joeycastillo
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| Old SS amps Was listening to a couple of days ago with a friend's Dynaco ST-70 which he had it recapped a few years back. He claimed that he spent some $$ to put in premium parts. Well that really paid off. Driving some JBL speakers, they really sound great. ... | |
| Vinyl Warm Up Time Warm up is real for me IMO. very obvious with my Pass gear and DACs from Denafrips. but for a Phono cartridge, first I heard huh. If it were me, I would get another used or inexpensive cart and swap it. Then see if the changes are real and not im... | |
| Tannoy or Volti OP Looks like you found the speaker you are going to enjoy, the Volti Razz. i have not heard a Volti, but its reviews are very good. if it were me, i would see if i can get to audition a Fyne, just to cover my bases. I know it quite difficult t... | |
| How old is too old? Purchase a used SONY SACD from eBay or AGon and be done with it. If you like its performance, then try to get a spare. | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables @Zlone, Agreed it can be a perfect replica, but the materials used cannot be the same. I have a fake Nordost Red speaker cable that was given to me as a gift when i was in Asia earlier this year. The fake is stiff and had no markings while my... | |
| Modern EL34s VS NOS Winged C - and return policies? my only experience with EL34 was with a older Decware Zen SE34i Yes, I can confirm that the SED Winged C El34 Tubes, back then were Cryod, had the magic that no other El34 can match. have you tried Brent at audiotubes.com? SED winged C EL34 ar... | |
| Attention Horn Owners OP IMO, i have heard the Audio Note at the recent THE SHOW and i am impressed. going to another type of speaker, may or may not be a good move. listen first to a HORN speaker. i use a Klipsch RP600M2 and I did not like Horn speakers in general, B... | |
| Phono pre amp +1 for the Schiit Mani. works and sounds OK. $149.00 at their site | |
| Old SS amps OP 20-year-old amps, as other have posted is just at its prime (as long as it is not abused). If it's a Pass, then it can be recapped if you wish at the factory. I would grab that offer (if it's a Pass) right away assuming the price is right My... | |
| "Wireless" Speakers for Living Room and Kitchen set up. My vote is for LS50 II wireless. i had this setup in my sister place, also in a Kitchen/dining room layout. just add a Kef KC62 Sub and you're done. It connects to the phone via Bluetooth | |
| Klipsch and Capacitors An old UNUSED speaker in a box for 40 years, wow... if you are handy, i would replace the Caps with Mundorf with the same value and might as well replace the resistors too (Dale) and listen. But as others have recommended. Listen to it First fo... | |
| Tannoy or Volti It looks like, based on you Amps you have, a Volti may be your ultimate choice but you would need to audition it. The XA-25 can drive maggies at reasonable levels. | |
| Cartridge and/or phono stage upgrades as most posted above, just have it Re-tipped. regarding the phono preamp, i have the Jc3+ and that sounds wonderful. overall- it sounds good. unless you want to step up to a Zestos andros. | |
| And a Happy 4th to all! Happy 4th to all. Let the beer booz and hotdogs roll | |
| My New System Congratulations.. now time to enjoy it. as others have said, run the ARC before you settle down. |