jallen
Responses from jallen
| What is the best tube pre for $350 used? HF detail Spend 150 more and get a Quicksilver. | |
| Record is noisier after cleaning: If it is still making noise, use a strong record cleaner from Last, Nitty Gritty etc. to lift off the mold release. Then use Last Preservative. Clean again and stop the 16.5 after 1-2 revolutions or dry suction will create static problems. Get the... | |
| Choice of turntable ,tone arm and cartridge hard to go wrong with the VPI Scoutmaster or Aries III and the JMW10 arm and Sumiko blackbird cartridge and good phono stage. You can spend a lot more and not get much more. Buy the stand and plc/sds also, worth the money. | |
| How much power is to much power? Power is a testosterone experience in that some like big things, in this case power/watt numbers. Here is the math. To go up 3db, you need to double your power. At 91db, you are at 1 watt and you would be at 8 watts when you are at 100db...that is... | |
| Help me get back to vinyl The above post by Viridian is right on. The Gram is superb and I have the AT150MLX which is one of the great under-rated cartridges. It retails for 500.00, J&R is the best price as is LPgear. I am using it on my VPI Scoutmaster and it easily d... | |
| upgrade VPI HW19 Mk IV or get a new table? Having had the II, III, IV, Aries original, Scout, Scoutmaster at different times, these are all great tables, and on a very level, heavy stand and good cartridge, set up fanatically perfect, will deliver very musical reproduction from all of thes... | |
| Using bi-wire cables on non-biwirable speakers Put them both on the binding posts. This will do no harm. Don't dangle unused cables...an amp disaster waiting to happen. Jallen | |
| How can we settle for digital? We must remember that digital is only the storage format. Vinyl has plenty of problems with its storage of information and retrieval. There are plenty of bad sounding records out there....its just that there seems to be more bad sounding cd's. Tha... | |
| MBL alternatives With the exception of full blown loud music >100db, I prefer my Maggie 3.6 with james 1200 sub and Quicksilver heavily modded silver monos 115wpc with Polystyrene caps at 0.3%THD from tubes full smoke. Set up now the way they are, I now don't f... | |
| Help me in the right direction, new speakers The maggie 3.6 with a James 12 or 15 sub or the JSL. I play jazz, classical, rock, and it all works. It is good with the Electrocompaniet amp/pre or with the Quicksilver silver monos/pre. They just rock with the above. After dialing the maggie 3.6... | |
| Buzz about pure class A solid state amplifiers ? Class A is the least efficent, generate the most heat, and cost the most to repair all those fried transistors. Check the price to repair a pair of Krell MDA300's...about 1500-2500.00 Not cheap, I find it easier to just change tubes. However, can'... | |
| About my KT88 Tubes I have been using JJ KT88's and they are very good, reliable, and sound great. Be sure your meter is accurate and bias accordingly. Jallen | |
| Which Record Cleaning Machine? VPI 16.5, has been great for years. Jallen | |
| VPI Scoutmaster is showing signs of life The V-Caps will be a substantial upgrade over the auricaps. They are very very good. The VPI needs a lot of good electronics to be optimized. Also, for a inexpensive cartridge option, the Audio Technica AT150MLX is superb on the VPI. Jallen | |
| Best Integrated, period. The Rowland in my house left me not wanting anything else....best of tube/SS sound. jallen |