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| Transfiguration:sonic balance/Axia shares Phoenix I have heard the Transfiguration W, Phoenix and both the higher and lower output Orpheus, though none were directly compared in side-by-side trial. While I like all of the cartridges, I found the W to be on the "dark" side and less lively sounding... | |
| crackling in first minutes after steam cleaning Hanaleimike,I bet those on Kauai would dispute whether Hana is as beautiful as the Na Pali coast. | |
| MC Output Voltage - Impact on Noise If its 500-530 that is a reasonable default (not completely unloaded, but not too heavily loaded down either). The HP-200 that my friend had allowed for something like five different loading options, with the factory setting at 100k. Actually, we ... | |
| MC Output Voltage - Impact on Noise Noise is a particular concern in high efficiency horn systems. If you now have an issue with noise when phono is your source, you would have substantially less noise going to the Orpheus -- a signal that is 4 db further above an audible noise floo... | |
| Analog maintenance One more bit of advice. After using a solvent type cleaner on your stylus, wait just a bit before actually playing the record to allow the cleaner some time to evaporate and any glue that might be softened to harden up again.The Lyra people recomm... | |
| How many versions do you have? Chasmal,I have about three versions on LP and around five or six on CD. I too, like the Herrewegge a lot for the performance (the recording is a touch sibilant, but it is pretty good too). I also like Perlman, and for something really different, t... | |
| Analog maintenance You could also use sacrificial records to sit on the turntable platter and on the VPI platter to act as a dust cover. I do that with my turntable because the non-hinged dust cover for the table is too much trouble to use as intended (currently bei... | |
| Speakers in 10-15K price range for Classical music Abramsmatch, I like your suggestions on speakers. It is a bit hard to guess about what the original poster is seeking and what would also work in his environment because so little information was given. Still, I would guess he is looking for a war... | |
| Running an External Phono with a Hovland HP-100 I thought that both the HP-100 and HP-200 had decent phono sections. I would look to trying different tubes in the unit as a first step upgrade. Like all modern production units with tubes, the manufacturer must utilize readily available current p... | |
| No preamp 'Balance' control? I would never consider a linestage/preamp without a balance control, preferably operated by remote control. Once you have used a remotely controlled balance that allows for minute balance changes, you will appreciate what that does to locking in t... | |
| Most musical integrated amp you have heard? I recently got to hear the Viva Solista tube integrated in a friend's system. That is a terrific, albeit expensive, integrated amp. It is a single ended triode using 845 output tubes. It is quite funky in that it uses two 211 tubes as rectifiers! ... | |
| Hovland HP-200P Preamp - Tube Rolling More suggestions. For a faster, tighter sound, Telefunken tubes would also work well for the 12AX7 positions (marked ECC83 or as 12AX7). For the 12AT7 position, perhaps a 5751 would be a good choice. The 5751s could also be used in the 12AX7 posit... | |
| Hovland HP-200P Preamp - Tube Rolling A friend had an HP-200. When we replaced the phono-stage tube, I believe a 12AX7 with an Amperex Bugle Boy 12AX7 the sound was dramatically better -- more nimble, and alive sounding. It is worth doing some tube rolling with that unit. | |
| phono stage options for Lyra Cartridges I've heard the Tron with the Lyra Helikon, Transfiguration Orpheus and the Ortofon PW. It works well with all three, even though it does not offer different loading options. | |
| phono stage options for Lyra Cartridges I haven't heard one myself, but, I would look into the Artemis tube phonostage. It appears to be a sensible design and it is not too expensive. The Manley phonostage is pretty nice sounding, and very versatile, but it cost more than twice the Arte... |