larryi
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| Confused about gain: phono + pre, or just phono? From experience, I would say 60 db of gain is adequate for most application for a cartridge rated at .25mV output. I run a .30 mV cartridge into a phonostage with 60 db of gain and there is absolutely no noise issue at all. I do have to crank the ... | |
| What is your most beautiful component? Almost all of my components happen to be totally utilitarian, with little concession to aesthetics. The Naim 555CDP looks okay, if you like all black, with no decoration. My linestage, Emotive Audio Epifania, is also purely form-follows-function, ... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? I don't have much experience with the GH (I have friends with other speakers from that manufacturer -- Anniversarios, Stardivari, Elipsa) and none of these were SET friendly. I heard the Anniversarios on a top quality pushpull 300B amp and even in... | |
| Thought on OTL tube amps Almost all of the OTL amps I heard had an incredibly appealing immediacy and liveliness that solid state never has and most tube amps also also lack. That comes with a bit of a touch of roughness with certain recordings (particularly classical mus... | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio Oeiras99,At the show I described earlier, the Carmels and V-2 were played in a very large room, I would guess at least 1200 square feet, and ability to play at high volume was not an issue for either. As for the price, I don't know if the Carmels ... | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio I heard the Carmel at an audio show in the Wash DC area a few months ago. The pair was set up in a large room, well away from the walls, and were powered by Solution solid state amplifiers.I listened to the speakers for about two hours. This was a... | |
| Lyra Delos or Transfiguration Axia or ? Gandme,I haven't heard the Delos, but, I am pretty confident you will like what you purchased. I've owned a Lyra Lydian and a Helikon, and I currently have a Titan. All were/are great cartridges, all are very long lasting (the Helikon is in a frie... | |
| has anyone ever listened to a 45lp at 33.3 When Reference Recordings issued a 45 rpm recording of Respigi's "Church Windows" a critic actually made the mistake of listening to it at 33 1/3 rpm. The amazing thing is that the critic actually acknowledged the mistake in a subsequent report (t... | |
| HRS M3 vs Symposium Ultra platform Marty,Those tweaks that "work" (affect the sound) have a sonic signature. Most of the time, dampening vibration is desirable, particularly because it improves clarity and resolution. But, I am just warning that whether one likes the result is a ma... | |
| HRS M3 vs Symposium Ultra platform I use Ultra platforms under my amps and under my linestage, and Svelte Shelves under my speakers. Symposium products do a good job dissipating vibrations. A friend has a huge HRS rack and shelves which, at least in terms of construction, looks and... | |
| Why do old tubes sound better than current tubes? Tube are often represented as NOS that are probably old pulls, and often include testing results that turn out to be either false or based on poorly calibrated testers. Most tube testers do not subject the tubes to full power tests (the Amplitrex ... | |
| Why do old tubes sound better than current tubes? Certainly, particular designs, system synergy and personal taste could favor any one particular tube over another. For small signal tubes, I have generally found that older production tubes sound better, and also last much longer. The big problem ... | |
| ps audio gcph pops and shuts down The most common cause for that sort of thing with a phonostage is a massive static electricity build up that is being discharged through the phonostage. If the phonostage has some kind of protective circuit, it could be triggered by that kind of e... | |
| Help with Cartridge selection I have not heard the Delos, but, I am a big fan of Lyra cartridges (I own a Titan). They are invariably built to a high standard and last a very long time. The Delos has a reputation for being a touch warmer and more relaxed sounding than the Tita... | |
| Best Late Night Low Volume Speaker I like certain higher efficiency horn systems for very good low level clarity and "jump" (dynamics). But, one has to like horn sound to begin with or find the relatively few such systems that don't have as much of horn coloration or assemble a sys... |