mulveling
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| Is tube sound vs solid state easier to distinguish using headphones? The full bodied, rich, 3 dimensional sound w/ air & space around every instrument or singer in a good recording is very challenging for most solid state amps to achieve & im not sure if those qualities would be as apparent using headphone... | |
| Is tube sound vs solid state easier to distinguish using headphones? I started in high-end headphones before I went to speakers. No, headphones are absolutely not giving you insights that can’t be gleaned from good speaker setup. If anything, it’s the opposite. The driver technology and R&D investments put int... | |
| Hagerman trumpet mc or Ear 834 classic phono pre amplifier. The EAR classic is using built-in step-up transformers (SUT) for MC gain. These transformers are likely to be much cheaper than the transformers in their wonderful standalone MC-4 SUT box ($2200 on its own), and don’t have any of its loading/gain ... | |
| VPI Prime Sig/Lyra Delos / Feedback ...help! man you are REALLY making an argument for just remove the Lyra Delos from the 3D arm & put it on my 10.5 JMW-10 metal arm (I was mistaken not a 10, it's a 10.5") @tommypenngotti Yeah man! I'm 99% sure you'll be rockin' and loving it with t... | |
| VPI Prime Sig/Lyra Delos / Feedback ...help! I was thinking about trading in arm for the Fatboy Gimbal , but if it’s this same plastic resonant material I’m nervous..🤔 @tommypenngotti I did exactly that move last year - started with 10.5i metal (Nordost) and 10" 3D wands on an Aries 3. S... | |
| VPI Prime Sig/Lyra Delos / Feedback ...help! I might try the HW40 feet I have , they seem way shorter than the Prime Sig feet so not sure all will line up with motor? @tommypenngotti Yep I had to shim it with hockey pucks as needed to line everything up. The HW40 feet will help for sure ... | |
| VPI Prime Sig/Lyra Delos / Feedback ...help! Yeah, I've fought with that on VPI tables in my "difficult room" office setup. Went though all the usual "maybe it's the cartridge / phono / etc" and tried several combinations of each. I've even used 2 different VPI tables here: Aries 3, Avenger ... | |
| Which turntable? Pro-Ject or VPI? higher cost than you are considering, however, IMO a much better choice if the money can be found. divided by several years, the extra money is not as much as it seems, the higher quality/features begin on the 1st day Sure, that’s a fair point ... | |
| Which turntable? Pro-Ject or VPI? VPI | |
| Signal tube versus power tube, sound impact? On the subject of signal tubes... I like the EH 6SN7, but they absolutely have a very "solid state" sound, totally lacking the tube warmth you’d expect - especially from a 6SN7. They’re a "situational" player for sure. As @immatthewj referenced, t... | |
| Signal tube versus power tube, sound impact? Although I do hear that the JJ tubes are more durable and reliable which is why I guess they use them as stock tubes. Says who, JJ? 😂 | |
| Signal tube versus power tube, sound impact? I have noticed more difference changing the output tubes. @ellajeanelle This has been my experience too. Especially recently, swapping from KT88 to KT120 (in amps that support this) effects a huge difference. Swapping between different brands ... | |
| Upgrading from a VPI Aries 1- is it worth it? So we did discuss potentially upgrading the tonearm but I was caught a little off guard by the cost of the upgrade- a new 3D is $2k and the tower is another $1.5k- and then there’s labor. So call it a $4k+ proposition; and the Fabboy alone is $4.... | |
| Upgrading from a VPI Aries 1- is it worth it? The Aries is still a lovely table (I have an Aries 3). Get a Fatboy unipivot or gimbal with the VTA tower and it’s a high-end deck IMO. I have both and like both, though probably prefer the unipivot w/ dual pivot a bit more. They’re a bit pricey, ... | |
| Volume levels Phono stage Sutherland 20/20 Cartridge Clearaudio Virtuoso, soon to be Maestro If you're at the 40dB gain setting, try 46dB. |