hatari
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| Nagra VPS MM configuration yes ;) i do have MM...but it sounds terrible despite trying various resistors (or not). Do you have a MM input, or both MC? | |
| 300B tubes Thanks for the tube advice. The Sophia Royal Princesses are the most expensive tubes I've seen! I will look into them and call Sue. I may experiment a little with the Gold Lions first as a "reasonable" starting point.Further input absolutely welco... | |
| 300B tubes Jfrech - thanks! I love this amp - simple, small, sounds terrific. I have a VPS and PLP now too. Any advice on interconnects or power chords? Have you tried any battery units for the VPS (ie Red Wine Audio). I use stock cables. Also, what speaker ... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations Thanks again. Lots of food for thought. My propensity to get a new cartridge will depend on how long it takes for my IO-m to return.Thuchan - I do use the Kondo SUT with it and have been generally very happy. The preamp used to be a Shindo, now it... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations Thanks all, appreciate it. | |
| SPU cartridges - opinions? Have to agree with Wrm57, I have an 85th Anniversary Urushi G-body. Fantastic on voice, jazz etc. Really musical. It does have the reputation of resonance, but you use that to the advantage of the music. Complicated orchestral isn't ideal, but not... | |
| Equipment between speakers... Thanks for the input. More facts may help you visualize, sorry it's a new house so no pics to help. My new room is about 13' around in a "U" shape with the front wall being the middle of the "U" (ie 13' sides to left and right). This room opens in... | |
| Shindo pre amp and Auditorium Hommage T1 Tranny Specifically to your point of what has been tried:Shindo-modded SPU AOrtofon 85th Anniversary SPU (Urushi)I think other LOMC can work very well, but have not triedBoth wonderful with the Hommage. I also have a Kondo SUT, and consider myself fortun... | |
| Levinson 390s -- intermittant loud cracking sound Not normal, would have it checked out if indeed it's the Levinson (ie not a poor connection or speaker problem). Coming on 8yrs with mine, never had an issue. Great CDP, by the way, hope the issue is resolved. | |
| Bidat vs Perfect Wave vs Weiss and others Audiofun - my reply of many days ago was misconstrued, in no way questioning your motives/experiences. Good on you (and lucky you) to be actually able to try things side by side. I just noticed some "Best" comments by others...which always make me... | |
| Bidat vs Perfect Wave vs Weiss and others Take it all with a grain of salt and bias. The minerva is fantastic, anyone saying otherwise has bias of some sort. It's always great to hear those that say what they own is the BEST. I own the DAC2, not saying it's the best, but it is fantastic. ... | |
| Isolation platforms: TW Raven, Shindo Phil - many thanks for taking the time to respond in such detail. I am digesting your thoughts, but will certainly have a few follow ups. Thanks again. | |
| Isolation /platform for TW Raven One Gerrym5: what color did you get on the SRA? Is there anything special about it's design as it relates to the motors (ie carve-outs for the motors), or just one sold platform? I'm considering a platform for my AC1, chasing my tail between SRA/HRS, ... | |
| Equi=tech 2Q transformer hum, other options? Unfortunately, I did, and they said it was not abnormal to have small transformer hum. The 6-moons (?) review said similar. Now, I might be hyper sensitive to it in my room, but its audible for sure.Thanks | |
| Verity Audio: To Nagra or not to Nagra? Consider Shindo Corton Charlemagne 80s. I had them with Parsifals for 2yrs, now with Sarastros. Great match. 70wpc.Nagra is a great match too, but this is the path I went.Cheers |