hoopster
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| Vintage or new turntable My resonse is somewhat jaded as I readily admit I have a preference for suspension tables in the below $1500 price range. That being said my table for the for the past 25 years has been a modded AR-the turntable- with an Audioquest PT5 arm. I have... | |
| Pros and Cons of "Staying with" Analog and Vinyl FWIW, I bought 15 LPs today all in excellent condition for $35. Much cheaper than drugs, motorcycles or hookers. Much safer too! | |
| Phono Preamp vs Preamp for a Turntable What Mofimadness said, yeah. If you can find an old Superphon or better yet a Nakamichi CA5 you will have a better phono pre amp than the current offerings of Cambridge, NAD, etc. These go for $100 to $150. then run it through your receiver as Mof... | |
| alternative to maggies? Lock the room and do not give the cat a key. | |
| Pros and Cons of "Staying with" Analog and Vinyl The debate never ends and gets sillier all the time. They are your ears. Please them. But I will offer a suggestion, before you drag your proverbial other foot through the all digital door, try a suspended table set up that has soul. You can alway... | |
| Tube Selection Help I would describe my listenng and music preferences as similar to yours. Tube Compliment for VTL 2.5 is listed as:2 x 12AU7, 2 x 12AT7. I would think your Sylvania's would be pretty nice but I have no idea on your 6350s. Black plates and D getters ... | |
| Your thoughts on these different tubes?.. Short version. Output KT88s are more detailed and more powerful. EL34s are warmer and more euphoric especially the midrange. My amp is not bass shy with EL34s due to massive iron, I believe. I do not doubt as the previous poster stated different t... | |
| Cheap DAC w/ volume control for direct amp input? Easy. Grant Fidelity Tube DAC09. $300 new. Show up here used at times. A bargain. I use mine with a Dynaco ST70 with great results. | |
| Cheap DAC w/ volume control for direct amp input? Easy. Grant Fidelity Tube DAC09. $300 new. Show up here used at times. A bargain. I use mine with a Dynaco ST70 with great results. | |
| CD Sound Quality -- please help educate me Does your Sony have a digital out? If it is in good shape you may consider just buying a newer DAC and a digital cable. | |
| not sure about pre out Second opinion-yes... | |
| Buying a Tube Amplifier You may want to try a Cayin A50T or Prima Luna Prologue 1 used. These are nice EL34 based integrateds that are point to point wired or a TAD60 amp (can be used as a single source integrated) if you can fine one, also point to point wired. All of t... | |
| Advice on a turntable for a clean midlevel system I have one daughter in college and another in private school so I understand your situation. I think one of the best routes for an inexpensive turntable is a nice circa 80's Thorens or AR. The ARs are easier to upgrade arms. Both are suspended tab... | |
| Once Upon a Time Yep! I think the movie version is "Ground Hog Day". | |
| Best Digital RCA cable under $100 new or used? Veloce Black Cat is broken in. Wow! Very impressive. I am very satisfied. It brings out detail while allowing the tube amp to retain it's warmth. Running it with the very inexpensive Grant DAC9 (also used as a passive pre) and a Denon 2900 through... |