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| Question on Connecting a MC Cartridge to AQ PT-6 You could also use a VOM, (volt-ohm meter) to check which wire corresponds to the interconnect end. | |
| Question on Connecting a MC Cartridge to AQ PT-6 The tonearm should also have colored wires coming out from it? You match the color of the wire to the color of the cartridge pin. If your tonearm doesn't have colored wires, you will need to find a picture that shows what color goes where on the t... | |
| Vinyl composition effect on noise floor I think maybe you guys are talking about two different things? Picture Discs, (like Linda and Boston and many others) were never really meant to be played. I have quite a few that even came with a sticker or a note that said "not to be played".Col... | |
| Kimber 4TC for M-L Electromotion ESL? The 4TC will work. I think it might be a tad bright and zippy coming from a solid state amp to a pretty high rez speaker. I always found the "TC" sereis from Kimber to be that way and I was Kimber dealer for quite awhile. If you want to stay with ... | |
| pre-amp with phono section Modwright LS100 w/phono. | |
| Best ARC Solid State power to match ARC Ref 5 Pre I'd recommend the ARC HD220. This is a hybrid and sounds simply wonderful. Plenty of power too. | |
| WOW; great stuff at THE Show, Newport this weekend Thanks for the links guys! | |
| WOW; great stuff at THE Show, Newport this weekend Jafox, is NAPA a dealer or manufacterer? Sorry, I've never heard of them before. If a dealer, what is the brand of the amp and speakers you bought? Thanks! | |
| can a Forte model 1 be bridged? Actually, I think I might be wrong. I think that Jon Soderberg can indeed convert this amp to mono. Maybe check with him for sure.http://www.vintageamprepair.net/ | |
| What's the best Tube DAC you have heard? Here is where I got the OPA2604. These are a standard DIP8 and drop right in:http://www.newark.com/texas-instruments/opa2604ap/ic-op-amp-dual-fet-ip-2604-dip8/dp/97K6814Here is where I got the AD797B. These require the adapter.http://cimarrontechn... | |
| can a Forte model 1 be bridged? No, not within the unit itself. | |
| What's the best Tube DAC you have heard? Doug,I owe my op-amp combo to you and your hard work in rolling for the article in Dagogo! I'm a Mullard man, so that's my tube of choice.I have a CEC TL-2 transport and Grover Huffman digital cable and analog cable. | |
| What's the best Tube DAC you have heard? Cwlondon,If you are asking about the Mininmax DAC, it only has (1) tube, so cost is very inexpensive. Not sure yet on lifespan, but I don't think they run the tube very high.As far as a second place DAC goes, the Kora, EAD and Counterpoint have re... | |
| What's the best Tube DAC you have heard? I have had or still have:ARC DAC-3 MKIIARC DAC-2ARC DAC-5Kora Hermes (excellent)EAD DSP7000IIICounterpoint DA-10PS Audio DLIIIBenchmark Dac Bel Canto 1 & 2Theta DS PRO GEN III, IV and VCAL Audio Sigma and AlphaMeridian Several different onesan... | |
| What's the best Tube DAC you have heard? The Eastern Electric Minimax DAC with some op-amp rolling is INCREDIBLE! I finally bought one to try and it's frickin' amazing.OPA2604 in the U1 & U2 positions and the AD797B in the U6 & U7 positions for op-amps with a Mullard CV4003 tube.... |