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| Help me choice Audioquest speaker cables The Rocket 88 is a very good cable that represents a "sweet spot" of sorts for price-to-performance. Even on a modest system, I heard a big upgrade from 88 over Rocket 44 (both single biwire configuration, both modern versions, to be sure -- since... | |
| Returns No, they can't legally resell returns as "A" stock. If someone makes a habit of buying and returning gear, it's very expensive for these retailers -- they can and should blacklist such customers (who always act surprised and like they've been wron... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey Not to detract from all of the positive feedback . . . Is not the Clearaudio Ceramic Magnetic Bearing (CMB) technically a suspension in this scenario? @boothroyd Yes, a good observation -- I used to be optimistic the CMB itself could help prov... | |
| KT120 replacement options in a Cronus Magnum II And now making tubes for some high-end amp manufacturers, easy to spot, see them at my local audio dealer. Several tubes out now since. Quietly working in the background. Counted 75 different versions and levels of tubes in production now this we... | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated For many enthusiasts like me, there is always going to be a stronger pull towards separates - they're just too cool. You got your phono & preamp in the rack under the turntable, and a monoblock next to each speaker. Just as God intended 😎 Mos... | |
| KT120 replacement options in a Cronus Magnum II @mulveling I’m with ya man, only have so many spare quads of KT120s and KT150s lying around. If New Sensor does not figure out how to get them out, its only a matter of time before PSVANE and others start producing clones, Read something recently... | |
| KT120 replacement options in a Cronus Magnum II KT120 had been stock in Rogue amps for many years now. You can run the KT120 in these amps at a higher bias (40 - 45mA, or even 50mA if you’re bold) than KT88 (35mA). In operation, they should be fairly close with more headroom (plate dissipation)... | |
| Increasing a Low output MM Now that I look more closely at the cited phono stage -- as others are saying, this Leben RS - 30 EQ is spec’d at only 23.5dB gain, which is way too low, crazy low. I personally avoid MM stages below even 40dB. However, the picture gets much more ... | |
| Increasing a Low output MM You would need a head-amp with flexible loading and gain options. The Hagerman Piccolo is perfect for this, and not too expensive either. The only potential hang-up is it lacks capacitive loading options, though technically you can play with cable... | |
| Poll: Most impactful component Of surprise to me, power amp has consistently been the biggest difference maker in my journey. | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey @mulveling, yes Target make wall mounts but mine is a 5-shelf floor model. The unit itself is steel I believe and quite heavy, so with added components (the Technics is surprisingly heavy) the total mass is substantial. Then beyond the turntabl... | |
| I want your opinions on these 3 phono stage Agree with @vonhelmholtz -- this is a pretty small niche hobby to begin with, few of us discuss it online, and an even smaller % of that are here on audiogon. So when you see threads like "who's heard A, B and C" -- 99% of the time nobody qualifie... | |
| Which SUT to match Koetsu Rosewood Standard in my system? The step up ratio needed for any pairing is system dependent. What someone else “likes” in terms of turns ratio is moot. Furthermore it seems Mulv has platinum magnet Koetsus, which would give the lower voltage output he quoted, 0.3mV. In that ca... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey mulveling, I'm late to the party but want to add my thanks for your information and starting this helpful discussion. Somewhere I read a recommendation for this product. I've not tried it but it seems to be a very inexpensive device to try. It... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey Just an additional follow up -- I’m really enjoying this setup now. It sounds absolutely wonderful - engaging, organic, full-bodied, liquid. Good depth to the image. Very smooth. VERY low listening fatigue. All the things I like. Absolutely fantas... |