larryi
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| To all tube lovers....... Hovland amps, like the Radia, are decent sounding to me and several of my friends who are more partial to tube gear. The company is no longer around, so there might be service issues, but, that would also mean that their used stuff will be cheap. | |
| To all tube lovers....... I am also a "tube" person, specifically low-powered triode tube fan. But, if I needed more power and I had to go solid state my preference would be for the following brands that I have heard: Dartzeel, Solution, MBL. For more reasonably priced sol... | |
| Cartridge Output I own two cartridges that have outputs of .3mv (Transfiguration Orpheus L) and .5mv (Lyra Titan). While it is impossible to convey my subjective impression of the difference, I will say that the Lyra is louder, but, not by as substantial a margin ... | |
| Nova Phenomena vs. E.A.R. 868P I don't know about the specific models you are asking about, but, as a general rule, there are considerable advantages to a built-in phonostage: the combination is much more likely to be compatible and synergistic; you save on a pair of interconne... | |
| Arm & cartridge combo for Basis Debut ? I own a Basis Debut with the vacuum feature and a Vector arm. I like the combination a lot. A friend has a Basis 2500 with two arms mounted on it, a Phantom and the Vector arm. He MUCH preferred the Vector arm for both a Lyra Titan and a Transfigu... | |
| TAD Reference loudspeakers-How good are they? I heard the original TAD 1 one several occasions and really liked certain aspects of its sound. It is VERY fast and dynamic and unmuddled in a way that VERY few conventional speakers can hope to match (similar in that respect to good horn systems)... | |
| Ayon Triton- Anyone compared to high end seperates Jcaudio,I can understand not wanting to be severely limited in choice of speakers. There are very few high efficiency speakers that I really like myself.However, unless someone has a really big room, plays at really high volume, and/or this bass r... | |
| Ayon Triton- Anyone compared to high end seperates I heard the triton in a home setup with speakers I did not know very well (sorry, I can't recall the make). The setup sounded very good. When it comes to tube sound, I generally prefer low-powered triode amplification, particularly single-ended am... | |
| "Round Midnight", what is your favorite version? If you really like the tune, you must find the Laurindo Almeida/Ray Brown collaboration where the adagio from Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is combined with Round Midnight. On LP, this is a particularly stunning recording, and quite the challenge t... | |
| How important is ext. adj. for cartridge loading Some form of loading options, whether front panel or not, is helpful. As far as convenience is concerned, switching by remote control is the best because you can make an instantaneous comparison (my Levinson No. 32 preamp allowed such change, the ... | |
| SLeeper lps of 70s.... Are you looking for unappreciated works of popular artists, or underappreciated artists?The following are artist and specific recordings that deserved a lot more attention:Graham Parker: "Squeezing Out Sparks"Michael Hurley and the Unholy Modal Ro... | |
| 2A3 Set power amp A single-ended 2a3 amp rated at 10-watts is REALLY pushing the tube hard. A friend who makes amps actually likes to push 2a3s and 45 pretty hard, but, then again, he has hundreds of tubes of those types and doesn't care if the tube does not live f... | |
| Vinyl reissues quality Even supposedly virgin vinyl is not very high quality these days. I read an article about a new pressing operation in New York City. They acknowledge that even the best vinyl stock they can find is quite inferior in quality to stock available in t... | |
| Low Volumes Many horn type systems sound quite good at lower volume levels (they really shine in terms of clarity and dynamic liveliness at all volume levels), and, because they tend to be deficient in low bass response, they can be played a touch louder with... | |
| Half speed master I believe that the primary advantage to 1/2 speed mastering is to make it easier to accurately cut HIGH frequency modulations. If the cutter is suppose to be cutting an 18,000 Hz signal, at half speed it is cutting only a 9,000 Hz signal. |