grinnell

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Jolida 1501rc tube choice for Titus
Mullards will balance the hot top of the titus 
Which purchase tipped you into nirvana.
Tvad has the answer, but it was the De Capos that made my system sing. 
Dreaded wall unit
Look into the egg crate material that's used in recording studios. We bought some for school and it wasn't outrageous. 
Low-cost I/C's
I really like the MAC (my audio cables) in my system i have 4 of them plus a PC. Cheap if you buy them off the Gon auctions. 
Amp match for B&W 685s
I used a Primaluna PL2 with some BW 602 s3's and i wasn't thrilled with the sound ( i know they are not exactly the same speakers). It was too dull, the BW's sound much better with my Cambridge HT receiver. So i wonder if SS is better than tubes w... 
Project Acryl-it Platter
Well I live in Colorado and the humidity is so low i did have some sticking problems but used double stick tape under the herbies mat to hold it down. 
Project Acryl-it Platter
I can't discuss the Acyl-it but i had the steel platter with my Pro-ject Xpression TT and the Herbies made a big difference. Better bass tighter sound. If you are thinking of upgrading your table soon put the money into a Herbies mat instead of th... 
Johnny Cash, American VI
Narrod,What are you favs in the series in order of preference. I have the double LP IV which I like. 
Moderate Priced Integrated Amp
If he is a musician look at a nice tube integrated like a Primaluna, Cary, Cayin. 
Cartridge recommendation
Try the Ortofon 2M Red or Blue 
Grado Prestige Silver1 Cartridge - Thoughts
You may get some hum as the arm moves towards the centeri had a project Xpressions with a grado Gold great warm sound but a slight hum with a Tube Box hum went away with a seduction phono amp.now the hum was low and not really hearable unless you ... 
Monitor speaker that will stop the Quest?
Reference 3A MM De Capo 
3A Andante speakers
http://www.google.com/search?q=3A+Andante&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a 
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Tube buffer for an Oppo BDP-83
I haven't tried this but for 125.00 you can go wronghttp://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?accstube&1271546976&/Grant-Fidelity--Yaqin-B-283-tu