mglik
Responses from mglik
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? Two amplifiers that represent the pinnacle of decades of design development of two legends in the Audio world, Kondo san and Berning san. I speak from a listener and enthusiast’s perspective. Not from a technical one. I do not discount the importa... | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? There is an Ongaku currently on AG for $52k.Bet you could get it for much less.IMO, best amp ever made.The Berning is second. Very different sound. More SS sounding and more transparent but lacking the SET MAGIC.GO FOR THE Ongaku! | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? 192, ad naseumNot band width, sampling rate | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? Sampling rate?Analog is infinite. | |
| 2019 300B tubes that are worth the money? +1 on Takayuki 300BSecond only to NOS WE that are now $3k each!!Takasukis best price is from Parts Connexion in Canada $1499/pair.Best purchase I ever made. They transformed my amp. | |
| Are tubes really “warm”? Does organic and natural=warmth. SET tubes are my long time preference. I have difficulty describing the sound of my rig. I just know I like the “warm sound” of my SET amp and preamp and my lovely TT. Speaking of “warm”, After many years of listen... | |
| How to properly set up a turntable Just set the HTA. Of concern is that I had to put the arm all the way down. Eyeball, it looks very close to parallel but if I could put it dow more I would. But the piano is now exactly in the center and the speakers completely disappeared. And th... | |
| How to properly set up a turntable Thanks for all the help.Will check YouTube, but I am going to first try to set the HTA. Think that is getting the arm (Ortophon 309) parallel. That is way off. Can I eyeball that for a start. Don’t understand the methods for exactly adjusting it. ... | |
| Thinking about a Zesto Andros 1.2 to replace the John Curl PS in my Audible Illusions M3B Thanks too blue!The Zesto is certainly a “bright shinny object”. And it also must be the most beautiful looking component ever. I do already hear the beauty of the AI and Curl. Think there may also be a unity of sound that I could lose with the Ze... | |
| Thinking about a Zesto Andros 1.2 to replace the John Curl PS in my Audible Illusions M3B Is there anyone who has owned a Zesto Andros phono stage?Too blue,Enjoy indeed!Now listening to about my 10th album. The Curl phono stage and cartridge are just starting to open up and the sound is lovely. Not overly SS sounding. I think the Mayaj... | |
| Is room treatment a science? Many sophisticated descriptions of acoustician principles.My main system is in my family room and my wife would never agree to have panels and other acoustic treatments on the walls!I have experienced room treatment as extreme as a half million pl... | |
| Tonearm mount to the plinth vs arm board vs rotating arm board vs isolated tower Hi Kenchi,Wow, your question as to which arm and plinth is best for your 301 opened up an incredibly technical discourse on the physics of arm board construction!I am somewhat new to high level TT set up and Garland 301 rebuild.And I certainly do ... | |
| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair Best monitor I have heard is the Dynaudio C1. I would buy one used. Should be about $4-5k with stand. Then everyone seems to love the Harbeth 30 (.2?). The right amp is super important. The two hands clapping so to say. I am a tube guy. But the Pa... | |
| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey Hi mjt8,I have a simple and clear suggestion. After almost 50 years getting my first system when I was 18. Constantly upgrading, especially speakers. TetraSpeakers.com.I didn’t need to hear them after I looked at this website. An amazing group of ... | |
| Most Musical 6NS7 tube for a Preamp? I only know of one company who only make a line stage and line stage with phono and have been perfecting it for decades: Audible Illusions. A preamp company. And the only preamp that has consistency received TAS Editor’s Choice award saying “one o... |