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| Counterfeit Audioquest Cables The most counterfeited high-value AQ cables have been the Sky and K2. For those particular models, you’d want to buy from a trustworthy seller that can verify the cable’s history all the way back back to purchase from an authorized dealer. From us... | |
| Small or big tubes/valves for pre amp ? I'll take 6922 based gear all day over 6sn7. Not a fan of the 6sn7; they all have their own sonic quirks and colorations which is why you get recommendations to balance 2 types off each other. And if you have a high-gain circuit you'll likely run ... | |
| WHAT TURNTABLE? I didn’t have to buy a VPI unipivot to know I didn’t want one. Just seeing the VPI tables with that arm at my prior dealer was enough of their unipivot for a lifetime, lol. I realize they’ve made improvements to smooth out the unipivot experience,... | |
| i am starting to think Audiogon profits off the spam... Absolutely agree - this is ridiculous. | |
| Any advice on buying quality vinyl I’d avoid both MoFi and Better Records. Absolutely seek out good original pressings, but no need to overpay to the level of "Better Records". Some of your cheapest records will turn out to be your favorite gems, after a good clean. That's part of ... | |
| WHAT TURNTABLE? LOL. Two tables each with some big things going for and against them. Very different schools/camps, so you’ll get very polar responses. I guess if it were me starting over and choosing between this pair, I’d give the Prime Signature a shot - but o... | |
| Opinions on Parasound A21 & A21+ Years ago used to own an A21 and then JC-1; just bought a used A23 for my girlfriend's system. It's just like I remember the A21 - smooth, powerful & dynamic sound with just a touch of warmth. Very, very sweet! It's got the good points of soli... | |
| broken dreams - new cartridge help please! ElusiveDisc.com lists "$1449.99" for Re-Tip/Exchange on a Transfiguration Axia. Sounds like a decent option; not sure why Needledoctor couldn’t help more. Give the other guys a call and see what they say. They’re getting some 40% cut for simply pa... | |
| New Rega Planer 8 (P8) Turntable - Apheta 2 Cartridge Combo - Thoughts Well I once owned an Ortofon Windfeld MC, and to me it sounded more like really really good digital with a touch of analogness, which may be your jam :) Very very good technical cartridge. I’m sure it’s well ahead of the Rega you had. The new Ti v... | |
| Phono Preamp Gain I’d agree that he’d realize huge performance gains going to one of those fine tube/hybrid phonos over a budget SS like the Schiit. I have the Herron and a VAC Renaissance after upgrading through phono stages for years; both are absolutely fantasti... | |
| Phono Preamp Gain Really, anywhere in the range of 0.5 V to 1.0 V output from your phono stage (calculated by specs; peak levels can be much higher) is typically fine. I tend to like it in the hot side towards 1V in practice, but you run the risk of cutting into ov... | |
| Phono Preamp Gain Well 40 dB on 5 mV is only 0.5 V. While 30 dB on 5 mV results in an absolutely anemic (for line level) 0.158 V. You pipe that into a preamp next to an input holding a hot digital source of 2V - 4V (e.g many balanced DACs), and you’re going to have... | |
| Phono Preamp Gain You need to match phono stage gain to the cartridge first. Don’t get tied up in the integrated’s input sensitivity, which is spec’d at the point where the volume control is WIDE OPEN, and determines the amount of input signal required to output th... | |
| VPI Classic vs Clear Audio Wood I get a sense of what you mean by “sparkle”. I get that with vintage Fidelity Research arms paired with Koetsu/Shelter cartridges. I’m realizing now I didn’t get that with modern/tech arms like the Graham Phantom and Clearaudio Universal - very sm... | |
| Attenuator & Transformer for Moving Coil cartridge 15x ratio for a 0.6mV can actually work great, contingent upon the synergy of your cart to a particular SUT. Just try it and see what you’ve got. Pretty sure it stands at least a reasonable chance of beating a solid-state MC stage. Depends of cour... |