frogman
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| Tube-amp for Magnepan? I lived with a pair of highly modified MG IIIA's for many years, and tried many different amps with them, both ss and tubed. I always returned to tubes, and settled on Manley 200's, which I use to this day (with different speakers). For me, the is... | |
| VPI HW-19 Upgrade question SAMA or SDS? I would not bother with the older motor control units. I used the original with a HW19 for a while, and thought that it caused more problems than it solved. The current SDS is the way to go. | |
| Speed Stability Lewm, I knew fully well that my comment would raise some eyebrows; I stand by them.Having said that, I will gladly answer your questions. I am speaking about, as you put it, "constancy", not accuracy. I think the term "stability" is self-explanato... | |
| Swapping Tonearms on a VPI Aries- anyone? I would contact VPI, and ask them to drill the plinth (chassis) for a second arm. I see no reason why it could not be done. They are willing to do that sort of thing. They built a custom flywheel for me at a very reasonable price. I would, however... | |
| Speed Stability Macd,I have spent the last couple of weeks dialing in and tweaking my new VPI TNT6/SDS/ET2 setup. I have owned VPI's (HW19's) for many years, and speed stability has always been an issuue to some degree. I am not prepared, yet, to blame VPI's for ... | |
| Another VPI or something else for under $2k Everyone should own a Linn at some point in their audio journey. | |
| Picture Thread Oh c'mon, Albert! :-) | |
| Passive Preamp works with Dynavector p75? Try running the P75 directly into the mc122 with no preamp at all. This will tell you what the highest volume level that you will get with a passive pre wide open will be. Adequate volume is only one of the considerations when going the passive pr... | |
| Are VPI tables considered musical and involving? No, that's not what "musical" means. Maybe it does to some who aren't familiar with the sound of music. Musical means it sounds like music. Sometimes music is soft and soothing, sometimes it is incredibly nasty and abrasive sounding. If a componen... | |
| Best Phono stage for my system - from my list I have owned the Fet10, Jolida, and EAR. I used the Fet10 for a few years, the EAR for a few years as well, and the Jolida for a few months.To my ear (no pun intended), and sonic priorities, the EAR is the most musical and realistic sounding unit,... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dgob,thank you for the very toughtful response to my post. If you reread my post, you will notice my liberal use of qualifiers such as: "generally speaking", "tends to...", "often lacks..." etc. Not once did I state that one technology or another ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? While I am not prepared to declare MC's superior to MM's in every respect, or vise versa, I do think Downunder is correct; to a degree. I made the very same point in one of my previous posts. I do think that, as a group, and generally speaking, so... | |
| What is the chain of importance in analog system ? Excellent thread. Clearly, all the components of an analogue system are important. But, I think it is an inescapable truth that speed stability is essential for good analogue playback. It is with good speed stability that the most basic elements o... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul:"but if a type of electronics ( SS or Tube ) needs a specific kind of " sound signature " ( MC or MM. ) audio link like cartridge then IMHO something wrong with that electronics that can't handle with nearer the same quality performance ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Making absolutist generalizations about this stuff is precisely what gets in the way of productive thinking, which would lead to better choices of hi-fi gear.Audio and music seem to promote very strong opinions about what is good and what is not. ... |