrated tube amp with built in Phono, both MM and MC, with remote volume. Sounds terrific. Luxman SQ-N150 Stereophile Review I wanted tube sound, but minimum heat in a small room, so went l... 
Seeking speakers under $3K for 10x12 ft room and driven by 20wpc tube amp
I am listening to a pair of refurbished Acoustic Research AR-2ax in my office, a similarly sized room to yours, essentially 6’ triangle. You could call them large bookcase, or compact 3 way. They have level controls for both the tweeters and mids... 
Ayon Triton Evo Integrated
Congrats, enjoy!!!!  
Low Volume Speakers to pair with Gato 150
just to finish explaining how Yamaha implements Fletcher Munson curves Classic Receivers Yamaha CR420, 22 wpc/8ohms   Loudness The loudness control on the Yamaha CR-420 is a bit unique. It is a separate, continuously variable loudness control ... 
Low Volume Speakers to pair with Gato 150
At Low Volume Listening: on average, human ears hear mids best, less well the highs and lows. We hear them all equally at ’normal’ volumes. Maintaining awareness of the Bass player in Jazz groups is what keeps low volume listening ’involving’ for... 
How To Control The Eager Beaver
lewm, you are correct, see my correction above .................................... I use the sound/imaging of these 3 guitar players to refine anti-skate by ear Friday Night in San Francisco, get both CD and LP all 3 ONLY Play on the last 2 ... 
How To Control The Eager Beaver
you can make a quickie overhang/null points protractor if you can punch/drill/cut a hole in a piece of stiff paper to fit onto a spindle, then simply draw a line across the center of the hole, and make some marks where you want them. overhang is ... 
How To Control The Eager Beaver
rather, inward skate, inward pull, happens naturally for any pivoted arm, on any smooth surface, no groove needed to make/see it happen. anti-skate, which we apply, counters the natural force you want your stylus ’floating’, so it drops down int... 
How To Control The Eager Beaver
absolutely no groove needed, anti-skate happens 'naturally' on a blank sided disc,   that is why you can see the effect increase/lessen as you add/reduce anti-skate force using the blank side of hudson hifi's, any other single sided discs (don't... 
Maplenoll models, variants and customization
never saw or heard a maplenoll these popped up from a basic ’maplenoll’ search https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/considering-a-maplenoll https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/new-maplenoll-ariadne-owner-needing-advice https://forum.audio... 
What Holiday Gifts did you ask for or Give to Yourself?
Hey, Holidays, Gifts, get ready with answers if someone asks you what you want.  
How do pack a pair of large speakers
UPS has pack and ship as an optional service at SOME, not all locations. Give them the weight and dimensions, destination, they give you an estimate. You drop them off unpackaged, they give you a final price, a bit more, a bit less ... They are r... 
Weak link
1st, document what you are actually receiving at your ears, seated position cd with test tones Here’s one on eBay Amazing Bytes CD with 29 1/3 octave Test Tones Sound Pressure Meter, with bottom threaded hole for tripod mount Meter on tripod,... 
How To Control The Eager Beaver
Not enough anti-skate, it is pulling in as soon as it hits the surface, it takes a few grooves just to keep it in a groove, and it is pulling in too much the entire play, of EVERY LP, wearing both the stylus and the grooves. are you able to adjus... 
Help Select an True Bookshelf Speaker
that large space, I would go for larger speakers, reminder the AR-2ax have 10" woofers. more efficient an advantage, depending on what he buys, be ready to try adding a sub or stereo pair of subs located in-line below the speakers, as it is both...