grinnell

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When to go solid state vs. vacuum?
I can second the Primaluna for tubes. It was my entry to tubes and after 5 years still in love and have added another tube system at my cabin in the mountains.there are a number of autobiasing Int Amps out there so you have a good selection. You w... 
Best speaker for under 2gs
Reference 3A 
What Is The Best And Cheapest Way To Clean Lp's?
A fiber carbon brush seems to get about 80-90% clean for me.Only on the snap crackle and pop records do i pull out the RCM 
Anybody using the MM phonostage for PrimaLuna?
I had it for awhile. It is not bad but not better than the Parasound zphono i had. For a low end phono stage people really love the 640P from Cambridge.I went through about 6 phono stages till i found one that worked for me lol primalunazphono sti... 
What is the best vintage TT for new audiophile?
VPI HW-19 very easy to set up and work on and modify 
Reference 3A DeCapo " Blue Tak" question
I have 4 small balls (large pea size) i put under my De Caposand pushed down on to hold them to the stands. 
Netflix streaming, is 11.5 mbps enough?
ps I have a Roku HD, I think i would get something that lets me surf the net next time I upgrade Apple TV? 
Netflix streaming, is 11.5 mbps enough?
My provider is Centurylink. I have had very poor service and speed issues. I was still able to stream Netflix even down to about 6-7mbps. I have "up to 12mps" but never have gotten that fast service. 
Frank Zappa?
Apostrophe is my reference album, anytime i make changes to my system i listen to Apostrophe before and after. I got that album in college and never played it much so its cherry :)Have slowly added more from Hot Rats to Freak Out and a weird compi... 
Nottingham TT - external power supply?
check the specs but Music hall has an AC turntable controller for 299.00 
reference 3a MM decapo ia or magnepan 1.7?
havent heard the maggies but own the de Capo's and my wife likes them lolthey do sound great esp w/tubes 
Beware MSS Hifi, avoid Fraud
I always google the companies i buy from.google these guys and you get pages and pages of stuff 
Rogue Cronus an upgrade over the PrimaLuna PL1?
Try a conrad-johnson amp 
BEST POWER AMP OR INTEGRATED AMP FOR HERESY 3
I have used tubes with the klipsch Quartet which is 97.5db eff.One was a primaluna with el34's and 35wpc and the other an vista audio i84 15wpcno hiss on either one just sweet tubes and horns sound 
Primaluna tube gear
Bought a Primaluna PL2 5 years ago. Upgraded the rest of my system several times sill have the Primaluna.