jtimothya
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| White Substance on Aja 30th Anniversary Similar marks appear on my copy of the same record and cleaning had no affect. Happily, they have no sonic impact, and the record plays fine. Nice album. | |
| Atma-sphere MA-1 mk 3 to 3.1 upgrade Got my MP-1 back from the 3.0 -> 3.1 plus TFTF -> CUTF VCap upgrade a few weeks ago, so still evaluating and will blog about it later this year. I'm not sure the caps have entirely formed but, to my ears at this point, these changes make for... | |
| Atma-sphere MA-1 mk 3 to 3.1 upgrade Mk 3.1: More Than "Another Upgrade" | |
| Amps for Sasha I'd take the John Atkinson numbers from that review with a grain of salt as far as their delivering insight to what works well with the Sasha. The Wilson guys, as well as other reviewers, are apt to tell you 'listen first - then consider measureme... | |
| How's the Synergy between Lamm1.2ref and AR REF5 Suteetat, Try Telefunken 6922/E88CC or 60's Siemen's 7308. The former offers excellent balance of extension, articulation and natural harmonics; the latter has very nice extension (hi & lo) with a hint of warmth, more neutral than cool. | |
| SME V - VTA screw replacement I'll suggest contacting Sumiko directly (rather than a dealer): 510-843-4500. They were quite helpful to my parts inquiries and do keep stock on hand. | |
| Has anyone tried the new Shunyata interconnects? Shunyata signal cables may be the best kept secret in all of wiredom. I applaud cyber-scientist Gabriel for relentless pursuit to state of the art. Though not yet hearing the newest cables, I use the full Shunyata loom and the previous Aeros line ... | |
| CJ preamp good match with Ayre amps? Ayre gear is fully balanced. CJ gear is not. The Ayre components I've heard sound better when used balanced. Not to say the CJ preamp won't work and sound fine, just that the system may fall shy of what is possible. I have not heard either so this... | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? LS27 review | |
| How is LAMM LP2 compares to the more recent phono Gee Lew, wasn't the OP asking about other phono stages? Maybe relative value is irrelevant to the situation. Also I was curious about why an Audio Note step-up was significantly different that made it worth the choice over the native MC. Didn't se... | |
| How is LAMM LP2 compares to the more recent phono Thuchan - are you saying the Air Tight cartridge sounds significantly different at 47 KOhms vs 400 Ohms? Or is the step-up you suggest so much different that its worth running the Air Tight with 47KOhms? For the cost of an expensive Audio Note ste... | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment Congratulations Dertonearm on your implementation of such a comprehensive instrument for cartridge and tonearm configuration. It looks like a lot of thought went into design and production. And thank you Syntax for the splendid photos of the tool ... | |
| Stealth Hyperphono vs. Silver Audio Silver Breeze? I use the Silver Breeze and also want to learn this comparison. | |
| Arc-PH-5 what tubes should I use Jafox's response is spot-on. The 6922s from ARC are likely Sovteks. ARC will test them and screen for low noise, so they do offer value. Other tube vendors will do the same, some for half the cost you quoted. Fwiw, you are not limited to 6922s; 6D... | |
| Maple platform under turntable, How thick? Under my Teres 320 I've been using a three-inch thick, two-foot square maple from Tony's Woodshop (look under multimedia storage). Its not Amish, but a few yrs ago it was ~$75 w/ shipping. The maple block sits on doubled-up corrugated-rubber-and-c... |