leonardcooper
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| Valve phono stage Amen to the BAT. I have the VK-P6SE and it is fully balanced all the way through, except for RCA inputs. You can hang some XLRs on the input to be converted to RCA at the chassis. BAT knows balanced, it’s their name. I don’t think anybody else tak... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience Yeah @johnread57, maybe so, but this discussion is about Prima Luna. I too have the DP HP. I've had it a little over a month and absolutely love it. I replaced a recently purchased Rogue Audio Stereo 100. That dog won't hunt with my speakers. And ... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense Well, back in the 1950's I was building mono tube amps and FM tuners with my Dad. Since then the hobby has come a long way. There is a lot to be said and most of it has been, tweakers and non. Tweaking is important as far as the room is concerned ... | |
| too bad Audiogon seems to have morphed to fussy, picky buyers Fussy. Picky. Hand-holding. Blame it on the Millennials!tomcarr you said it. They have more money than brains and expect everything handed to them on a silver platter. Then the hand holding begins. It's because mommy and daddy took care of everyt... | |
| Your Side by Side Experience With Best Vintage vs Newer Expensive Hi Tech Speakers I listen to JBL L100s I purchased in 1975. I have upgraded the crossover to the Troels Graveson diy design. They sound fantastic, better than new. I recently bought a pair of ATC SCM19s for a small listening space because the JBLs were too big. Th... | |
| Best cartridge under $1500. You can buy a used Grace F9 body from a guy on Ebay. He stands behind what he ships so there are no worries that you will get a quality cart. Then buy the SoundSmith Ruby OCL F9 stylus replacement. You will have a wonderful, fast, detailed cart fo... | |
| Inexpensive Tube Amps addyson really does have his head up his addyson! Will, I got it the first time. Sorry I don't have any experience with these either but I won't try to sell you something else. | |
| TT mats I have a VPI Prime Signature. I could not stand the "hard" sound from the bare platter. I got the 3mm Achromat, I use the peripheral ring and the sound sweetened up and became more musical. VPI claims the paper shipped on the platter is supposed t... | |
| Is elliptical the best stylus profile I listened to elliptical styli for 25 years (Micro Acoustics 2002e, Shure M97, and Grace F9e). I replaced the elliptical stylus on my Grace F9 with a SoundSmith "Optimized Line Contact" stylus. I now play records with the F9, bought in the 70's an... | |
| Age old discussion I know but MM or MC? Benefits? I'm firmly in the moving iron court. The SoundSmith Carts are setup dependent because he uses the CL stylus, specially cut. It is sensitive, but so is a Shibata tip. If it's not elliptical or conical it will need very precise azimuth, SRA and skat... | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? Yeah. He's just baiting people. Nobody can be that ignorant. madavid0 you're the scam. | |
| Advise on TT Support Platform I am on hardwood pine with sub floor, suspended above a basement. Rather than industrial overkill, I did nothing to the floor. If you want an electrical ground, you get that when you connect the TT. I have a quality equipment rack that provides s... | |
| Please suggest bookshelf with best bass response under $4000 pr. I've been through the speaker challenge for a small room. I chose the ATC SCM-19. You need some power, but they do very well in a small footprint. Excellent detail and speed. They are right at budget as well. | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? I have a Denon DP-60L w/ Grace F9 cart., Conrad-Johnson PV6 Preamp, Acoustat Twin-120 Power Amp all bought in 1984. I also use a pair of JBL L-100s that I bought in 1975. All this gear was purchased new and is still in use today albeit some repair... | |
| What direction is VPI headed? @bdp24 you don't like unipivot? VPI has the solution. For a mere $150 you can convert the unipivot tonearm, that you were sold as being the bomb, to a dual pivot. If you don't mind tinkering.I've been listening to vinyl since the early 1950's. I d... |