ivanj
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| Amp and pre for Aerial 10ts These are all good recommendations. Alernative: I just heard the NEW Threshold lines on the Aerials and was mighty impressed. Amp was 100 wpc pure class a . Delicate and an incredible sense of depth. Sounded good on the new Aerial20T also. | |
| what's the best "mini monior" these days Wilson Cub IIs. | |
| What cartridge works for you ??? Get a Shure V15Mxr whatever. It's the best sounding and most forgiving until you figure out what your tastes are. | |
| Why do McIntosh SS amps cut out? what's upstream? | |
| Preamp Options-Classe,Muse,SF,BAT,Adcom Have you tried a (BAT) tube amp? This may give you the sound you like. I run a Adcom 750 into Wolcotts and it is very close to the sound you mention with the tube monos. I think you have hit the wall as far as preamp upgrades go, at least for reas... | |
| Nordost Valhalla - Opinions please You might want to give Empirical Holophonic cables a try, and save some money in the bargain. It has clarity and bass. Let us know what you think of them. They have a 30 day trial, I believe.http://www.empiricalaudio.com/ | |
| Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts Buddy Guy and Junior Wells in 1969 played a gig at my college. Dave Barry's band was the warmup act. It was in the old dining hall so we continued to dance; it started at 11 and didn't end until the wee hours. There was beer, bombers and moose pun... | |
| MAC 1700 - tuner section I would say that your tuner was NOT aligned properly after the parts were replaced. Was this service done by a McIntosh service center or an independent with FM signal generators, etc? | |
| Any Info on the Ariston RD90 or others The ariston is a nice table. I used one with a Grace arm and a Dynavector MC cartridge. It sounded good, was easy to set up and maintain. Because of the age make sure you renew th bearing oil (Mobil 1 is good) and check the belt for dryness. Don't... | |
| Power Cord for wadia 850 Look at thread #1030134136 - lots of good tips there. | |
| KLH Electrostats Unsound, those were 24" Hartley woofers. Hartley is still in business. There were anecdotes about peple installing these in the walls/floors of their music rooms, building brick enclosures, and so on. I'm not sure if you could still get service on... | |
| mids showdown. It depends what your application is. Some circuits require a 6922/E88CC, or even a 7308/E188CC, whereas others can accept a 6DJ8/ECC88. After that the fun starts. That being said which Telefunken are you referring to, and in what circuit? Preamp, ... | |
| KLH Electrostats This really going back to the hoary archives. I remember these speakers as polite sounding, a Massachusetts answer to the QUAD ESL. They look like Magneplanars. They often broke down, I guess they were hard to drive with the amps of the day -late ... | |
| LLano Amps. Well done. Yes, try the NOS tubes. Email me for suggestions. What tubes does it have in there now? | |
| Upgrade from Adcom GFP-750? I'd hold off until I let the Stan Warren mod burn in for a few weeks. The Black Gates he uses have a long "gestation period." Other writers have suggested good options that will always be there. |