kgturner
Responses from kgturner
| Best way to store cartridges? I just store my backup cart in it's original packaging. I think it's sitting in a drawer at my bedside table. | |
| Pairing Yamamoto A-O8S amp with Supratek Cortese I'm using a pair of Von Schweikert dB99 speakers. | |
| Pairing Yamamoto A-O8S amp with Supratek Cortese I use a Supratek Dual Cabernet with a Yamamoto A-08S and the pairing is magical to my ears. I'm not using any high dollar boutique cabling either. Good luck, I think you'll enjoy it very much. | |
| Dynavector 20x2 High or Low Output? Will your friend let you borrow the 20x2 to see if you like it? I would assume that if he is a good enough friend, you'd let you try before you buy and you can compare the Dyna and the Denon on your own. | |
| Suggest new bands to listen to Black Joe Lewis | |
| Troubles with Sound-Smith return communications? I had Sound Smith do a retip on my cartridge last year and their turnaround was less than 4 weeks. I'm surprised to hear that you're getting 0 communication from them though. I'd suggest skipping the emails and continue to call. Good luck and let ... | |
| WAV versus FLAC The real test, in my opinion, isn't WAV vs. FLAC but rather WAV vs. WAV converted from FLAC. Would WAV converted from FLAC retain brightness? Would it gain warmth? | |
| Ayre QB9 with a transport No, as far as I can tell, there is no "convenient" way to use a non-USB equipped transport with the QB-9. | |
| Recommended tube compliment for Yamamoto A-08 Ampl Yes. I bought my A-08S used and it came with EML 45 tubes and EML 2A3 tubes. I felt the 45 were far superior so I sold the 2A3 tubes. The 2A3 worked flawlessly in the amp. | |
| Recommended tube compliment for Yamamoto A-08 Ampl EML Solid Plate 45 for the power tubes are generally considered a must. That's what I use, but that's what came with my A-08S so I haven't used anything else to comment against. I haven't tried the EML Mesh 80, but I would really like to try it on... | |
| Best Hobby related purchase of 2010 My best purchase of 2010 took some effort on my behalf, but I ended up with a really good deal. I own a VPI Scoutmaster Signature. I purchased a fully maxed out VPI Scout and then cannibalized a bunch of the accessories from it for my Scoutmater a... | |
| Suggested impedance Dynavector 20x & VPI The recommended load impedance is over 1000 ohms according to what you wrote. So just play around with the settings on your Phonomena when it arrives. Per the Phonomena's specs I found, you have several load setting so I suggest you play around wi... | |
| VPI Periphery Ring and turntable mats VPI advises against using mats period from what I understand. I've always heeded this advice on my Scoutmaster and haven't been disappointed with the results. | |
| Supratek or Rogue? Audioconnection makes a good point about in house synergy between preamps and power amplifiers. However, I've used a Supratek preamp with Supratek mono blocks and while the sound was good, it wasn't anywhere near the level I've achieved with my cu... | |
| Supratek or Rogue? I've owned a Supratek Chardonnay and now own a Dual Cabernet. I've had the Dual Cab for over two years which says a lot considering how much I used to flip gear. I can't speak to the Rogue units, but the Supratek preamps I've owned have been flawl... |