maineiac
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| Smashing Pumpkins reissues I got mine just tonight and just put on Gish. I have to say on first listen to one side, I like the first pressing better. Mine was flat and quiet but seems closed in. I will have to do a side by side comparison this weekend. | |
| How a nickel can make a valuable improvement Are you playing nickelback? | |
| VAC Preamp: Is my Phono stage failing? In talking to my agent about this potential issue, I ended up increasing the overall coverage but was told that, at least for my policy, there was not a limit on specific types of items (i have some other toys too). It is a good question for sure. | |
| VAC Preamp: Is my Phono stage failing? Looks like I've got some research to do on then Purepower. That is interesting to know. | |
| Budget Tube Integrated? + Tube related questions You are definitely on the right track, but be warned that tubes + vinyl requires more resources for general maintenance. It might be worth trying to stretch up a bit on the budget to get something higher powered with a good onboard phono amp like ... | |
| VAC Preamp: Is my Phono stage failing? Alonski, FWIW, I have a dedicated line and a power conditioner and have found that the sound is improved (opened up) on my VAC integrated amp if I go straight into the wall with the amp. I have seen a number of threads that back up the assertion t... | |
| VAC Preamp: Is my Phono stage failing? If the VAC phono fits your needs and you love it, then the repair costs will likely be a fraction of what it would take to get a closely performing outboard unit . I bet you the cost of repair would not even be what you would want to spend on a go... | |
| Ugrading B & W Matrix 803's Is your goal to optimize 2 channel performance? If it is, I would recommend a 2 channel integrated or pre with home theater pass through paired with a great 2 channel amp as a necessary investment before replacing/upgrading the speakers. | |
| VAC Preamp: Is my Phono stage failing? One could guess a grounding issue but hard to imagine how this would work with a warm-up. It might be worth playing with different grounding options to see if that is the problem. | |
| 40th Anniversary Aqualung is KILLER I have always had phenomenal luck with Amazon's shipping. I buy lots of stuff through them and everything has shown up well packaged and in tip-top shape. I have probably 10 LPs on the way from them right now. | |
| 40th Anniversary Aqualung is KILLER I'm with Hevac1, if anybody wants to part with the LP, please let me know. | |
| Amps and integrateds w/ similar sonic sig to MC275 VAC makes some awesome sounding KT88 based amps. | |
| Best kt88 for VAC Avatar Super VACMAN, I don't believe I have tried the Svetlana winged C. | |
| B&W 804 Nautilus vs 804s vs Vandersteen 2C II Do a search on the B&Ws and you will see many trying to figure out if they should upgrade or otherwise somehow fix the sound with amps, cables, etc. That should tell you something. Each time I have heard them they came off detailed but bright ... | |
| Best kt88 for VAC Avatar Super I am a long-time VAC Avatar Super owner and have tried quite a few brands of output tubes and have found that the absolute best are definitely the Genelex Gold Lions, they do everything right from top to bottom. They are just awesome. Also a very ... |