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| SLP 98P paired dynavector 20x2high cartridge? I happen to like my 20X H but do think you are limiting yourself unecesarrily. You can always get a step up for more gain or a separate phonostage for MCs. I would probably love the final product. I use a Cary made pre but not a Cary phono or amp.... | |
| Which headphones?? I have a dedicated headphone amp from a now infamous builder Singlepower. It is an OTL and sounds great, it is a pity that the builder/owner ripped a number of people off and disapeared from the scene. The Headphones I use with it is the AKG 701 w... | |
| What is a really good sounding low volume system?? Make sure that the sound is full and emitting all frequencies . You ask about a good system for playing at lower volunes and my answer is one that has a loudness or "contour" switch or button like what used to be seen om the integrateds of the Gol... | |
| Supratek Cabernet Dual on single wire speakers It is a great preamp I am not sure why you think it would be a bad choice. Obviously you have to get one used and I don't know about service in case of repairs. Although since it's maker declared retirement from the market there seemed to be a pri... | |
| Tweak you gotta try. Post your results... Oz if it didn't work well why ask us to try it! Oh Ah I get it Ok Ok! | |
| Shuguang 845B or Psvane 845 Hi-Fi series tubes My understanding regarding the Shuguang 845s is that they make them in factory runs and then move on to another tube in the big tube family. Curiously the Psvanes were thought by many on certain other forums to be Shuguang products. I am sorry I c... | |
| Advice for a two channel amp Are tube amps a possibility, can it be used?? If so you may want to look at Rogue or a new company, albeit Chinese, with fabulous looks and great reveiws, called Line Magnetic. | |
| Rega Apollo - DAC / Player to beat it Another vote for Esoteric or Ayre. | |
| Processors On the Market Now I am not an HT person but you seem to have a very nice 2 channel set up. I would think outside the Mac vs. Windows issue you would be all set. You can almost allways ugrade how about better speakers? Bigger B&Ws?? | |
| DIY question on a preamp problem could use help... I did look at Rodger's (RAM) tube offerings. While expensive he does offer some rare NOS tubes that he tests the hell out of to select truly quiet ones. It might be worth the investment. I had thought that Upscale was doing good work but have only... | |
| ZYX R100 or Dynavector 20x2 L? I really like my Dynavector it digs out the details really well and plays all of the music that is in the groove. You won't suffer a lack of bass if using a good stage and pre. | |
| Best Integrated, period. This best of type stuff is for the kid that lives inside many of us. When we were kids we used to argue things like who was the best Pitcher on a Baseball team or QB on a football team or the best band ever guitarist etc etc. you get the point. No... | |
| DIY question on a preamp problem could use help... It is really frustrating when it acts just like a bad or simply noisy tube would almost exactly. I think his only choice is to check every component in the signal scheme that he mentions. He knows the noise is coming from a section of the circuit ... | |
| Phone Preamp help for VPI Scout w Grado Sonota MM Well sorry about that, It worked so well for me ...with my Focal Electras.... that I thought it would work for anyone. The question does remain though have you tried a real tube preamp? It is a critical piece to the puzzle. Tube power amps makes i... | |
| CB Radio interference Yes a metal cage of conducting metal such as copper for example shouldf help block the unwanted signal. The cage is called a Farraday cage, I think. |