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| 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... | |
| Transfiguration cartridges with JMW 9 Sig. I have not heard the exact combinations you are considering, but I don't see any reason why any of them will be problematic.A friend has a Transfiguration Orpheus feeding a Superline feeding other Naim amplification (I think 252). The combination ... | |
| Need cartridge advice for an LP12 The Linto has fixed loading. You will need a cartridge that is compatible with the loading. I used to have a Linto, but, I don't now, so I am not sure what that loading is. The Linn cartridges are made by the people who make Lyra cartridges, so th... | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? I am assuming this is primarily a list of LPs, and most popular music (a little bit of jazz and blues). This is a pretty good list of good well recorded music that is strong on both sound and music content (No "Jazz at the Pawnshop"). The followin... | |
| SET with inefficient speakers Tim,It is hard to predict whether or not a low-powered SET will work for you -- it depends on your taste and priorities, how loud you need your system to play, the particular characteristics of the amp you audition/buy, etc.I will hazard a guess t... | |
| Noisy vinyl from Classic Records When a record is pressed, a small biscuit of vinyl is placed on the stamper and under pressure it oozes out to the edge. If this flow is not perfect, a condition, often referred to as non-fill, can result in noisy records. Typically the noise is a... | |
| Noisy vinyl from Classic Records Most of the Classic records I've bought have a mild to substantial dish warp, and many suffer from excessive surface noise. The dish warp and swishing or crackling noise in one channel is usually caused by an insufficiently long pressing cycle. Th... |