glennewdick
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| Looking for opinions on components for a vintage tube system and 90's solid state I went through the whole Garrard 301 Build last year and have not regretted it at all. I went from a oracle Delphi mk 4 and the Garrard has much more PRAT and musicality. worth every penny. I did the 301 with a custom bamboo plinth and Jelco 750l ... | |
| EL34 in triode vs 300B/845 SET your obviously going to have different power outputs with the different tubes. so if power is a concern that may be the driver of your choice. all those tubes sound great in a good amp with slight differences. biggest being your going to be compar... | |
| Record collection sales addvice thanks guys for all the tips. I have not really decided yet if i'm even going to sell. I was really thinking of a lot sell like avg the price off all as a lot. like say $15k for all so roughly $7-10 record. Anyway I really don't want to sell but ... | |
| Record collection sales addvice Good idea I already have some of my collection cataloged there ( ones with codes most are older though) good idea cheers. | |
| Blown speaker or crossover opinion you will need to take the driver out and put a meter across it to see if the voice coil is blown. if that is ok then look to the cross over. also as I don't know anything about your speakers a shot in the dark here is do they have a fuse in them? ... | |
| Wet Cleaning records makes things worse? sounds like your not doing a good deep clean of the groves. If the record has not been played it can look new but there will be a build up of gunk, mold, etc in the grove that's what your seeing when you play it, its the stylus cleaning the grove ... | |
| Spay for CD static charge on the disk may cause induction in the electrical section after the optical system and may cause issues with the drive system if heavily ferrous. the drive system also has a motor that can be susceptible to the static charges. My fe... | |
| Spay for CD Light is not effected by magnetic fields so drop that as an issue for reading the CD, only after it has been converted to electrical signals will it be effected by the magnetic fields. vibrations, out of round, miss reads etc are the issues and n... | |
| What phono pre am I looking for? To add to the fray. Manely chinook if your looking for a top rated, for your budget phone stage. | |
| Audio Nirvana 300b amp - has anyone heard it? Wonder what transformers they are using as that's the single most costly parts in a SET. For that dollar I'm thinking the parts quality can't be all that good. I meen desent 300B tubes cost $300 a pair. I suppose it's a wait and see what people th... | |
| The American Epic Sessions from PBS I think I have seen that already but will revisit. Thanks for the heads up cheers | |
| Low Watt Solid State Amp Luxman Class A amps can find some really nice used ones. Acuphase used maybe again Class A, older Pass Alpha series maybe in that price range. few that come to mind. I had a Luxman L560 in my system and it was very nice. you can find L550's and L5... | |
| The American Epic Sessions from PBS "For two hours we revel in filmed performances in front of that single microphone, as the camera lovingly follows the sound through anaconda-like cables to the cutting head. As soon as the blank disc starts spinning, our soundtrack switches from t... | |
| The American Epic Sessions from PBS good review tells a lot about it. | |
| The American Epic Sessions from PBS list of the tracks Track Listing Standard album / Deluxe Disc 1Killer Diller by Alabama ShakesOn The Road Again by NasCandy Man by Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton2 Fingers Of Whiskey by Elton John and Jack WhiteThe Cuckoo by Steve Martin and Edie Bricke... |