hoytis
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| Garrard 301 - Project Haven't rolled tubes yet. Haven't felt the need yet. But never say never. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Cheers! I've been really happy with mine. What it lacks in load options makes up in fidelity. I just think they nailed it – in my system anyway. Hope it works out for ya. | |
| Downsizing from tower to bookshelf I would add ProAc Tablette 10 to your list. I find them exceptional. They would love your amp. I've also been intrigued by MoFi's new Sourcepoint speakers lately. I've heard good things. | |
| Phono stage for second system Another vote for GN PH-10. So versatile with on-the-fly loading. Sounds incredible. I've also really enjoyed the Softone Model4 tube stage. | |
| Phono Stage advice for Mono listening I run two decks, one has a detachable head shell so it's easy to throw on the mono cart from time to time to spin my old jazz pressings. That said, I love the the Gold Note PH-10. Sounds incredible to my ears. Two inputs. You can switch loads on t... | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp This is great stuff. Thanks everyone. And actually, I'm bumping the budget to about $4K. | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp Thanks for the additional comments y'all. This is good stuff. | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp Thank you all for your input. Appreciate it. This will definitely help in guiding my decision. | |
| Technics MK2 > Pear Audio Blue Integrated Amp So are you using the pre-out on the Marantz to connect to the Pear? Maybe just use one or the other to see how it sounds. | |
| Looking for phono preamp advice in the $1000 - $1600 range I may be wrong, but I can’t believe the Project Phono Box would be an audible improvement over the Vincent, which I also own. I agree, it’s not amazing but it still beats out several internals I’ve tried over the years. Overall, I think you might ... | |
| Is it wrong to leave my amplifier on all the time I've had a few power amps that don't even have an on/off switch. Just left em on 24/7. No harm at all. But I wouldn't worry about it either way. | |
| Vintage Turntable Recommendation At that price point, I would pick up a vintage Dual (12 series) or Pioneer PL-530. | |
| Linn tabel won't stay on 45 slips to 33 When switching to 45 Linn recommends keeping the outer platter off, then turning the motor back on and letting the belt get set properly on the inner platter first, turn off, replace outer platter. Also, cleaning the pulley with solvent-surgical ... | |
| Crackle and hiss on some albums Exact carts are known to be overly detailed. The output is around 7mv. Most MM carts are around 5mv. Make sure the capacitance on your PHO-701 is set for 115 pF. If the vinyl is imperfect in anyway, Exact carts tend to emphasize those imperfection... | |
| DOL vinyl pressings I can’t afford too many OG jazz pressings, so early on I picked up a few DOLs of classic ’50s releases. Yes, they played well but when I compared them to ’60s, ’70s, even ’80s reissues, the DOLs seemed lifeless and flat. I sold them all back to th... |