jarrett

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Highest BUILD quality tube amps?
I have a pair of these:https://www.vinylsavor.com/en/products/300b/ 
What separate tube phono stage do you use ?
I have Daedalus Athena's as main speakers and also an LCS system from Audio Kinesis for fill-in driven by a separate amplifier. 
What separate tube phono stage do you use ?
I have the Mayer phono stage as well as the companion 801A line stage and have 300B monoblocks on the way next week.The sound is transparent, dynamic, smooth and totally silent of background noise, even with the 76dB gain of the phono stage.Each p... 
What separate tube phono stage do you use ?
Thomas Mayer D3A.https://www.vinylsavor.com 
LCR phono stages we know about
I own a Thomas Mayer D3A based LCR phono stage and 10Y line stage. They replaced a Coincident phono stage. The Mayer pieces are more transparent, smoother and have a much more elegant tonal balance. As an added benefit, they are dead quiet even wi... 
Technics Sp-10 platter screws
Yes, I am the op and agree that the ones Peter is sending me are likely not the original variety but should work fine. If anyone also knows a source for the original screws I would appreciate it just for backup.Paul 
Technics Sp-10 platter screws
Anyone know the thread and length? 
Phono cartridge Goldilocks
I do use the TX2575 as load resistors and I have gone up as far as 300 ohms and it is still too dull for my tastes. How does one use an air gap capacitor for loading, this sounds interesting? 
Phono cartridge Goldilocks
I guess it is for "micro-ridge"? 
Phono cartridge Goldilocks
What does the "mr" mean for the LP-S? I can't find that model anywhere? 
Any mass market speaker with beryllium compression drivers?
I have the same speakers. SCIFI, What resistor combinations did you end up using? 
Koetsu RSP Sound Problem
Thanks to all for your responses. I just got a Denon 103-r as a backup which I will install this weekend for comparisons.The Reed on paper should be a good match for the Koetsu, at least in terms of effective mass at 22g. I also tried adding a 3g ... 
Koetsu RSP Sound Problem
Sorry, forgot to mention that I use an Aesthetix demag.  
Coupling caps
Thanks for the response. I can't locate these caps on the Arizona Capacitor website. Do you have a more specific product number? 
Another UPS Horror Story
The funny part of this whole saga was the amp was not really damaged at all. The 300b tubes were shot and some scews were loose but that was about all.