john_tracy
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| AM and FM antenna systems Assuming the tuner has a connection for an external AM antenna and given the wavelengths involved the best option would be an Old School "long wire" antenna. This consists of 50' to 100' of copper antenna wire strung between two insulators outdoor... | |
| 6SN7 tube question The filaments of a 6SN7 are on pins 7 & 8. If the supply is DC it is probably regulated and spot on unless there is a problem. AC supplies generally depend on the incoming line voltage. If it is consistently high then the filament voltage coul... | |
| 6SN7 tube question I'm a bit frustrated as I've had to replace the tubes just about once a year even though I listen on the weekends only,Check the filament voltage. If it's much more than 6.3vac then you will need modify your unit to lower the voltage. I have a Sun... | |
| The one component that you wish you had not bought This was a while ago, a Crown IC-150. Julian Hirsch raved about it in Stereo Review. Worse sounding POS ever! | |
| Tonearm recommendation wrm0325, I should know better than to add my 2 cents here; however, before spending big bucks on a new tonearm I would suggest ditching the Sonic Frontiers phono pre. A good buddy of mine brought his SF over and played it in my system. It is not a... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! If you haven't read Marshall Nack's review of the K&K Maxed Out you should. To quote his conclusion:"It is not the sound of modern analog, which tries to incorporate the best aspects of digital playback. (And has come increasingly to resemble ... | |
| Help with picking the right phono pre for the rest of my system please! Kevin Carter of K&K Audio is a regular concert goer. His first priority is designing and producing products that are "musical". Each of his "Maxed Out" phono pre.s are custom made to order and he now has a home audition program. It is now poss... | |
| Audio Research PH6 Phono Stage - How is it? You should consider auditioning a K&K Audio Maxed Out. They have a home audition program now. | |
| MRA : Myth or Menace? i plead ignorance. Will someone enlighten me and explain what the letters MRA stand for? | |
| Nottingham motor controler If I remember correctly, NA will match the WM to your motor.Unless Nott. has radically changed the Wave Mechanic in recent years I don't see how this would be possible. The unit that I owned had only one adjustment, frequency, to adjust the speed.... | |
| Nottingham motor controler I am a Nott. Hyperspace owner. IME the Nott. Wave Mechanic is better than wall AC. The Wave Mech. did however experience a blown output transistor in the time that I used it. I know of one other instance where this happened to someone else. Not to... | |
| RIAA vs Columbia vs Decca Also, it wouldn't surprise me if in some cases where listeners perceive differences between the two settings of a preamp's polarity inversion switch what they are actually hearing is changes in the sound of the preamp itself, that result from the ... | |
| RIAA vs Columbia vs Decca Lewm, I think Chakster was referring to "Absolute Polarity". That will open up a can of worms. Some claim that it makes a difference, others claim that they can't hear any difference. I believe JGH was in the latter camp. I definitely reside in th... | |
| RIAA vs Columbia vs Decca Reissues are most certainly RIAA. I can't imagine any modern recoding engineer using anything else. | |
| I just returned my second defective Manley Chinook Shakey, Kevin charges if I recollect correctly $400 to build a Maxed Out. Since this kit is less complex, I assuming he won't charge more than that, maybe less. If you need an exact number you can call Kevin. |