ivanj
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| Do they make a quiet great sounding phono pre amp?? I always bring an electrician to clients' homes first. Otherwise it is problematic to make specific recommendations. | |
| Personal amp evolution I'm now using a Sandersound Magtech. It is fantastic with my Soundlab U-1s. I would suggest it as an alternative to the Parasound monos or even the most expensive tube amps. I found Sanders easy to work with and over 2 years the amps haven't hiccu... | |
| Review: Ortofon Kontrapunkt B Cartridge I'm still very happy with my Kb. I've moved it from the Linn into a Yamaha linear tracker that is my "convenience" turntable. Still has a great sound. Don't play vinyl as much as I used to since we are very busy and stream iHeart or Sirius into th... | |
| Where to improve phono chain? I looked into the Tom Evans design. I appreciate his insistence on proper low noise mains regulation. I'm glad it is solid state. His design has too many stages for me. The Pass uses a patented balanced very simple topology to cancel out noise, as... | |
| Where to improve phono chain? Since the Ikeda/Rowland cartridge works wonderfully in the damped SME arm, I would look else where. However:How was your Complement before it was re-tipped - I mean, when it was performing correctly? Who did the work since Mr. Ikeda is the late Ik... | |
| Quad 989 vs. SoundLab Millennium 2 Atmasphere-A belated thanks for the comment. If I had known your adroitness and willingness I would have sent the amps to you!I sold the Wolcotts and the Levinson. The Levinson kept crapping out due to thermal shutoff. I had a old carver amp as a ... | |
| Which OPPO? No. The 103 is fine for your use. | |
| Wolcott Audio tube amp.what value resistor is this I just had my Wolcotts updated and repaired by Pat McGuire. They sound as good as when I bought them. He says that there is a more reliable configuration of resistors to the output whereas the the late Henry Wolcott's original resistor design (I b... | |
| Quad 989 vs. SoundLab Millennium 2 since then I have gone to an all Pass preamp/phono amp system with Sound Labs u-1 PXs. I use SACD, DVDA, Hires computer feeds, a Don Scott modified Accuphase T100 and a Linn with an Ikeda cartridge and an old linear Yamaha with an Ortofon MC.The W... | |
| SACD Multichannel player - $400 budget I would avoid most used SACD players, especially SONY. YMMV. | |
| EL34 differences in air & stage depth? As you no doubt know, input tubes make a bigger improvement in sound quality. First things first. | |
| Levinson 432 VS. Bryston 4 BSST I use a combo Pass Levinson system.Pass is great company and the newest amps are world-beaters, but the 432 is very good.I really don't think you can beat the Bryston also.All good choices, if I had unlimited funds I'd get the latest production Pa... | |
| Best choice Classé CAM-350 vs. Halo JC1 or ML 432? Keep the Classe'.What you are looking for is either a speaker or source material issue. | |
| Levinson 3XX Amplifier Repairs I have a new Levinson 432 from an authorized dealer that has a bias problem and a thermal shutoff problem. It is covered by a 3 year warranty. I am sending to the Service Center and will keep you posted as to the results.I am told these amps were ... | |
| Designer Hall of Fame Ikeda-san for the Fidelity Research cartridges and pickup arms.Ikeda-san for the Mark Levinson cartridge (MLAS) before he went EMT.Ikeda-san for the Rowland Complement cartridges.Ikeda-san for his own line of "moving coil Deccas" and pick up arms.... |