jbhiller
Responses from jbhiller
| Good cartridges around 500 usd? The 2M Black is a logical upgrade. I own one and it's really a great moving magnet cartridge. Do you have the ability to run moving coil or are you limited to moving magnet? | |
| I need a headshell recommendation for Technics 1200 GAE I have the Audio-Technica ART 9 so finding a low mass headshell may be a priority. I'm following what invicuts005 is saying and I don't see how he/she is wrong--but maybe I'm missing something. | |
| Rega RP8 or Technics SL1200G Congrats! I have the 1200 GAE paired with the AT ART9. It's splendid. You are in for a treat. My TT is the last thing that I'd upgrade. I'd think that I'd need to spend $20k or more to best it and I can't find fault with it. | |
| Is it possible to have a quiet vinyl records @kkonrad, I can't answer your question as I've never heard it. But I would think it's fine because Michael Fremer would've mentioned noise if it were in issue. Now, that said, I think the phono stage is super important and one of the easier ar... | |
| Is it possible to have a quiet vinyl records Also, I use a brush on each side before playing. I use Onzow Zerodust on the stylus before each side. Onzow is awesome and inexpensive!! | |
| Is it possible to have a quiet vinyl records I’m using a Manley Chinook phono preamplifier. Virtually dead quiet on mint records. On old records, any clicks or pops are subtle. In the noise department, I’m happy as a clam. | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium @1graber2 , If you like the Brimar 12au7, it's worth watching the used market for Brimar CV491. There was a guy on eBay who had a pile of them in the Fall of 2016 and it looks like he's almost out now. I bought multiple matched pairs for good pr... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium @johnss , the more info you can provide on the cap replacement the better. I’ve built some amp kits and if I know exactly which to replace I can do it. | |
| What is your goto reference recording I use the Bill Evans album "Waltz for Debby" to determine whether the system or device being tested properly shows off the magic of this recording. If the cymbals don't shimmer, or the brushes aren't palpable, and the soundstage isn't a glow, I k... | |
| looking for a new pre/amp or integrated amp Plus 1 on the Creek Evolution 100a. It has XLRs. I try to scoop one up used and then add a Bluesound Node2. You could also use Spotify Gramofon, which is about $60. | |
| JBL 4319...The Big Easy That sounds like a great pairing. I can't wait to try out the JBLs at MD | |
| JBL 4319...The Big Easy Nonoise I saw these and the other JBL lines at Music Direct too. I was so tempted. I’m going to try one of the JBL lines when I move and have s dedicated room. Im curious to what sort of amplification you’re using. I’d assume your speakers aren’t ... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp I've built 2 SET kits and am working on another that's not a kit--ground up build. I'm not an engineer and I'm still relatively new to this, but I think the SET toplogy also has another thing going for it--the signal doesn't have to crossover. I ... | |
| Have you heard of Tsuyoshi Yamamoto and Why no Tsuyoshi Yamamoto albums on Vinyl???!!! Thanks All! Yes, Midnight Sugar does not come cheap. I'm looking for that one now. I think it's gonna be north of $100. | |
| How do SVS subwoofers compare to REL? I’m using a Sumiko S5, which is really a REL T5–as I think the companies are one in the same. Given my room constraints (I’m in the living room), I didn’t have many placement options. So positioning was fixed. But even so, I spent time dialing in ... |