jazzerdave
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| Complete newbie needing guidance/purchase advice I seem to remember the PC2002M being a really nice amp but never heard it in a home audio setup. I believe that it is the pro version of the M-2. I think it's tweaked for a bit more power and you have 1/4" and balanced inputs vs just RCA's with th... | |
| Help Recommend a Good System for $2000. Are you at all comfortable with DIY projects? If so, I'd suggest making the cables. Making your own version of the Kimber braided IC's is really easy, and the DIY extension cord speaker cable (from Lowe's, Home Depot, or even Walmart) is even easi... | |
| Marantz 2270 overhaul Yes, pictures and the wiring diagram(s) are definitely in my plans. Would you recommend just buying the rebuild kit? Or would it be fine to source parts individually? | |
| Marantz 2270 overhaul I think I've already found the guy you're talking about. He sells rebuild kits, LED mods, and specific replacement transistors (among other things).This seems like a project that will fill plenty of my time without costing me an arm and a leg. I'm... | |
| Marantz 2270 overhaul Oh, I've opened it up several times in the past. I know what I'm doing to myself; for some reason I still want to do it. I'm fairly certain this is a project that will last for a long time. | |
| Advice re: Entry level CD Player In addition to those you're considering, I would consider the Denon 3910 or a Sony XA555ES. The Denon players give you the option to play DVD-A, HDCD, SACD, and pretty much anything else. You can find the Denon 3910 for $250 or less all day, and t... | |
| Amp upgrade for my Peach Tree Deco? on a budget The suggestions you've received have been integrated tube amps and seemed to be geared toward you replacing the whole unit and not just the amp. While they're probably very nice amps, they don't seem to answer your original question.I have the iDe... | |
| Longest Advisable Speaker Cable Runs? I would probably just recommend making sure you shielded cables with lower capacitance. With more details, you'll certainly get more specific recommendations, but in general, 30 feet isn't really a problem; it just means you'll have to be pickier ... | |
| Much better MM cartridge than Shure V15 IV? Sumaato - I'm using a 2 Xperience Classic with the stock Blue Point No 2 cart. I found that the Signal Cable Silver Resolution phono interconnects were a match made in heaven. I probably won't switch carts until I've upgraded my phono stage, but I... | |
| EL34 upgrade There's already a highly active pre-tube discussion thread called "12ax7 vs 5751". I think you'll find it a highly active forum for pre-tube advice. Enjoy yourself. Generally many EL34's last for about the same amount of time. Some are significant... | |
| EL34 upgrade Ok, for whatever reason I decided to just ask Jolida. They suggest EL34, 6CA7, or KT77. You can actually switch out some resistors to use KT88's if you want (I wouldn't want to, but some might). I didn't find out about the KT-66, but more than lik... | |
| Dumb questions? Mezmo covered just about everything here. I'll just add a couple of things. On the bare wire vs. connectors issue - if your wire is silver or silver plated, bare wire doesn't really have any drawbacks. Silver will tarnish, but silver oxide has the... | |
| EL34 upgrade Sfar is correct about the "Siemens" EL34's. Of the three sets I have, they're branded Siemens, RFT, and National, but they're all exactly the same. I definitely should have called them RFT's to be more accurate. Upscale does have the tubes branded... | |
| EL34 upgrade The Winged C is a good choice and a definite upgrade from the three you've already tried. The Gold Lions are great tubes, but make sure they're compatible. KT-77's, KT-66's, and some 6CA7's are 7-pin tubes (originally 6CA7 was the American designa... | |
| Can Dynaco ST-70 Drive Polk Monitor 10? I'm pretty sure that you should be fine. I've used ST-70's to drive speakers anywhere from 85-93db efficient. I will say that most of the less efficient speakers I've used were simple 2-way loads, so it's possible that the 3-way/4-driver load of t... |