johnnyb53
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| What are best speakers for VTL 125 amps and 90dB ? Best speakers in combination with VTL that I've heard is Wilson. I've heard Wilson's with Ayre, Audio Research (twice), Linn, and some others but the VTLs were incredible. | |
| Vincent PHO-8? Jolida JD-9A,? Phono Pre's $350-500 I just hunted down my 5751's. One was in the piano bench and the other was in my nightstand. They're not GE's, they're Sylvania Gold Brand. A vintage tube dealer I've bought from in the past has this to say about the Sylvania Gold Brand 5751's:...... | |
| Vincent PHO-8? Jolida JD-9A,? Phono Pre's $350-500 Well, that did it. I did a bit more reading and some calling around, and finally pulled the trigger on a Jolida JD 9A. Got a demo unit for some bucks off but still get factory warranty and free shipping. Yee-haw. It should be here next week. Thank... | |
| Vincent PHO-8? Jolida JD-9A,? Phono Pre's $350-500 03-02-11: CatamaI have the Jolida JD9 with GE 5751 triple mica blackplate tubes in place of the stock 12AX7 tubes that came with it and have been very, very happy with it. Hmmmm... I have a pair of those NOS GE 5751's lying around somewhere. I'll ... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous 02-23-11: Rockitman... My digital system is top of the line 24 bit playback capacity. I will give digital one advantage over analog...if 24 bit, then the vise like grip on the lowest octaves is tighter in digital. Where digital blows it is in the ... | |
| Tube Amp for Energy RC-10's I'm looking for an integrated tube amp in the $750-$2,000 range that would sound good with Energy RC series speakers. ... Rogue Cronus(sp?)is too big for my shelf.Get a Rogue Cronus Magnum ...and a new shelf. The Magnum is almost twice as powerful... | |
| Dynavector 20x2 High or Low Output? 02-07-11: PodolawWhat would your recommendation at $750-1k ?Why not avail yourself of Japan's economy of scale in close-tolerance manufacturing?Audio Technica OC9 iii, $549Audio Technica AT33EV $499Denon DL-S1, $949Denon DL-304, $599I have heard r... | |
| Flawed? Wilson's Aspherical Propagation Delay 02-20-11: Buconero117Flawed, yes. Its a business model thing. Think about it, the bigger the 'boxes', the higher the price you charge. The 'effect' of Wilson speakers can be purchased at one tenth the price they charge....Which "Wilson effect" are... | |
| ESS and Heil air-motion tranformer - any thoughts? I just encountered a new speaker company, GoldenEar Technology, that features its own nicely refined take on the Heil throughout its product line. The company's founder and chief designer is Sandy Gross, who was a co-founder of Polk Audio in 1972 ... | |
| ca 640p + thorens TD-160 +at150MLX+ Revox A720 02-21-11: Hungrygorilla...I am happy that with a little weight the thorens should be ok with the at150 ! So I guess before I get the stuff you suggested I could just put a 5-pence coin which is exactly 5gr place it on the headshell and it would me... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous 02-20-11: T_boneCongrats. You jumped in waaaay deep first time in. But if you like it that much, you've got something going. Warning - as Mitch4t suggests it is a sickness of sorts. I'd hold off on getting rid of the digital. You have a lot invest... | |
| ca 640p + thorens TD-160 +at150MLX+ Revox A720 You can view the cartridge/arm chart for the AT150MLX here. It looks like with the 8.3g AT150MLX on an arm with 7.5g effective mass, the resonant peak is 13 Hz, which is a little high. If you could increase effective mass by 4 to 5g, it would lowe... | |
| Vinyl for Digitally Recorded Music - ? 02-18-11: AlbertporterYep, that new Metheny, "Day Trip" is a great sounding LP.I found mine on sale at Music Direct (3 LP + free CD) at $19.99, making it a true bargain and far more enjoyable musically than I expected... Yeah, I got mine on the sa... | |
| rogue dronus magnum issues Also, not that this will help your current situation, but did you know that you can change the output terminals to match a 4-ohm load? The Cronus has only one set of speaker terminals, but there is an in-chassis swap (solderless, I'm pretty sure) ... | |
| Cartridge for Sota Comet with Jelco SA-250ST Based on owning a stock Shure M97xE cartridge and what I've read from an A-goner or two, consider getting the Shure M97xE from Amazon for $54.95 and then upgrade it with a Jico Super Analog Stylus, available from LPGear for $129.95. The weight and... |