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FAVORITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M) @musiclover1 and @mbolek Yes. Viborg 1501 (I am partial to the 1501 terminated in the top of line Viborg male and IEC copper plugs-VM/VF 502 or 512's and have those in use in my system) with the top of line Viborg connectors is a seriou... | |
FAVORITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M) The Aliexpress Accuphase clone is getting a lot of buzz online currently and is available at around $30 U.S. I have one on the way for a bit of fun and will report back after I put it through its paces. It will replace a DIY using basic Viborg co... | |
Phono Pre Gain KAB calculator actually shows 64 db to be dead on ideal for that cartridge and it has always been a pretty good benchmark for me in the past. Most cartridges also have higher output than spec'd in real life. I'd bet that 64 might sound better... | |
Current sensing phono stages w/Rega? May depend on what the actual fixed impedance is on the specific phono preamp. I believe my Aqvox is actually 10 ohms but the BMC, also designed by Carlos Candeias, is 3 or 4 ohms. I use a SAEC C1 (40 ohms internal impedance and .4 mV output) an... | |
Current sensing phono stages w/Rega? I have not but the information you require is here: https://www.aqvox.de/REGA_250_300_Tonearm-mod-humm-free-remove-signal-groundrega_mod.html | |
Phono Preamplifier Redux .. Damn This is Getting Expensive You might find you'd get more responses if you had this in the analog forum. What settings are you using on the Sutherland with the Hana. If you are using 64 dB of gain I would immediately change the gain to 58 dB and loading to 100 ohms and at ... | |
Would a Jelco 750 be a drop-in replacement for a Jelco 250s? Yes. If it's a 750D. | |
Phono stage and preamp overload Are you sure your Dynavector outputs .5 mV? If it does I'd go with balanced and 56 dB of gain, loading the cartridge between 50-100 ohms as it appears to have an impedance of 5 ohms. But it also appears to have an output of .3 mV from what I can... | |
Question on Denon DL-103 retipping options and preferences "You forgot to add another $300 for a cartridge itself prior to the cost of refurbishing service. Some people charge much more for 103 mod, the total with cart itself can be near $1k. Look at the prices for Zu DL103 or Anna Mighty Sound service et... | |
Question on Denon DL-103 retipping options and preferences "Instead of constant rebuild of one cheap cartridge, designed for radio broadcast in the '60s, it's better to buy 3 more different cartridges that already have high-end cantilever and advanced stylus profile."Let's see: at $560 divided by 3 that's... | |
Question on Denon DL-103 retipping options and preferences I ran modified 103R’s for about 5-6 years and about 6000 hours a number of years back before moving on to other (retipped cartridges). The ones that I spend the most time with were in aluminum and ebony bodies (as opposed to "housings" which I tak... | |
Mono cartridge recommendation There is a lot of very good info in a couple of posts from Jonathan Carr in the following thread here:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/which-mono-cartridge-at-around-1-300-00I use an AT 33 Mono that I had Steve Leung install a Namiki boron c... | |
Spotify streaming from pc Good IMO that you downloaded the Spotify app and now have the ability to make some adjustments for streaming. Also, IMO, the biggest and easiest thing you can do to instantly maximize sound quality with the app is to engage "loudness normalization... | |
Power cord choice? @ izjjzi You were extremely fortunate to make your first foray into power cords with the Viborg 1501 with the top of the line copper (non plated) Viborg connectors! As you say, there are diamonds in the rough, and that particular Viborg cable is... | |
Mono Reissues and the Conical Stylus My experience is consistent with Intactaudio's above with respect to the retip of the Myajima mono and his experimentation with Denon 103 converted to mono with a MR stylus. I had Steve Leung at VAS install a Namiki MR stylus on a boron cantilever... |