mattmiller
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| Considering upgrading - any recommendations? Jd, I think you have a great system.If you spend the $$ on a better Integrated Amp you will see the most benefit. There are way to many solid state and tube integrated amps out there to recommend one. | |
| cartridge upgrade advice All the other brands you mention will work great with light to medium tonearms. Except the DL-103. | |
| cartridge upgrade advice The Denon 103...is a cartridge with HIGH compliance (25) and it requires a Heavy tonearm to mate properly.Also, if you can get away from the round shaped diamond ,you should. Elliptical or a line contact will be the best upgrade.Be careful with th... | |
| Modwright Oppo 105 - Upgrade Power Supply Tubes? I have used Both the Phillips 5R4GYS and the Sovtech and the Mullard 5AR4..The Mullard is the one to go with.You see in a 5R4GYS vs 5AR4 , the plates are too close together in the phillips and while this tube will work..it is not a good match for ... | |
| Modwright Oppo 105 - Upgrade Power Supply Tubes? Yes, I use a MODWRIGHT 9.0SE Linestage. The biggest improvement to the Rectifier is a Mullard 5AR4 old stock or NOS.I bought mine from ANDY @vintagetubeservices.com for around $100.00. Awesome tube :-) | |
| Best Speaker for classical music McIntosh makes some large Speakers that are awesome at rendering classical music correctly. | |
| Turntable suggestion -- budget.. or not? Also , All those 200 $ phono preamps SUC! buy a Musical surroundings for 300 used or 600 new its worth it!! | |
| Turntable suggestion -- budget.. or not? BTW Martin, If your into Tone...Consider a Tube preamp from MODWRIGHT the SWL 9.0SE to be exact. Sells for 1500 used. It is an amazing toneally beautiful sounding unit.One of the best buys in preamps out there. A real sleeper. | |
| Turntable suggestion -- budget.. or not? IMO you need a used REGA RP3. You can then slap all kinds of cool upgrades on it(groovetracer.com). AND it will except a few AMAZING cartridges.I highly recommend the Dynavector 10x5 with the RB301 Tonearm.This is a match made in heaven. The music... | |
| PHONO CART SUGGESTIONS The Dynavector 10x5 is a perfect match for your RB250 or RB300 arm you are using. Save the $ and get the 10x5 , you will not regret it.All vinyl sounds different so you just need to find better sounding used records..I suggest GRUV GLIDE your used... | |
| Subwoofer for "seamless" integration with Zu Druid You need a REL Britania series B2,or B3 you can find these used at very nice prices..it is the only way to get seemless integration with your Druids. Check it out. | |
| Best Cartridge for my system, MC or MM ?? I would check the specs on your phono pre.If your using the stock McIntosh you will most likely only be able to use MM or high output MC. 4.0 mv or better ,if I recall correctly.So if needed you can always purchase a external phono preamp so you c... | |
| Integrated tube amp has no bass Cayin A50T Try a more sensitive pair of speakers. 93db or better would be a much better match for that amp. | |
| Advice on sub and hookup for Martin Logan Ethos Hi Cdc2, You can get a REL and hook it up to the outputs of your AMP! Using the SPKON connection cable the AMP dosen't see this at all, having the signal off the main amp will give seamless integration with the main speakers. You can also get a Mu... | |
| Anti static guns Well I for one think that the Benefits far out weigh the negatives. The $40 can of spray is an award winning product that is meant as a tweek. The very subtle details that I might be blanketing are a minor trade off IMO. I keep my stylus clean wit... |