knotscott
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| Do some DACs "handle" sibilance better than others? DACs can certainly sound different, and some add less crud and sizzle to the treble. | |
| KT88 vs 6550 vs ? for warm midrange - using Cronos Mag lll It’s always subjective, and every tube behaves a bit differently in each circuit, but I’m finding the Tung Sol 7581A (a 6L6 variant) sounds superb in my Dyna/VTA 70s. I’ve run a few EL34s, and I really liked the Gold Lion KT66, but have been absol... | |
| Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage? Have another person present, and let him in. | |
| Decent backup cartridge +1 Nagaoka MP200. You could add a JN-P stylus to it down the road for a pretty major upgrade. | |
| Is it possible to really know what you're doing? Learning what sounds good to you is a huge step, and that can actually take quite a while. I remember being frustrated early on because I didn't know what it was supposed to sound like. Developing a real reference from listening to natural acous... | |
| Need good quality speaker binding posts for Dynaco ST-70 I made my own from a thin piece of phenolic material and used a standard width template to mount the binding posts. Then you can pick whatever binding posts you like. | |
| I changed a Tube and… Tube rolling is a great way to fine tune a tube amp to your liking. You can swap driver tubes and output tubes....all can make a notable difference. | |
| Does Chat GPT just give you the answer you are hoping for? ChatGPT can be surprisingly good, and surprisingly bad. I do think it leans toward supportive positive comments about our systems. It thanked me for posting about my system, and it said it was glad to help. I asked if it truly enjoyed the discu... | |
| Phono cartridge choice It's always a matter of preference. I'm not familiar with the others, but I've been thrilled with an MP150 body and a JN-P500 stylus with a modified Hagerman Bugle 3 phono stage, and all tube front end. | |
| Bi amping with two different pairs of monoblocks Active crossovers have been mentioned, and can have several benefits if the circumstances are right. In most cases it requires bypassing the stock passive crossovers, which is a fairly big change to a set of speakers....certainly doable for many,... | |
| New vs uses in your current setup Installed equipment is 70% used, 30% new. Carts are ~ 95% new, | |
| Bi amping with two different pairs of monoblocks @lordmelton I said it was a ridiculous proposition in the context that the OP would be better served buying a decent front end and some high quality speaker jumpers, they really make a difference. Got it. | |
| Bi amping with two different pairs of monoblocks Every case is different. I don’t agree that it’s a ridiculous proposition. It depends on several variables. In my case, the Dynaco/VTA monoblocks benefitted from seeing an 8 ohm load vs 4 ohm, and also benefitted from not having to operate in ... | |
| Bi amping with two different pairs of monoblocks How about using two of them for a total of $100.00? That would work. If not please explain why! Re: the SCHIIT SYS - Wouldn’t this work if you put it inline with the amps that have the highest gain and use it as an attenuator to match levels w... | |
| Timeline Listing of Notable and Influential Times in Audio Manufacturing History Impressive and interesting list. |