jmcgrogan2
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| Why aren't new vacuum tubes as good as old ones? Quite simply because life and death no longer depend on the quality of a vacuum tube, the way it did back in the hay days, during WW II, when tube technology drove design and manufacturing to the maxx. We now just use tubes for a casual hobby, liv... | |
| Aerial 10T's - Temporary Solution Man...that takes me back in time about 20 years....I wish I could go back and do it all over again..... Anyway, enjoy the R-117, it's the best receiver I ever owned. | |
| VPI Classic and ZYX 4D Actually, if you re-read this thread, there is only one person who says this....me. I am the first and the second one. Also, if you re-read my last post, you will see that I did NOT say that the UNIverse S-SB sounded worse than the 4D-X SB2, I sai... | |
| VPI Classic and ZYX 4D I have to admit that I'm pretty impressed with my 4D-X. It is the copper version with low output. I've had it for just over a month now, it replaced a low output UNIverse with silver coils, which I owned for 4.5 years. I was expecting this to be a... | |
| VPI Classic and ZYX 4D WOW! That is heavy! I see the recommended tracking force is 1.7-2.5, so you are right on the top of that range. I haven't listened at that high of VTF, my ZYX 4D seems to work very well in the 1.90-2.10 gram range. Right now I'm at 1.95 grams. I a... | |
| How important is ext. adj. for cartridge loading 05-11-10: PbnaudioHello FolksSeems like a LOT of features are wanted, so if we made the Phono Preamp with 5 adjustments/ selectors on the front panel as follows1. Mute / Operate / Mono2. Impedance 25, 50, 100, 500, 1K, 10K, 22K, 33K, 47K, 100KOhms... | |
| Tonearm cable cost no object I haven't heard any of the latest Praesto revision PAD cables, but I have owned many PAD cables/cords as well as Stealth models. I would disagree with Jfrech's statement that these two manufacturer's are "more similar tonally than different". From... | |
| Tonearm cable cost no object Pre Praesto Purist Proteus Provectus???? PPPPP for short??? | |
| Tonearm cable cost no object Actually, Jfrech brings up a good point and one I hadn't thought of, one of balance with the cartridge. The PAD PPP would probably sound better with the Lyra cartridges than the Stealth. The combo of Stealth Hyperphono and Lyra Helikon may be a bi... | |
| ARC Reference Anniversary preamp in 2011 Things tend to get ugly when money is involved Pat. | |
| what percentage of us really knows sound This isn't exactly earth shattering news. Spending money on audio equipment does not validate one's musical knowledge anymore than spending money on an education validates one's intelligence. I've heard very expensive systems that did not sound ve... | |
| Tonearm cable cost no object Stealth Hyperphono is a very good choice, IMHO. | |
| ARC Reference Anniversary preamp in 2011 It looks like another example in the long line to join this thread. | |
| Silver vs cryogenic treated copper No one knows because there is no "better". Some may like silver, some may like copper, some may like gold, some may like palladium, some may even like a combination of some of the above metals. However, what others like has no bearing on what you ... | |
| Aerial 10T's - Temporary Solution Schipo, sorry, but the only assumption I made was which one the OP would like better. I bought a Luxman R-117 after listening to a B&K receiver, among others (NAD, Arcam, etc). Granted, just because I liked the Luxman better than the B&K d... |