markd51
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| PS Audio GCPH comments-opinions Hmmm, I haven't read about folks discovering Hum, but have read one incident with hissing in one channel when set at 47K, and it was do to a solder trace being to close to the output stage on the circuit board. Supposedly, PS Audio has rectified t... | |
| What is the lifespan of a good SS Amp My two McIntosh 2105 Amps are still going strong after 32 years of ownership, and they've never needed service. Never even had a lamp go out, but I did decide to replace them all about 5 years ago. Mark | |
| great vinyl sound cost as much as great cd sound James, I myself have come to believe that the Cartridge itself is probably one of the most critical components of Analog playback. I suppose there's many different ways to look at this topic though.Example, one takes a $29 Rat Shack Cartridge, and... | |
| great vinyl sound cost as much as great cd sound Howdy again Sit, James, and all.Yes, I'll go along with what you say Sit, if I had 2500 LPs, I'd seriously consider some form of machine for cleaning. My collection is nowhere as vast as yours, I have about 425-450 LPs. I am sort of borderline wit... | |
| Speakers to mate with McIntosh gear As far As McIntosh goes, I'm certain I would be correct, that you won't find the most expensive state of the art cutting edge componentry inside of them, but McIntosh seems to be a brand that was at least highly recognized for long lasting equipme... | |
| Speakers to mate with McIntosh gear Most home speakers don't look too offensive nowadays, but yes, there are some beautiful speakers that come to mind that would really set off a room, and no doubt become instant conversation starters when one walks into a room, take Advantgarde, a ... | |
| great vinyl sound cost as much as great cd sound Hi Jdaniel, Yep, I think we'll all agree about that! ;-)To be honest, I have lusted for a good cleaning machine for years, and I'd be quite tickled owning either of the VPI's. Sadly, I've put it off, put it off, always making some sort of excuse '... | |
| Spade Lugs for Vintage Mac Amps Jaybo/All,A reply from Frank Gow @ Audio Classics did reveal that they still do carry an adapter called the "Outposts" which consists of the Cardas Billet Spade Lugs, 13ga wire, and a Block of Paduk, with Cardas Binding Posts.An excellent product ... | |
| great vinyl sound cost as much as great cd sound Karma/AllI disagree that a VPI Cleaning machine "is a must", it certainly is not a must, especially for the biginning hobbyist, with 2-3 dozen Lp's in their collection.A hobbyist in time, with the accumilation of countless LP's or one who buys man... | |
| great vinyl sound cost as much as great cd sound Karma, Others have responded, and I understamd what your question was, but I find your question leaves something out, and that is, do you own any LPs?If you don't own not one LP, well, I'm not going to say it's impossible to start into Vinyl, but ... | |
| Speakers to mate with McIntosh gear XieKitchen, Not to be disrespectful of the Cornwall Speaker, nor of anyone who owns, or likes them, as I do feel this speaker is a timless classic. They're quite large too, not exactly a "bedroom" speaker, that's for sure. In my life, I've heard a... | |
| Spade Lugs for Vintage Mac Amps Jaybo, Thank you very much for the help, I'll give Audio Classics a holler, and see what they have available for these Vintage Amps. I seen mention on the Web of an Item Ausio Classics call "Outposts", but when searching their Site could find no i... | |
| Upgrades for VPI HW -19 jr.??? Hi Tedd,The Jolida JD9 sounds like a nice unit, especially for the money, as i did a bit of searching here on A-Gon, and a bit online to see what all the bustle was about :-)I myself wouldn't mind giving a unit such as this a try, but I'm fearing ... | |
| Speakers to mate with McIntosh gear A speaker I've always liked myself, but aren't all that easy to find, in superb condition usually surpass their new cost, and would perhaps be a shipping nightmare- costly to ship, would be a JBL Pro Studio Monitor from the 4300 Series, such as th... | |
| Spade Lugs for Vintage Mac Amps Sorry my friend, I should've elaborated a bit more, that I'm running two 2105 Mac Amps into 4 vintage L-65 Jubal Speakers, hence I would need four small Spades per Amp, therefore a total of 8 for the two Amps.A few years back, I upgraded my JBL's ... |