fsonicsmith
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| Sell Me Your Women, Your Children, Your Vintage Turntable... Check out my system in my profile. Just my very humble, but if you read Art Dudley's two part piece on the venerable TD124 you will perhaps get the appeal. The TD124 and Garrard 301 were purpose-built meaning that each and every piece that makes u... | |
| speed controller for Lenco or Garrard Since my post above I did buy a LongDog Audio controller for my Thorens TD124 from Robin Wyatt of Robyatt Audio in upstate NY. It seems to be equally effective as my Russian (or perhaps Ukranian) -built PSU that Ray Clark sells out of the UK which... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna Yesterday I used Upscale's website to ask for a recommendation for two 6550's, one 12AX7, and two 5AR4 rectifiers for an amp I have under construction (Ampsandsound Nautilus). Sean at Upscale responded courteously that they no longer make recommen... | |
| SW1X dacs What’s the verdict then? Is this Sw1x DAC 3 balanced worth the money?also what’s your experience with Audio Note DAC 5?There is no answer to such a question. I can only speak for myself. It is an excellent DAC. My take on it seems to change day to... | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio Take a look at Marcello Rostagni’s YouTube of the Ampsandsound Nautilus and it’s creator Justin Weber (Google those search words and you will find it) or simply go to the Ampsandsound website and read the much shorter design philosophy there. Clif... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna I have resisted chiming in up til now. It is amusing to me that KD brought up the Ah! Tjoeb because that is exactly what I was going to bring up. My observation is that Upscale has always put forward-at center stage-bang for the buck products that... | |
| SW1X dacs Hi granada1;It is an excellent DAC. The issue is "is it worth 13K" considering that the DAC II Special is half the price?The presentation is a bit better. I will even venture to say it is significantly better. But is it worth the price differentia... | |
| SME Tonearms of Canada - Alfred and Company that sell new and refurbish SME I too sent him a precious 3009 arm (to me) because my dad had bought it in 1959 with a Thorens TD124. I had grown up with that arm as a teenager and young audio enthusiast. When it came back to me the cueing lever no longer worked. He then gave me... | |
| 6922 recommendations for ARC PH7 @barnettk I would never let go of my Steelhead. Are there better? Without a doubt. Is there anything more enjoyable in my system? I don't think so. | |
| 6922 recommendations for ARC PH7 Following up with mijostyn4's great post, and only if ARC says it is OK, I recommend you take a look at https://upscaleaudio.com/collections/preamp-tubes/products/matsushita-national-pcc88-7dj8I recently replaced 6922's in my Manley Steelhead with... | |
| This is the list of the best makers of audio equipment. Respond if you disagree Anybody seen Leemurray and Kenjit in the same room? | |
| This is the list of the best makers of audio equipment. Respond if you disagree I forgot. The very best turntable manufacturer of all time, better than Caliburn, SAT, SME, and Techdas is.......BSR. Particularly if it came as part of an all-in-one with record changer mechanism. | |
| This is the list of the best makers of audio equipment. Respond if you disagree I disagree. Speakers-BIC "Venturi" or White Van Specials. Kicker crushes too. Hey if it is good enough for a vintage Camaro.....Turntable-BIC (again) or Stereophonic. Cassette-Pioneer. The one with the illuminated plastic covered well in the front... | |
| If you have a Steelhead- Lewm, thank goodness I did not post about Covid and Peter Lederman. Thank you for your elucidating post. And, I do not use my Steelhead as a preamp. See my second post. Or not. | |
| If you have a Steelhead- Thanks to all, particularly EBM-so gracious!I believe the Matsushita 7DJ8 is simply a nicer tube than those spec'd by Manley which were JAN Philips 6922's. Before buying a brand new ARC Ref 6 from a local AD I had an Audioprism Mantissa preamp for... |