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| Koetsu -- Do all longbodies have platinum/alnico magnets? Thanks for the details, Mulveling. I am not certain this is true but a reviewer told me that some time ago Koetsu bought every platinum magnet available and stockpiled them. This is supposedly why no other mfg can source them. Seems silly that som... | |
| Koetsu -- Do all longbodies have platinum/alnico magnets? Thanks Brock. I always wondered what Alnico meant! I also thought they were synonymous with the Platinum magnets Koetsu uses. Thanks for setting me straight. | |
| Buying A Cartridge Direct From Japan If I want a rosewood standard or rosewood signature, is there a route to get it relatively inexpensively, either new or a reliable demo, and feel very confident about it's provenance? | |
| Buying A Cartridge Direct From Japan How can 2Juki sell Koetsu for half of retail, if these are first quality and authentic? How sure can we be they are authentic and truly new? Sky Blue for $3,000, for example. | |
| Best mellow sounding 12ax7 for Thor TA-1000 preamp Probably not very useful but my mark I serial number is in the 200's. I dont know when the mkII started.The only switches I could imagine would be either a USB/rca input switch (does it have a USB input?) or a phone mm/mc switch, if the preamp is ... | |
| Quad ESL-63 and low-powered amps; Sun Audio, Atma Funny you mention equalization because my quads and subwoofers did create a 8 or 10 dB bump which I cured very adequately with the use of a Rives Parc equalizer. Like magic. So I did use subs with my quads and totally agree they can be well integr... | |
| Quad ESL-63 and low-powered amps; Sun Audio, Atma Willemj, you raise good points. And by the way I am sure you know much more about audio than I do, so I will not be making many technical arguments here. A couple of points/questions:1. As you suggested may be the case, I think you and I have diff... | |
| Quad ESL-63 and low-powered amps; Sun Audio, Atma Willemj, I also find it hard to swallow that all perceived differences in amplifier sound are due to issues like clipping. My biggest problem with statements like that is the same problem I have with the objectivist camp in general: it assumes we ... | |
| Quad ESL-63 and low-powered amps; Sun Audio, Atma Funny to see this old thread reactivated! I started it back in 2015. Lots of equipment under the bridge since then and I thought I would share my experiences.Roberjerman is right... Single ended amps just didn't work with esl-63s. Usually dead on ... | |
| Listening impressions of two tonearm wires I am very late to this thread (just seven years). Why can't more forum threads have not only such wonderful and detailed descriptions of sonic impacts, but also such reasoned and gentlemanly exchanges? What a pleasure it was to read this, guys! I ... | |
| Review: Grado Grado Reference Phono Cartridge Cartridge Thanks for responding. I replaced my phone stage tubes, one of which had failed and I had inserted a spare, with nos mullards and it made a significant difference. The sound is much better but still more treble balance than I was accustomed to wit... | |
| Review: Grado Grado Reference Phono Cartridge Cartridge Even record groove noise and pops and clicks are totally overbearing to hear. Voices have an edge that I expect from bad digital. Can this be right for a top-level Grado? | |
| Review: Grado Grado Reference Phono Cartridge Cartridge I know this threat is terribly old, but I really appreciated reading Don's review. I just bought a Grado "The Reference" which is what I believe they called their Reference Reference at one time. I have a reasonably warm sounding system and comple... | |
| EAR 834p-- which are stock tube replacements? I just bought a set of nos Millard's for the 834. I have always liked mullard. Hopefully they will be great. 4x-5x cost of the JJ, but hopefully worth it! | |
| Which Snell Type A do I have? A-I or A-Original? Pater Snell made a number of early prototypes, playing with possibilities. I had never heard of the rear facing woofers!Yes the little pad hanging from the grille cloth in front of the tweeter was a production feature to knock back the treble sl... |