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| SET sound without a lot of money Erfranke,As I understand your request, you are not looking for a replacement amp, but, something that can be used once in a while to mix things up. What would be helpful is an idea of what you are currently going to keep as the primary amp.There i... | |
| Tube Life Lewn, I aqree totally with you. I don't see any reason to leave tube gear on all the time. Most sound very good within a pretty short time after being turned on, while solid state gear can take hours to come up to full song. Concerns about the the... | |
| Tube Life Thorman's advice is good--with an extra "new" set, you can switch out tubes to determine if the sound has started to go bad. Weak tubes sound dead and lifeless compared to newer tubes. The only problem with this approach is that you have to pay fo... | |
| Do not buy any Sonus Faber used Sumiko is the US distributor. As a distributor, Sumiko plays a substantial role, and incurs considerable cost supporting their product line. A friend of mine is a Sonus Faber dealer. Dealers have to go to California for training about the product ... | |
| Lyra Kleos: Optimal resistance loading? I recall that the designer of Lyra cartridges, generally believes that, with a good phonostage, cartridges should be run pretty much wide open (minimum loading), which means at the 47k ohm setting. The undampened high frequency peak would only be ... | |
| Best treatment for speaker feet???? It is really a matter of synergy and personal preference--you really need to try different approaches to find what you would personally like.In most instances, where a suspended wood floor over carpet is concerned, I would certainly try, as an opt... | |
| Buying used or sight unseen speakers a bad idea? Whether to buy a pair of speakers unseen depends, in part, on your options. If it is a common speaker, I would wait till another comes up for sale where I would have an opportunity to inspect the speaker. Even if one has to pay a dealer premium fo... | |
| Why Are You Waiting??? I am not a DIY type, but, after hearing numerous systems that use ancient Western Electric 713 drivers, I finally put the money down on a pair of 713b drivers. Fortunately for me, my speakers have no baffle/enclosure for the midrange, so it will b... | |
| How do you know when to replace a tube? Change in sound between parts of a record side have nothing to do with the tubes--that is either something in the recording itself or a problem with cartridge alignment.Unless you have access to a really good tube tester, the best way to determine... | |
| Any experience with HRS Harmonic Resolution system I am all for getting a good rack to isolate the components from the environment and to provide the right structure for the shelves that go under the components.However, I have found that, with respect to the shelves themselves, there is no easy an... | |
| Any experience with HRS Harmonic Resolution system My only experience is with a friend's system. He had HRS design a long, three section, three tiered rack. This thing is extremely heavy. HRS required the dimension, weight and weight distribution of each component going into the rack so that the s... | |
| What is the best storage for cartridges? I can only guess, but, nitrogen is a non-reactive gas, so it should be good for preserving cartridges. I think airtight should be good enough. The problem with exposure to the air comes from constantly introducing new reactive compounds (principal... | |
| Anyone compare Ortofon A90 vs Lyra Titan i? Sean, Your trip to RMAF sounds like it would be fun. As you are well aware, in terms of listening to alternatives, there are so many variables involved, auditioning may not really prove that much. The best I've ever gotten out of a show (I've been... | |
| What is the best storage for cartridges? Is a humidor really the best storage vessel? I would opt for something completely airtight. The most obvious enemy of a cartridge is airborne pollutants, such as ozone. Ozone attacks the rubber components of the cartridge suspension making them br... | |
| Anyone compare Ortofon A90 vs Lyra Titan i? Sean,Since you are having the A90 fixed, it still probably pays to have an alternative that sounds slightly different--just to keep things interesting. The Titan is a slightly cooler sounding cartridge than the Orpheus. I cannot say how it compare... |