knotscott
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| Fine tuning the system. Where do you start and how do you proceed ? The room, setup, and placement are huge factors. Assuming the gear is good, and cables aren’t the weak link, speaker placement is typically low hanging fruit. I tend to use the music I listen to most as my reference, at least the ones that are dec... | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal Good to know....thanks for the info. | |
| A question about tube rolling To answer the question, yes and maybe no. "Yes" to similar nirvana-like experience just from upgrading tubes, but I suspect hearing that difference gets attributed to several previous upgrades that help reveal the improvements, as well as the syne... | |
| Treating the ceiling and floor, who else has had great results? I have not specifically treated the ceiling, and think that would be a tough to sell with my chief decorator/LOML. However, there’s a textured ceiling, and two ceiling fan structures that may help with some diffraction....perhaps I could suggest a... | |
| Resistors for phono preamp Takman REY were recommended for my Hagerman Bugle mod, and have been pleased. I sourced them from Partsconnexion.com | |
| Cartridge - sweet spot on the cost/sound curve? @neonknight The Nagaoka MP200 sports a nude elliptical on a boron cantilever, and is well within that range. It’s tougher to find, but I see an MP300H for very close to $500. | |
| Can you do anything to make power tubes last longer ? This may not apply to your setup, but I have individual bias pots for each output tube. There’s a recommended bias range for each tube type . Running the bias toward the lower end of the bias range can supposedly get more life from them. It’s poss... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @rodman99999 Amen brother! | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @prof What Do you claim to be “Good sound “ And why should someone agree with you? I make no claims that suggest anyone should agree with me. I’m a vocal proponent of learning to choose on your own to suit your tastes. Fortunately, I don’t mak... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. Among a myriad of other complaints, I simply don’t have any confidence that ASR as a publication knows good sound. | |
| What's the weakest link in my stereo set up? I live in a townhome, so limited on space. @vrikkian Can the JN-P500 fit onto the body of the MP-150? If so, that may be an extremely economical way to get some upgrades without swapping out audio. It certainly can. It's a perfect friction fit. As stated, I did add some mass to the he... | |
| What's the weakest link in my stereo set up? I live in a townhome, so limited on space. The first thing I’d do is add the JN-P200 or JN-P500 stylus to your MP150. The 200 adds the benefit of the boron cantilever. The 500 goes a step farther with boron cantilever, and a fine line stylus. Both are great upgrades over the 150. Amazon sh... | |
| Are EL34 based amps more musical than KT series based ? Or it's purely a matter of design? There's a bunch of variables involved. It's a matter of preference, the brand and age of the tubes, the unique circuit it's playing in, synergy with the system, and a whole bunch of other stuff.....definitely not an absolute. It's also one of th... | |
| I feel for you 100% agree. We all start somewhere. I have no professional technical training, but I’ve modified, designed, built, or enhanced just about all of my gear. The first mod I recall doing was adding more filter capacitance to my Hafler amp. Then I star... | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? There’s no wrong way to do it. We’re each unique. Whatever brings the most pleasure is the right way. How other people approach their systems doesn't concern me enough to have any disdain for them. |