jmcgrogan2
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| BAT VK-51SE vs Audio Research REF3 I have not heard the LS26 in a system that I am familiar with, so I cannot pass judgement on it. | |
| Nordost Frey interconnect hum It's always good to read about great customer service, but really, at the prices they are charging, you should expect service like that. | |
| Component Impact Has anyone else experienced significant improvements by changing/upgrading their preamp? Ricred1 01-14-13 Absolutely, in fact I've found that it is harder for me to find a preamp that I can live happily with than it is to find speakers that I can... | |
| A few basic tube questions Questions are : I plan on buying several sets of tubes for these amps by different manufacturers. When i have found the ones that i feel i like the best how do i sell the others that will have had an hours worth of use ? Good question, and one tha... | |
| So......what do you use under your speakers? I can't say that I've experimented with all the brands that you've mentioned, but I was very impressed with the sound of Audio Points by Star Sound Technologies. Specifically the 1.5 AP-A's. | |
| Cartridge gain overload - please explain Thank you for the clarification Zd, you are correct, it does seem like the problem lies within the the phono stage. Thank you too Al, your acute awareness of minute details is simply amazing. You are a beam of light for the rest of us taking stabs... | |
| Cartridge gain overload - please explain Zd542, they are seperate issues, but they can be worked on together. His ARC PH3SE had a gain of 54 db which he said is not enough for the Delos with his LS 25 set to 12 dB of gain. Then he got a Whest with 66 db of gain and set it to max out, and... | |
| Upgrading cartridge used or new? 01-14-13: ManituncBy the way, most of my purchases are also 20 to 30 year old LOMC.Do you have them re-built when you buy them Manitunc? I would think that most cartridges suspension would be shot after 20 or 30 years, even if the needle itself is... | |
| Cartridge gain overload - please explain Mark, according to the specs at ARCDB your LS 25 has selectable gain for each input with settings of 6, 12 or 18 db. So it seems like you could still run your PH3SE and just increase the gain in your LS 25 from 12 to 18 db of gain. That should be ... | |
| Carts on JMW 9 Signature Well the Grado weighs less than 7 grams, and the Shelter has a compliance lower than 10, so yes, you could expect some problems with these cartridges. That's why the rule of thumb with VPI tonearms is weight of 7 grams or more and compliance of 10... | |
| Sound is DARK / FORWARD / TRANSPARENT? Perhaps this may be of some help. | |
| Most sought audio gears My thoughts exactly Tom6897....you beat me to the punch line. :) | |
| BAT VK-51SE vs Audio Research REF3 I need the sound speed, punch, driving, attack, dynamical, large and deep soundstage, transparency, lightness and naturalness.I have owned both of those fine preamps at one time. The problem is that they both have something different to offer. The... | |
| Carts on JMW 9 Signature What 'bad luck' have you had? Have you had trouble setting a cartridge up on this arm? What kind of issues are you having? | |
| Carts on JMW 9 Signature No problem, I'm not pushing the Blackbird, but if you search, you will find a lot of Blackbird owners also are Scout owners, so it does work on a VPI table/arm. As will many of the Dynavectors and Lyras that are also very popular with VPI tables. ... |