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| My Cary PH 302 phono amp MM hum? I imagine your Sylvania VT 229s would be a truly good tube for the phono amp as long as they were quiet. How do you like them this far. | |
| Best Integrated, period. Tell us how you really feel don't hold back!When was the last time a Jadis was mentioned? Clever description but definitely not accurate. The use of KT-90s is a problem with certain editions of Jadis amps IMO. This can be easily addressed in most ... | |
| Looking for "realistic" speakers I would buy the speakers I liked best if close enough to be "affordable" perhaps more than the $5K. I think that you should build the rest of the system around the speakers you selected (-eventually). What sources are you considering and which amp... | |
| Capacitor and tube upgrade for Von Gaylord Lad L-2 I looked up the Lad2 pre-amp. It uses two 6SN7 tubes so you are in luck as far as tube upgrades go because you can still buy beautiful examples of NOS or just OS (Old Stock = used) Tubes. The only way to know which tube you will ultimately like, i... | |
| sound proof floor - practical examples? Your problem is not unique. There is an entire industry of using engineered elements to sound proof rooms. If you do an internet search you can find a number of solutions. Granted these are on a different scale but should give you a few ideas to h... | |
| Klipsch Palladium's If youn like the vintage Klipsch Horn sound then the original compromise the Heresy might be your cup of tea. | |
| 6922 Issues / Recommendations Jim McShane carries many of the Gold Lion re-issue tubes including the 6922 sub. The sound should be considerably warmer than the usual Sovtek although both are Russian, NOS 6922s are expensive and difficult to get reliably- but if you want to loo... | |
| Entry level turntable Music Hall USB $249 new! It has a built in Phono satge and can play vinyl without a computer hook up. | |
| Looking for "realistic" speakers Get a Cary tube amp set up and your speakers will sound more life like.... but that's a whole new can of worms, sorry couldn't resist. | |
| LUXMAN SQ-N100 owner manual and tubes ?? Did you buy this from an authorized seller? Which tube does it use? | |
| Compatibility of equipment when adding a dac? Have you looked up the ways that the Krell imports digital data (music) and the ways the Marantz exports digital? I would guess that there is a high probability that they Krell will have one or more digital inputs that the Marantz uses to output, ... | |
| upgrading the analog setup The tube Phono stage is just OK because you will be using an MM amplification factor. The problem with tubes which BTW I have in almost every piece I use, is that tubes are noisier (or get noisy with age) than good SS is. So I would suggest that y... | |
| Looking for a phono stage to go with my system There are a large number of 2 channel integrated amps that are high quality but do not always have a built in phono section. Since you were considering a separate phono stage you can always use one of the inputs (on your new 2 channel integrated) ... | |
| why do hi-end fuses keep blowing, while std don't? Who made the stock tubes? I think the tube they use now is the Gold Lion (Russian) KT-88. That is a very good tube especially if you like a warm tone. I thought they were fabulous in my Jadis, but it may not be your cup o tea. McIntosh certainly a... | |
| Help for my return to vinyl -- $2K rig. If you really just want a decent table that comes with a cartridge you should look over the Music Hall offerings. I own an MMF-5 which came with a cart. Not sure if the current one does. It should get you started after getting a decent phono stage... |