larryi
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| step up transformer? For a LOT of MC cartridges, there is not much sonic difference between 100 ohms and 47,000 ohm (47k) because 100 ohms is, relatively speaking, close to being wide open; this is particularly the case with low source impedance cartridges. The differ... | |
| step up transformer? I know a couple builders who are big fans of Jensen SUT. The Jensen MC SUT use to be in your price range (don't know about these days, particularly with the weak dollar vs. the pound).Rothwell, another English company also makes MC step ups that h... | |
| CD player with Tube Output or Music Server I don't think there is an easy answer to your question. A lot of people have found that a computer or server into a good dac to offer great sound. There are theoretical advantages (low jitter, no problem with error correction on the fly because da... | |
| recabling my Stax sr-009 to pure copper cable How do you know it is the wire that is the source of your concern? Have you heard a set with different wiring? Have you heard other Stax electrostatics and compared the sound?I have only heard the 009s once, at an audio show where it was powered b... | |
| Replacement for Maggie's? If you really like the basic sound of the 1.6, but, cannot move up in size to the 3.7, I take it that getting a subwoofer would also be problematic. That probably means you are looking for a small system with the sound of a dipole speaker. Perhaps... | |
| Cartridge loading Atmasphere brought up a reason for having some loading with stages sensitive to RFI. I helped set up a table for someone with a Hovland preamp. We had problems with noise that turned out to be RFI. The factory "default" loading for the Hovland tur... | |
| Cartridge loading Oddly, as much as the comments above seem quite varied, I think they are all right. Loading recommendations are just that -- rough guides -- and following them closely does not necessarily result in the best sound. It is possible that something WA... | |
| Can a $3K table be among the best out there? I hate to even consider characterizing anything in such absolute terms as "best," so given the ambiguity of how broad "among the best" can be, I would agree with Ihcho that a good working Thorens TD 124 or a Garrard 301 or 401 could be "among the ... | |
| Tube amplifiers and interstage transformers I am sure that one can find a lot of people in either camps -- those that hate "iron" (limited bandwidth, phase shifts, etc) and those that hate caps. I have not personally experimented with design, so I cannot speak to theoretical advantages. It ... | |
| Now That You've Ripped Your Entire Collection... Thanks for the advice. I have an external hard drive with 4 TB and another 4 TB for the mirrored backup (4 slots holding 2 TB hard drives). I actually quite a bit of storage because I am ripping everything to WAV files.It looks like I will need an... | |
| Cables for low power amps and Horns? I have heard, at shows, SET/horn systems using Crystal Cables and the systems sounded quite good. I don't know what the cables contributed, but, it does appear that exhibitors with such systems are willing to use their product (a form of endorseme... | |
| Now That You've Ripped Your Entire Collection... Kijanki,Pardon my ignorance, but, how do you actually work the second drive at the office approach? I have a NAS at home with mirror drives, but, of course that is hardly protection against something really bad (like someone stealing the whole uni... | |
| Cables for low power amps and Horns? Cables always make a difference. I don't think one can predict what specific cable you would prefer in your particular SET/horn system. I have such a setup and I ended up with NBS cables, but, this was hardly after any kind of exhaustive search. A... | |
| Transfiguration Phoenix I have heard the older Phoenix in a friend's system and liked what I heard. It is a lively sounding cartridge, as compared to the "darker" sound of the Temper series. I personally prefer the slightly midrange prominence that gives the Phoenix its ... | |
| New Preamp Suggestion Hm,I have an Epifania with the Teflon caps. Currently, it is my backup linestage (at a friend's house). That friend is a builder/modifier and he has been fiddling with it (changing out the remotely controlled attenuator). I wonder how CAST couplin... |