mammothguy54
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| Looking for phono preamp suggestions I second the recommendation for a BAT phono stage. An all balanced design, from input through to the output. There are several models to choose from ranging from $3K to $12,500. I own BAT electronics and they are fabulous. Read up on their we... | |
| Sam here again.Is new remastered vinyl fake vinyl? Many, many variables in making a quality sounding LP.My reissue of Tommy sounds very good, but I will agree that the original has a better sound quality. However, my original copy is way too noisy and has just seen it's better day. I will settle... | |
| Considering vinyl again and a possible used TT I personally recommend the Rega Planar 6 as a turntable that will deliver great performance and will keep up very well with the rest of your system. It retails for $1,595 so it's more than what you were considering but it is much more of a perfor... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? I have owned and enjoyed Luxman and Accuphase products. Those two brands were cited earlier in this thread. Both of those brands are wonderful sounding, very well built, and both have excellent driving capabilities. I currently own Balanced Aud... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? It seems that "audiophiles" and "opinions" go together. There is certainly nothing wrong with that. Until, that is, when one's opinion is to demolish and abhor the opinion of another. Come on, guys... Let people enjoy what they enjoy. So long ... | |
| How Long Did It Take You To Build Your Dream Setup? Pacific Stereo is where I cut my teeth for working in the CE industry. I sold a ton of Quadraflex speakers. My favorite system for $1K was a Concept 5.5 receiver (I still have one for my garage system) with a Philips GA-212 turntable and an Audi... | |
| Measuring line noise and power conditioners I got an Audioquest Niagara 1200 and use Audioquest Tornado High Current and Source AC cables. I also installed an Audioquest Edison Duplex AC wall outlet. I have no measuring device to test my wall AC outlet noise (though I did the research and... | |
| Who’s been tinkering while trapped? Looks like a "roach clip" to me. | |
| Who’s been tinkering while trapped? Yes, I really enjoyed making a couple of serious upgrades over these past few months. Not "tinkering", but serious upgrades. First, I sold my previous turntable and then bought a new Rega Planar 10 and a Lyra Delos. Wow, was that a serious impr... | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc I have most (but not all) of the Sheffield D2D albums. I bought them as they were released, back in the mid 1970s and early 1980s. A couple that haven't been mentioned here, but are exceptional both musically and in the recording, are Dave Grusi... | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science Mapman comment is exactly my point. Dr. Bose used science in developing his 901 speakers. On paper, and through his presentation, it all made sense. But, for me the speakers just didn't sound good. I am more of an audiophile today than I was b... | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science In 1977, when Bose was a small company and the original 901s were current in the market, I had the distinct privilege of attending a lecture by Dr. Amar Bose. I was a young 22-year-old and working as a stereo salesman for Pacific Stereo (a large ... | |
| Do speakers take time to warm up? My system is well broken-in. Before playing music I always turn on the system for about 20 minutes to warm up the tubes. Even so, the tube phono stage and tube preamp need to have musical signal passing through them for about 2 sides of an LP be... | |
| Best debut album Led Zeppelin (first album), for me as a teenager, for Classic Hard Rock.Meet The Beetles, for me as a 9-year old, the music that began it all. | |
| What is up with Audio Research during the pandemic? ARC is a wonderful company, no doubt. If you are in need of tubes in order to make your gear operate, and ARC is unable to ship at this time, there are other options to fulfill your needs. As another suggested in this thread about securing tubes... |