larryi
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| Is upgrading stock tubes standard proceedure? Generally speaking, it does not make sense for manufacturers to use anything but readily available current production tubes. First, they must be assured of adequate supplies for continued production as well as supplying customers with replacement ... | |
| Integrated Amp DAC Naim Supernait? Bryston B100? I heard the Supernait, used strictly as an integrated amplifier, in a friend's system. This is a surprisingly good amplifier. I think it is much better than the 252/200 combination of separates that this friend also has in his system (not as "dry"... | |
| Bybee Speaker Bullets? Hi Detlof,Any suggestions on how one gets to audition the Bybee Bullets on their own speakers? I would be interested in them, but only if I can first here them in my own system, like you have done. | |
| Koetsu cartridges - myth or reality? Wow, a lot of postings here that agree with my own personal taste/experience. I like the Koetsu stone series because they are reasonably "fast" (dynamic and clear and not overly warm). But, the other Koetsu cartridges sound very good too. As Lewm ... | |
| nagra cdp Misskuma,I think it was a Hovland HP 200 feeding into a Hovland amp and then into Sonus Faber Anniversario speakers. The Hovland gear is reasonable smooth and full bodied, but, a touch polite and dynamically constrained. I have no idea which playe... | |
| Please recommend a good recording oMozart Requiem Plenty to chose from. I like Peter Schreier on Philips and Hickox on Virgin Classics (an appropriately terrifying version).For an interesting comparison, look up Michael Haydn's (Franz Joseph's younger brother) Missa Pro Defuncto Archiopiscopo Sig... | |
| Phono stage revealing limitations of cartridge? Good to hear that you resolved your problems. My bet is that the tubes were going bad. But, it could also be the case that the 5751s are superior to the OEM tubes. Manufacturers must go with readily available tubes, in order to supply replacements... | |
| nagra cdp I heard the Nagra in a friend's system. While we, a group of three listeners, spent a whole afternoon listening to it, we did not do critical comparisons with a lot of other machines. We did compare it to a Naim CD555 player. All of us agreed that... | |
| Optimal loading for the Orpheus Hi Hickory,Nsgarch mentioned concentrating on the change in bass response and you concentrate on the high end. Both extremes are critical. Because I expect a good MC cartridge to deliver an open and airy top end, I am particularly concerned with l... | |
| Optimal loading for the Orpheus Reb1208,You are right, I could make different loading plugs to experiment. That is a very good idea. I think I will get some high quality low wattage resistors for this purpose. Still, once I selected the permanent resistor and hardwired my unit, ... | |
| Optimal loading for the Orpheus Like ANY cartridge, there is no "optimal" loading that applies in every situation. This is a matter of "tuning" the cartridge to the particular system and listener's taste. Even with no other changes in a system, I have found that changing the pho... | |
| Tube tester recommendations I own the Amplitrex tester. It is a terrific, idiot-proof machine that has MANY advantages over vintage testers: it does not have to be calibrated; its display provides step-by-step instructions on what to do; it provides results as real measureme... | |
| Upgrade DAC or Buy New Smeyers,My CD player, a Naim CD555, is a current, in-production model. It uses "vintage" 1704 chips. I don't know what the current price of this player (the dollar is dropping oh so fast), but last I looked it had a retail price around $30k; that ... | |
| Upgrade DAC or Buy New I don't know about the particular units you are talking about, but it is wrong to assume that more recently designed DACs are superior to older models. All manufacturers are dependent on the chips that are available on the market. New generation o... | |
| Phono stage revealing limitations of cartridge? My first guess as to the source of your problem would be improper loading. Although the manufacturer of the cartridge may specify a particular loading, in reality, the proper loading differs from one phono stage to the next so one must experiment ... |