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| Cartridge Upgrade I've had the Cadenza Back & Bronze predecessors -- Jubilee and Kontrapunkt "c". The Jubilee was not warm in my system; the Benz Wood M2 and "c" were warmer. All the Kontrapunkt/Cadenza Ortofons will have a smoother treble than the Benz at that... | |
| Effect on Value if I Update Speakers? Spring clips suck real bad, so you certainly won't be hurting value. But then it probably won't help much either. The typical "audiophile" mods (caps, resistors, wire, clocks etc) are where you can start throwing buckets of money right out the win... | |
| Life after Polk LSI15's---SUGGESTIONS I started off with LSi9 and LSi15 several years ago. The LSi9 were nice, but I never could get used to the bass section of the 15. Coming from high-end headphones and thus being accustomed to well-integrated and well-controlled bass, those 8" side... | |
| As I look at all these posts It proves that it is very, very easy to manufacture a decent cable (using others' parts, or spec'ing out parts for others to manufacture), and that it's potentially very profitable. Even if only until the self-marketing momentum of the new company... | |
| Preamp - 18 dB Gain too low? You know what's completely screwy? I just checked the GF product page again, and they're recommending the matching S200MK preamp -- which is spec'd at a MAXIMUM output voltage of 3V. So you can't get full output power from these amps without 4V fr... | |
| Upgrading cartridge used or new? I've taken the risk 5 times now on used cartridges here on Audiogon, over the past 3 years -- Benz's and Koetsus; not cheap endeavors. Also bought a few used from local friends. And bought a couple new from an authorized dealer. All turned out to ... | |
| Preamp - 18 dB Gain too low? Nguyen787,A doubling (2x) in voltage is (almost exactly) 6dB. A 10x in voltage is exactly 20dB. So for example if you have a 20x factor in gain then you could say: 20x = 2x * 10x = 6dB + 20dB = 26dBNote that dB values are always added together (si... | |
| Preamp - 18 dB Gain too low? The discrepancy between 1V sensitivity (for full rated power output) and 4V is 12dB -- huge! Grant Fidelity and Shuguang really need to get in sync on that one -- it's very confusing/misleading, on such an important spec that can make or break a s... | |
| kt77 vrs kt120 in Rogue M180s Jedinite24 and Samzx12,It was probably EH/New Sensor's fault. I think it was about 2-3 years ago when my audio dealer started complaining about a VERY bad run of EH KT88. They experienced an extremely high (early) failure rate of these tubes in th... | |
| How many watts per channel are enough? To be sure, you'll run out of headroom real quick once you start pushing that volume knob into loud territory. That's why they make efficient speakers and powerful amps!I'm a fan of efficient speakers for sure. Even those *honest* 93dB/Watt speake... | |
| How many watts per channel are enough? If by low-to-moderate volumes you mean peaks up to say 90dB (perhaps pushing to the mid/high 90s), then you should be fine, with ample headroom -- just don't do something silly like set the seating 20'+ away. I found 60 Watts/ch to be perfectly ad... | |
| kt77 vrs kt120 in Rogue M180s That's a very helpful comparison; thanks. I've been using KT120 in my Apollos for a while, and your description of their strengths closely reflects my own observations in replacing the EH KT90. I've been surprised and pleased at how all Rogue gear... | |
| Tannoy Black Value Dunno. How much is a golden unicorn worth? :)Make sure you advertise/auction to the Asian markets as well. | |
| What deserves more attention on Audiogon? Tannoy has a few fans here, emphasis on FEW -- Tannoy doesn't market strongly in North America, nor do they play the "game". Their original dual-concentric driver design from 1948 (they way pre-date both KEF and Klipsch) had been refined over the ... | |
| Bogus tubes from WI WI tubes? BTW, those bargains are not "premium" tubes by a longshot. Not all Amperex makes/vintages are created equal, etc. This adds a good dose of believability to the few listed prices. Certainly cheaper than a trusted domestic tube dealer, but quite bel... |