larryi
Responses from larryi
| Garrard 301 - Project I am not in the hunt for any tube. I already have my preferred tube and I expect it to outlast me. My only significant concern is with securing enough output tubes in my amp to last to the end. I run four 349 output tubes. Those are very rare ... | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Limited, and not growing supply (Chinese fakes don’t count), and high demand did that to the price. I’ve had mine for many years and they are still going strong. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project As I mentioned above, I run genuine, old, Telefunken ECC803S tubes in my phono stage. These take the Telefunken clarity and dynamics even further out to the extremes than the ECC83 tubes. I like them in my system, but I don’t think they have uni... | |
| Moving to Tube Separates or Tube Integrated + Phono Wow! That is very good general advice from Freediver. I am also a big fan of EL 84 amps of modest power output. That tube can be utilized in pretty modest amps to great result. For the same reason I like 6L6 amps and KT 66 amps. Vintage amps ... | |
| Band/artist documentaries. The "Decline of Western Civilization," "20 Feet from Stardom," and "Heartworn Highway" are particularly good mentions. I would add the following: "Festival Express" (train tour across Canada by The Band, Grateful Dead and The Flying Burrito Bros... | |
| Building a second, vinyl focused system. Speaker advice needed! (<$10k) I forgot to mention how unusual and good is the recommendation of the Indian speaker Rethm—they are extremely lively and engaging. The looks are a touch odd, but they are worth looking into. | |
| Building a second, vinyl focused system. Speaker advice needed! (<$10k) This is a thread with a lot of very good suggestions. The Volti speakers seem to tick most boxes, including the right looks. Their cabinets are superb. Although plain looking, the Audi Note speakers should be in the running, particularly if you... | |
| Integrated that blew you away Some of my most pleasantly surprising experiences were where something greatly exceeded expectations. Theses include instances where something inexpensive and/or very old delivers great sound. I recently heard a Scott 299C stereo integrated tube... | |
| Integrated that blew you away My favorite integrated is the Synthesis Audio A 40 (40 wpc KT -66 tube) or their A 100 amp (100 wpc KT-66). Both have built in DACs that are good and remove control. The only major negative, to me, is a lack of balance control. I hang out at an... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Nice choices. I like that Sinead O’Connor album and the 16 Horsepower album too. I particularly like 16 Horsepower’s second album “Low Estate.” | |
| Help! Pre amp turning on by itself. Do you have any dolls with a really creepy smile? | |
| ??? What Is Your Favorite Speaker Finish ??? Bird's Eye Maple is quite nice. I had a linestage whose wooden case was made of solid bird's eye maple (not a veneer). It was quite pretty. | |
| Cartridge Upgrade Recommendations I like the Cadenza Bronze too. In any of the various Ortofon lineups, I like the Bronze model over the more expensive Black because of the warmer sound. | |
| Speakers for leading edge, transients, speed and big sound Phusis, Many good points are made in your excellent posting. It would indeed be challenging for a big woofer to handle frequencies up to 700 hz. A local builder uses quite sizeable horns and compression drivers that can go extremely low. I rec... | |
| Loudspeaker warranties and black market products Not only is it a myth that gobs of power improves the sound even when not much power is actually being delivered, it is, to my taste anyway, the case that lower power amps sound better. |