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| Cartridge mV questions Usually, the low output cartridges have a low output because they have fewer turns of wire in the coil. Fewer turns mean lower mass in the moving parts (can respond more nimbly) and also lower electrical resistance in the coil. The big tradeoff, i... | |
| Harsh on tubes? If tubes are run hard (high current through the tube and/or high plate voltage) they tend to have a short life. Run them conservatively and some tubes have an incredibly long life. There are people who report that their table radios have been on f... | |
| Cartridge aging and tip wear symtoms? Stylus wear or deterioration of the rubber suspension parts will be most evident from tracking problems. If you hear the music breaking up or sounding sibilant where the sound was clean before, some kind of wear or deterioration may be manifesting... | |
| Stylus shape and skating force The main reason your stylus shoots toward rapidly inward when you set it down is because the record has a thick bead on the edge. The stylus is literally falling off that bead (toward the label) and its momentum is carrying it too far inward. It s... | |
| is getting a tube pre a valid option with ss amp? I can understand the Less-is-more approach, but, that could mean trying to do more with less options and leeway. One tube would mean less gain (generally not a problem), but it would also mean very high output impedance (no cathode follower). Also... | |
| Your Favorite Top 10 tuners all time Well adjusted and maintained versions of the Marantz and McIntosh tuners are terrific. The Fisher is pretty good too. I would add Naim tuners to the list.I own a Magnum Dynalab Etude. This is an unfailingly musical, sweet sounding tuner, but a tou... | |
| Using platforms / shelves under floorstanders? The type of coupling for any kind of speaker to the floor is a matter of system tuning. In other words, there is no one right way to do it; one must experiment to see what works best. A lot of times spiking a speaker to the floor is not the best a... | |
| is getting a tube pre a valid option with ss amp? Hi Mjcmt,I don't know if one can reasonably generalize about even a personal preference on type of tube based on a single comparison. First, type of tube chosen would depend not only on the designer's preference for the sound, but also circuit req... | |
| is getting a tube pre a valid option with ss amp? Eweedhome,I too am generally not enamored with the 6H30 for the same reasons. This again illustrates a problem with generalizing about the sound of tubes. There are quite a lot of high-powered amps running 6550 pentodes which use a lot of negative... | |
| is getting a tube pre a valid option with ss amp? Mjcmt, perhaps the AES/Cary is less touchy than some of the tube linestages I've tried. It is all a matter of actually trying combinations; any other way is a crapshoot.Wireless200, I am not surprised that your combination works well. There is som... | |
| is getting a tube pre a valid option with ss amp? I am a bit leery about any theoretical attempts to "compensate" for certain qualities or tendencies by finding another component with supposedly opposite qualities. This hardly ever works out as hoped, and for the most part results are unpredictab... | |
| Any one using Dampening fluid on there Schroeder? What fluid? Dampening of that arm is basically determined by its construction (choice of arm material and design) with some adjustment made by altering the space between the magnets that hold the string "bearing" taut. I would never put anything o... | |
| Need an amp with a 'turbo' top end I doubt that a brighter amp would help, but then again, this is a pure guess, particularly because you never mentioned the amp you are currently using. I would consider adding a supertweeter, something like the Elac, which has an omnidirectional d... | |
| Kimber 8TC or NBS King/Serpent speaker cables NBS has several basic designs with distinctively different sounds. The King Serpent group tends to be warmer, a bit relaxed and not as analytical as the other group. I like these speaker cables a lot.NBS cables are extremely stiff. With the King S... | |
| Silent Subwoofers ie: Buttkicker -your thoughts? I sat in one at CES, where I got to feel the chair shake when depth charges went off in "U-571." This really does not do much for the theater experience (worth a few chuckles more than anything else). It kind of reminded me of "The Tingler." When ... |