kurt_tank
Responses from kurt_tank
| How many great CDs do you have? Well, I have a somewhat different take on this than most people probably do. I am an analog aficionado first and foremost, and so if the CD does not sound at least as good as the LP version, than to me it can not qualify as a reference disk (where... | |
| Audience speaker cable questions An on-line review site called 10Audio actually did review both cables. He loved the AU24 cables, and really loved the 'e' upgraded version.Here are links to those reviews.AU24 reviewAU24e reviewFYI, I used the AU24 cables for a few years, (2 sets ... | |
| How much fluid do you guys use? I agree with Dan_ed that you are using a bit too much.I think I use "about" 1 teaspoon. (Basically, I put a thick line of fluid extending from the record edge to the label, and then I spread it around the record with the DD cleaning pad, and then ... | |
| the grills I leave them on, but then again, the grills on my Eggleston Works Andra II are very, very thin, and do not obstruct the sound. (And I much prefer the looks with them on.)Most speakers do sound better with the grills off, but again, that depends on... | |
| Tube preamp choice to upgrade a Pass Labs X1 I would recommend the ARC Ref. 3 preamp. I think it is the best preamp that ARC has ever built. (Unlike its predecessor, the Ref. 2, there is virtually no tube noise.) It is a very neutral preamp, with a nice touch of that tube bloom. It has a rem... | |
| Dynavector coil repair Hey 80stech, I just thought of a thread that I was in awhile back. You might want to contact a fellow member, Downunder, as he had his Dynavector XV-1S rebuilt by Dynavector in Japan.Perhaps he can recommend a contact person for you.Good Luck. | |
| Dynavector coil repair Sorry to hear about your loss.FYI, the typical cost to "rebuild" a cartridge is approximately half its retail cost, as they basically only save the body, and replace the coils, cantilever and stylus.As opposed to merely "retipping" a cartridge, wh... | |
| Would you buy used headphones? In a word ......... NO! | |
| How make my Ayre system "warmer"? Well, as you have found out, you have gotten many different pieces of advice on how to accomplish your goal of introducing some warmth to you system.The easiest way to do this, (and probably the best), is that you could add tubes to either your pr... | |
| Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas Merry Christmas!This is the first Christmas that the economy has affected my business to an extent that it affects me financially. (We have been reduced to a 4 day work week, and a subsequent 20% reduction in salary.) However, this is also the fir... | |
| VTF on a Dynavector 10x5 No problem.It is interesting (coincidence maybe?) that quite a few professional reviewers of my cartridge, the Dynavector XV-1S, have also recommended that the VTF be set higher (2.5-2.8 grams) than the Manufacturer's recommendations (1.8 - 2.2 gr... | |
| VTF on a Dynavector 10x5 I suggest you change it to comply with the Manufacturer's recommendation. If it sounds the same or better, great. If it sounds worse, change it back.IMHO, the less VTF the better, (as long as you have the sonics at their peak performance of course... | |
| Lamm ML2.1 monos with MBL 101E, OPINIONS Oneobgyn,Actually I had read your posts, and I knew that you had already said that it was the best amplifier you had ever heard, which is why I wrote my reply to you in the first place. (And, the reason that I said "Money not being an object", is ... | |
| Lamm ML2.1 monos with MBL 101E, OPINIONS Oneobgyn, I hereby call you a fibber!(I prefer to not call a fellow Lamm owner a liar.)You said you would "NEVER" change your Lamm ML 2.1 amplifiers.Here is an amplifier I am sure you would swap out your amps for in the blink of an eye. (Money not... | |
| Lamm ML2.1 monos with MBL 101E, OPINIONS Tvad, you were being way too nice. These two pieces of equipment are not going to work well together.The MBL 101E has a nominal 4 ohm impedance, and a sensitivity of 82 db. If you really want to use a Lamm amp, I think you should be looking at the... |