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| Andy Kim - Needle Clinic I damaged the stylus on my Dyna 20XXL. Andy replaced the damaged stock stylus with a new microridge-that was 4 years ago and its still sounding better than the original on my Amadeus Mk2. The replacement made a positive impact on detail and even m... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A vs Rogers PA-2 Phono Preamplifier restarting this thread re: Rogers SA PA-2, anyone with an updated experience. I presently have Luxman E-1 that Im happy with but have been curious about the Rogers | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier Quicksilver would be high on my list. | |
| Manley snapper vs Atma-sphere M60 Old thread, new question. How about Cornwall IV with these 2 amp choices? | |
| Mcintosh C49 C55 C2700 C2800 Referee1, Any impedance matching concern using the tube pre with solid state monos? Assume you are using the balanced amp inputs (lower impedance) That sounds like a nice combination. | |
| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem informative discussion, thx Couple of questions: re p/p- see lots of offerings with auto bias, not sure how much to trust this feature-anyone with experience pls share Re atma sphere--are the m60 still available in kit form? I have Klipsch Cor... | |
| Preamp for First Watt F7 You’ve gotten some excellent suggestions. I owned a Van Alstine T8 and enjoyed it. A couple more: Dehavilland Ultraverve- impedance matching may be an issue but the cathode follower design helps. I used it within Bryston, Van Alstine, Akitika and ... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? re Audio Research Ref3, anyone using with LOMC, like 0.3 output? | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". “Lipstick Sunset” vis a vis “Lipstick Traces” as pointed out by the OP are different songs but both have a connection to The Band. “Sunset” thru John Hiatt and “Traces” through Allen Toussaint who wrote the song under pseudonym Naomi Neville. “Tra... | |
| Instrumentalists you can recognize after 6 bars..? Paul Desmond | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition DeHavilland Ultraverve van Alstine T8 Bottlehead Smash | |
| klipshorn speakers Look into Cornscala, if you’re reasonably handy you can build a pair. I built a pair using the eliptrac midrange horns for a second low watt tube system. They move lots of air and bass has a tactile feel. Nice midrange and detail | |
| What is the average life expectancy of a DAC? As others have said, no moving parts just electronic components. I have had a Meridian Direct (Director) for years. Its moved from my main system to my shop system. I’ve dropped it numerous times and it gets full of sawdust, still has wonderful s... | |
| Tube Preamp to go with Bryston SST2 amp and Magnepan 1.7i speakers I use DeHavilland Ultraverve preamp with my 4BSST and an old 4B running two zones. Minimalist design so no balanced. I sent it back and Kara rigged up a custom mono switch. Very happy with the sound. I have also used Bryston BP 20 and Van Alstine... | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K “Thanks for your recommendation. May I know what cartridge you’re pairing with E1?”I use Dynavector 20 low output on Amadeus Mk2 |