mulveling
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| Would you put the same 12AX7 tubes for both onboard phono and line amp of an integrated? No, you don’t need to match. Don’t make this harder than it has to be. Many of us who have been doing tubes for a while, actually prefer to mix different makes of tubes across our available slots. The positive attributes of each tube brand are of... | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers The cabinetry was done at Tannoy but they were shipped to China for finishing as it could be done cheaper and better there. @nonoise Interesting! Thanks for that info. I can’t complain about the results, either way. But it’s wild to imagine tha... | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers I’m curious as to when Kevin stopped being a Tannoy dealer. I don’t know the full story, probably few do, but there were rumors Tannoy was sort of "poached" from him. IIRC it was shortly after Upscale split out "Harmonia Distribution" for that ... | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers @hilde45 Same - sorry I came off as salty! There’s no accounting for some of my mood swings :) | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? Plus, I've gotten great support over the years from Musical Surroundings. I am getting both my Universal 12" arms rewired. Agree - Musical Surroundings' service & support has been fantastic. Great distributor. NO complaints there :) I sus... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? It seems no worse than what people pay for stuff on a Linn LP12 (like $10k+ for their new plinth). @dwette No doubt, the high parts prices seem endemic to this hobby. Sorry for the belly-aching! I do still love my Master Innovation, 8 years in... | |
| Why do tube amps often subjectively sound more powerful than SS ? So when I got the Bryston amplifier, I thought, since it was more powerful, put on really powerful music that will take advantage of it like the Conan soundtrack. I put in the Bryston, cranked it up and…huh? Where was that power? Why did it ... | |
| Sold Sold Sold I think I'd rather deal with an OP than be lectured on this crap. | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? Along with a small amount of rubbish, there is so much diversity and quality in current turntable design that even a shortlist would be a long list. It's sort of shocking how many different brands and models we have now for such a tiny market. ... | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers @mulveling ... always appreciate your posts; one of the few that I read every word ... thanks Thank you @blackbag20 , your kind words are much appreciated :) My comment related to the video in the OP -- I assume you watched it. It is him dire... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? What parts have you needed for a Clearaudio? Just curious. In nearly 15 years of Clearaudio ownership (Ovation/Innovation/Universal) I’ve only needed belts, and some bearing oil my dealer provided free. As for upgrades, I got some pretty generou... | |
| Are EL34 based amps more musical than KT series based ? Or it's purely a matter of design? Then maybe I should upgrade output transformers in my VAC Avatar with custom ones ? This is a crazy idea, I think. Inna case this was serious - don’t do this. You’re not going to out-expertise nor out-voice Kevin Haye’s choices for his own ampl... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? SOTA - really well engineered tables (Sapphire, Nova, Cosmos) that properly address the real problems of vinyl playback (isolation, whole-record clamping) without solving the wrong problems just for gimmick-factor. Great classic looks with any woo... | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers I think Upscale is fine, and I appreciate their tube burn-in services. I’ve bought several dozens of power tubes from them over 15 years, and never had a dud. But as far as Kevin being a "friend in the business" and "upfront"? Hah! Only as far as... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s @buellrider97 Pardon my language but JJ’s sound like crap. I co-admin a Rogue group on Facebook and I frequently comment: "JJ’s go right in the trash". Any of the Russian 12AX7 options are better (EH 12AX7 and 12AU7 are a bit too bright, tho... |