ledoux1238
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| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? @rooze I am responding because I have the same Audio Tekne MC-6310. It was sent to Imai-san in 2021 for cantilever repair and returned much improved. It is paired with the Audio Tekne MCT-4818 SUT going to a Sun Valley tube phono. My phono is not... | |
| Quad 2912 vs Martin Logan ESL 11a @mikedaniels Thanks for your response. This is an old thread. The speakers I ended with is the Eminent Technology LFT-8b. Electrostatic speakers would not have worked where I am with +90% humidity lingering weeks on end. There are a pair of audi... | |
| Looking for a London (DECCA) Reference phono cartridge @noromance I assume you’re referring to the eBay ad for the Jubilee. I messaged the seller, and he confirmed that John Wright was working on it. @reimarc I called Avant-garde directly after a few unanswered email. A salesman confirmed that both... | |
| Looking for a London (DECCA) Reference phono cartridge Avantgarde Audio is an audio dealership in Hong Kong. They have the most competitive prices on brand new London cartridges, i.e. their price for a new Reference is lower than the refurbished one found on the ad above. Of course they don't sell ab... | |
| Looking for a London (DECCA) Reference phono cartridge @dogberry Thanks for the detailed explanation. The Jubilee I am about to get has indeed been sent to John Wright for a rebuilt. I use a Trans-Fi Terminator tonearm and the builder used to run a Reference. I always understand it to be a good fit.... | |
| Looking for a London (DECCA) Reference phono cartridge @dogberry I am in the process of acquiring a Jubilee. Could you give me a quick compare of the Jubilee to the Reference? Thanks! | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @dover Thanks for that tip, written by a true veteran. It took me until yesterday to try it out. I cannot hear a definite improvement, but certainly didn’t hurt. I know you have moved on from the Verdier, but I am still continually intrigued so I... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine I experimented with defeating the suspension of the Verdier using macassar ebony footers. These foorters were sourced locally, 2.5 cm dia. x 5 cm tall. They rest on a 1 cm dia. crystal ball and ebony cup. I use a total of six, four at each corner ... | |
| Eminent Technology 8b Speakers - Amp/wattage Recommendations @jwr159 I am going to change amps this weekend, give a more considered A/B and report back next week regarding 100w vs 20w amps' SQ on the 8b. @bdp24 New 8C upgrade consists of dipole woofers, front firing 8" and back firing 6", but in a close... | |
| Eminent Technology 8b Speakers - Amp/wattage Recommendations @jwr159 I have tried to get a pair of OB dipole subs' from Danny Richie; however, there have been shortages of one items or another for the past year and a half. An integrated woofer solution such as the 8c seems to fit my situation. However, the... | |
| Eminent Technology 8b Speakers - Amp/wattage Recommendations I have been listening to 8b’s for three years now. My room is 9 x 28, so quite a bit smaller than @jwr159. I am running a 20w Mactone-MH 300b tube amp, 300b in push- pull. I prefer this to the other 100w Von Gaylord Nirvana tube amp I own. 95db is... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @phantom_av Thanks for the update. | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @phantom_av Sorry to be a nuisance, but I was wondering if your Japanese motor experiment is bearing fruit? | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @newtoncr If you do venture into a Verdier, I would sincerely appreciate a follow-up from you. My friend has a SME 30/2 with various arms / cartridge changes, and I could never get a handle of the differences between the two TT, too many variable... | |
| Introducing Myself @supatrac Now that you have identified yourself as the maker of the SUPATRAC Blackbird. I have a few questions: 1. The thrust box is hung from threads connected to the center post. Do you need to assemble the thread or is it pre-assembled. 2. Th... |