jsm71
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| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? If you don’t want to buy used, look for a well made value priced table with a good cartridge. For example the Marantz TT 15S1 can be had for $1,499 and it comes with a Clearaudio Virtuoso ($800) cartridge. Clearaudio also makes the turntable for M... | |
| Thoughts on the most difficult instruments for speakers to reproduce? A speaker system with less than ideal crossovers will ruin piano every time. I have hybrid ESLs with the bass woofers crossing over at about 500Hz, pretty much right in the middle of the keyboard. Yikes! Thankfully, I simply can't tell when the... | |
| Tube Preamps..... @sciencecop - If the preamp's output impedance is too high for the amp you risk rolloff at the frequency extremes. This does need to be considered.The LTA MZ2's output impedance is 2 ohms, unheard of for a tube preamp and another benefit of its d... | |
| Tube Preamps..... @meiatflask - There is something special about the ZOTL design from David Berning that provides amazing clarity and 3D soundstage. I was using my Cary at the time when a friend brought over his MZ2. The difference was immediate, like replacing n... | |
| Decware and SET Low Power Tube Amps with Hi Efficency Speakers Decware has been around for many years and they have always played in the HE world. I owned their Torii IV and later ZMA while I was becoming a tube guy. I don't have efficient speakers so I needed their push pull models.Zu, Tekton, and Klipsch ... | |
| Tube Preamps..... I've had a McIntosh preamp, a Cary 6SN7-based preamp (selected over a CJ preamp), and now the LTA MZ2, also a 6SN7/12SN7 preamp. The MZ2 is far and away the best I've had, and a tube rolling funhouse. You can tailor your tone preference with tub... | |
| Subwoofer Decision I've had my twin Rythmik F12Gs now for close to a month. I still need to have a friend over to fine tune the phasing, but I'm very close. These have exceeded my expectations, because playing with other subs never matched very well. The way conc... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable "why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable"I'd be surprised if anyone chooses to buy expensive cable, but that depends on what you consider expensive. My definition of expensive is an amount higher than I can, or am willing to spend. I t... | |
| Tube amps and heat (most) Tube amps do have issues. Heat, tube life, tube matching, and the fact that iron core output transformers add a lot of chassis weight and distort the music that you don't realize until its gone. Check out Linear Tube Audio, which license... | |
| Tube Preamps..... +1 LTA MZ2. I love mine. It now comes with three inputs or you can opt for a second set of outputs. LTA's build team is flexible. It is so much more transparent and 3D sound producing than my prior Cary tube preamp (also 6SN7 based), which I l... | |
| Phono Preamps with "balls" ? I’m one who prefers a properly matched SUT to drive to a simple but well designed tube phono stage. My front end: Technics 1200G --> Bob’s SKY 20 SUT --> Don Sachs’ built Tubes4HiFi PH16 phono stage with upgraded parts and nice wood cabinet ... | |
| Phono stage I had Don Sachs build out his version of the Tubes4HiFi PH16 phono stage with upgraded parts and nice wooden case. This is a great phono stage, but it is MM only. I already had the SUT and I don't know if this would work for you, but worth a loo... | |
| Cartridge for stock Technics 1200G tonearm +1 for the ART 9. I have mine mounted on a LP Gear Zupreme head shell for my 1200G. The ART9 is currently my every day cart. I would love to own a Van den Hul some day. It's been awhile since I've heard one, but I recall its sound to be a high... | |
| Sub-Woofer? Using ESL speakers I needed to make sure any sub purchase would keep up with the speed of the speakers. I recently ordered a pair of Rythmik servo F12Gs. Couldn't be happier.I cross them over at the bottom range of my speakers and I now have sea... | |
| NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables @genjamon I only did the upgrade with the speaker cables since I feel they offer the best bang for the buck. You are in for a treat however, as I'm sure you've already read here. The Matrix SCs do sound better right out of the box. With time, t... |