mulveling
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| New cartridge vs. Re-tipped I’m still trying to decide what to do with my broken Koetsu Rosewood but sending it to Joseph Long (groovetickler) is at the top of my list. A couple people have said to me elsewhere not to use VAS. When I inquired with VAS he said I had to send ... | |
| New buy, no return policy Are those speakers worth $48k, anyway ? Acoras sound really good, and nobody else is making high end speakers in such nice granite / marble cabinets, so they fit a niche in the market. You should give them a listen. Personally, I really liked t... | |
| New buy, no return policy So, I did go with the pre-owned pair and the amount I saved is staggering. Congrats, hope you enjoy:) You did the right thing. I like to support good dealers (and have done my part there over the years), but the monetary discrepancy is often ... | |
| New cartridge vs. Re-tipped On a few occasions we have been contacted by Wally Tools and other cartridge inspection services regarding excessively lax stylus alignment tolerances of Lyra cartridges. The customer had bought a new cartridge, and was displeased with the result... | |
| New buy, no return policy A $50K speaker is a different ballgame than $5K. That’s "special order" territory, and a small dealer is going to have a hard time eating the loss of a return. I don’t blame him for sticking on that point. The TMR deal doesn’t look too bad. This ... | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? Some folks have more grease than others. Excess grease was gold back when film photography was alive and well. Got a scratch on a prized negative? Just swipe a finger across your nose, and rub that nose grease into the scratch. Grease fills the... | |
| Koetsu cartridges. They must be something special. Me either very interested to know Koetsu. I have LP-S and Shelter 9000, wondering would expect major different vs Black Goldline or Red T, because I heard Shelter like Koetsu, so I’m hesitating move forward. Honestly, LP-S give me all I need an... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s I’m coming to the conclusion that I want a larger speaker that’s “ MUSICAL “, that I can crank up and listen to while sometimes moving around. Being extremely price driven , I’m interested in the Tannoy’s , Fyne, MoFi 888, Cornwall IV’s ( not a f... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s @hiend2 Hi , how’s it going? So about 5-6 days ago I put a primo pair of Tekefunkens in the 12AX7 spot. They’re NOS , but they definitely needed some time. The amps had about 100 hours on them with the new tubes plus the upgrade. They are settli... | |
| What's Up With All The Clickbait Thread Titles We’ve had a number of guys do this here, over the years. Sometimes I wonder how many of them have been the same guy lol. It doesn’t come off as malicious, just a different personality type - they probably engage their minds and learn by asking lot... | |
| Koetsu cartridges. They must be something special. One thing I would advise for folks considering a retip on Koetsu: Koetsu used an "interface" type mount, where the stylus is fitted through a collar of different (softer) metal, then into a groove prepared in the boron. Glue is added mostly on the... | |
| Hagerman Piccolo Zero: New transimpedance head amp Once the current has been converted to voltage, the signal must be handled as voltage because all the downstream components are voltage driven. That’s why I suggested that the Piccolo Zero might be identical to the original Piccolo, after current... | |
| Hagerman Piccolo Zero: New transimpedance head amp (@mulveling - given your extensive experience with the MC-1, any comments on the two units would be especially useful.) @jobeare I still really like my Zero a lot - just listened to it last night, actually. It gives you a whole lot of the weig... | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? No. Normal skin oil is no danger to the tubes. You know what is a danger to tubes? Dropping them. And what makes one more likely to drop them? Those cheesy, slick white cotton gloves included with some tube gear. It’s fine if you use gloves with a... | |
| Do sound characteristics matter when moving from midfi to hifi? But I've also built 2 other systems along the way. One is my reference system and one is an 'experimental' system. @bluorion I also have this kind of 2-system setup now, and it's extremely helpful for evaluating components. |