mulveling
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| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? @lalitk Sadly, these audiogon threads often become a demonstration of how NOT to effectively communicate. I can find myself being too wordy, repetitive, or combative at times - but then I read a thread like this, and feel like I've not been that... | |
| Need A High Compliance Cartridge Van den Huls are high compliance. At new, they can be VERY tricky with tracking until the suspension breaks in a bit. Then they’re nice carts. I just had to stick with it and not give up. Used them with both low (VPI) and medium-high mass (FR64fx)... | |
| Townshend Pods under TT Don’t Do I know this is an old thread, but I’ve gone through my own trials on this issue, in a small room system with springy floor. A properly tuned spring suspension is still the BEST affordable TT isolation in this hobby, by far. But whether it’s by SO... | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used I would definitely go vintage + restoration (or "modern" vintage, like maybe the Latino amps) at that price & power range. Your only other option would be Chinese amps, which are not made to last. Amps in this class often use 6L6GC / KT66, EL8... | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? Putting aside the issue of op's earnestness, you'd have to get EXTREMELY lucky to sell most 50K MSRP speakers for anywhere near 30K, even mint current models w/ transferrable warranty. 50K isn't the number you're competing with on most new sales. ... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? @lalitk If it hasn't already been pointed out: the fact that you enjoy Tannoy Canterbury as your main speakers, and have stuck with them for years (like me) - I think makes it more likely you'll prefer the SUT + MM approach. The cartridges you... | |
| Anybody here buy a cartridge from 'highendbroker' ? Steve @scm , Awesome, that Windfeld Ti is a great cart and I definitely think of (miss it) from time to time! Happy to hear it’s getting such great use and enjoyment. I’m known to generally prefer warm, full bodied sound - hence my fondness for ... | |
| Anybody here buy a cartridge from 'highendbroker' ? Yes, I bought a Frog Gold from him last year. Very good transaction - swift and efficient, nothing of particular note (good). Cartridge was perfect; brand new as advertised w/ the nice box. Straight cantilever, perfect L/R channel balance, etc. Ni... | |
| PSVane KT150 New Sensor (Tung-Sol) came out with the KT120 around 15 years ago now. It’s a great product - I’ve uses dozens of sets by now, and still never a single problem. Shortly thereafter, Psvane made their own KT120 copy. It didn’t go well, and was pull... | |
| Can a power amp have too much power, risking damage to a speaker? It’s power that kills drivers High power amps are safe if you can fully control their output - this means know your volume knob’s "levels", and adopt patterns that prevent transient spikes - e.g. power on/off in the right sequence, mute when cu... | |
| VPI to What Products & brands that sell a lot (successful) also end up on the used market a lot. It says far more about the nature of this hobby and its fickle hobbyists (that’s us), rather than being a damning statement about the product’s performance. ... | |
| Coil vs. Cart impedance Impedance and resistance mean the same thing in this context (but often not in others). Yes, your Clearaudio is on the high side for an MC. You’d typically want to load it starting at 500 ohms and above. | |
| NAD M22 V1 versus M22 V2 or M23 @jared_adams Didn't take a chance on the M23. Ended up going in a TOTALLY different direction, buying my dealer's old demo VAC Statement 450S (predating the iQ feature) tube amp. Put KT120 in place of the stock KT88 (huge change in sound here), ... | |
| Who still does mods for CD players Dan Wright (Modwright) is the only one I’d trust to do any kind of mods, by far. I have a good friend with some of the Kern mods on an SCD-1. No thanks, not for me. In the last several years, and particularly with the passing of Oppo, Dan’s moddi... | |
| SUT With a Manley Steelhead RC? I think it’s well known Koetsu never wound their own SUT’s, but sourced them from a Japanese maker - the question is "who"? Haven’t seen an answer on that, yet. The new metal-box SUT shows some additional components inside there too (resistors) al... |