gakerty
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| RIP oregonpapa Oregonpapa was a passionate, friendly audiophile. God bless and RIP. | |
| Parasound Halo vs NAD c388 At the time, I think I was using a Lehmann Black Cube 2 for an external phono stage, which for ~1000 bucks is a fantastic unit. I only did a brief comparison with the built in Halo phono stage, but recall greater detail and drive with the Lehmann... | |
| Parasound Halo vs NAD c388 Hi klimt, I had the original Halo Integrated. By most accounts, the more recent Halo Integrated 6 is an improvement. The Halo Int struck me as a jack of all trades that actually sounded really good. I didn't use its phono stage though, I had an... | |
| Parasound Halo vs NAD c388 I’ve owned both the the NAD 388 and the Halo Int (original). The NAD had a overall neutral, albeit slightly "cold" sound to it. There was a touch of grain to its treble to my ears as well. The Halo Int in all honesty was superior in almost every r... | |
| Andy Kim - Needle Clinic Just received and remounted my Benz LPS, which was "rebuilt" (new boron cantilever and line contact stylus) by Andy Kim. This is the third time I’ve used his services. I sent him this LPS due to high hours (almost 1000 hrs) and an unfortunate inci... | |
| RME-ADI-2 owners, do you use all the features? l learned the ADI-2 menu system, futzed around with it until I found my preferred settings.(e.g. sharp filter)... and rarely touch the menu system anymore. Once in a blue moon I'll wander around the settings, change nothing then sit back down and... | |
| A pitch too High! Terrible-- I used to have a Concept, and I asked about adjusting the antiskate (which does not require a wrench, although it is a bit tedious). This is from Mike at Musical Surroundings:"If you are above the turntable, looking down on the tonearm... | |
| Then there were 2 One thing to note if using the RP7 as a pre, (from Stereophile's measurements): " As a result of the increased output impedance at low frequencies, the RP-7's response drastically rolled off below 400Hz into 600 ohms, reaching –3dB at 200Hz (fig.... | |
| What are we going to do about Tele 12AU7 prices @petg60 In the 12AX7 world, Tesla E83CC are nearly indistinguishable from my Telefunken 12AX7. Detailed, quiet at hell, flat response, just utterly step out of the way. This is in the primary position of my Zestos phono amp. Teslas are a rel... | |
| Marantz PM Ki Ruby and RME ADI 2 (Am I crazy?) Sound quality of going direct definitely depends on the quality / type of preamp (as well as the output stage of the DAC). When I go direct from my ADI-2 into my Stereo100 tube amp it doesn't sound as good as ADI-2 into my RP7 pre. It's not a ma... | |
| Phono preamp tube rolling. BGRP - Black Glass Round Plate. I have a pair of 12AU7s Tung Sol black glass (grey standard plates, I think) that sound fantastic, with great extension, but they are lowly 12AU7s: ) | |
| Cullen Cable Patrick Cullen is apparently WAY backed up in orders. My last two orders (Crossover II power cable, and power box took a long time to get here, think it was almost 2 months. Previous orders were much quicker. Email him, he responds quickly to g... | |
| Liquid stylus cleaner without solvent Lyra SPT works for me. It is water + enzyme based apparently, and relatively safe for stylus glue. I use it in conjunction with the DS ST50 stylus pad (and vacuum record cleaner) to keep my stylus clean. To be honest, without visual inspection ... | |
| Phono preamp tube rolling. mulveling-- Those Mullards, despite their lore and hype, have never really found favor for me, either as gain tube in my Rogue ST100, nor here in the Zestos. I paid a fair amount for them, and really wanted to like them, but I suppose my ears and ... | |
| Phono preamp tube rolling. I have a Zestos Andros Deluxe 2 that I've done a fair amount of tube rolling in. The Zestos has two 12AX7s in the "primary" spot, and an interesting pair of 12DW7s (one triode has an 12au7 like mu, the other having a 12Ax7 like higher mu), which ... |