johnss
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| Primaluna Dialogue Premium preamplifier vs Conrad Johnson ET5 (or CT5) preamplifier I had the same preamp several years ago. For a tad more jumped to a VTL TL 6.5 series 1, Was a huge jump in performance for about the same money or maybe a few hundred more. Better dynamics, deeper bass, better image depth. | |
| Open Reel Curious @mattsca, if streaming is your primary source open reel will blow you away especially if you hear high speed tape. once you hear tape going back to streaming is akin to returning to AM radio. But as others have mentioned, its not for the faint o... | |
| Durable record vacuum cleaner recommendation? yes, you will need a larger fuse. The rug doctor motor draw a couple of amps more than the stock motor, but will last much longer. I had the same issue; blew the stock fuse so measured the current draw on the new motor. don't recall which fuse I i... | |
| Duroch Capacitors Duroch are metalized film capacitors - metalized aluminum film. They are ok but far from great. PL used to use SCR caps (also metalized film) from France but switched to Duroch. The Jupiter copper foil caps are a ton better. Much more organic so... | |
| Help with TT for my System For 4K go for the technics 1200G. Pretty tough to beat until you get north of 10K. | |
| XLR connection between Accuphase and Denafrips If your Accuphase runs pin 3 as hot, which many pieces from Japan do, then yes, you need to either rewire the connector or flip the phase. | |
| Clone DarTZeel amps? Had the same question. So I bought one a few years ago. They sound good, but do not sound like a real DartZeel. | |
| Help me mod my tube amp yes, all those upgrades def. help. If you are looking to go a bit more, all the plate and cathode resistors on the input tubes are flameproof metal oxide. Use the same values and replace with 5 watt MILLS wire wound. The front end will get 3-4 db ... | |
| KT88 Tubes @russbargmann before you insert mew tubes you may want to make sure you do not have a coupling cap leaking DC or a loose pin on a tube socket. These are two of the more common issues for power tubes red plating. | |
| Tubes for VTL MB-450 Series II I used to have these amps. Never ran 6550s in them only GL KT88s. Stay away from the Chinese KT88s unless you like tube fireworks. They will not hold up to the B+ voltages on the 450. If you want a warmer sound check out the Mullard re-issue KT88s... | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? To the OP, I have several pairs of SF speakers. You may want to look at the impedance curve. Many SF speakers have a very low dip in impedance at the low frequencies. The current output may be more important then the power output in watts. | |
| Where to start upgrading? that upgrade path can be sometimes tough to figure out. Used to have nearly the same HP system as the OP. You can start with the table and cart or the HP amp. You should be able to hear the improvements as make the upgrades. think there are two pa... | |
| Anyone have experience to share regarding the Ortofon Cadenza Bronze MC cartridge? I had both the bronze and black. Would agree with @pinwa comments. Also don't forget the phono preamp and SUT device you use with either cart can have a big impact on the sound. to the OP, you may want to try your current cart with a better ph... | |
| Weird crackling from speakers when preamp connected @maddog66blue how long are you waiting to power up the amp after turning on the 2.5? You may need to increase that time a bit. Flip on the 2.5. Wait 2-3 min then flip on the MAC power amp. Also may not hurt to inspect the bottom of the preamp bo... | |
| Develop a hierarchy for phono playback The order can change depending on what components you are using and what is the overall price points a person is targeting. If a person is getting into LOMC land then I would move the SUT way up the list. |