mulveling
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| Preamp Opinion "But Nick at Rogue recommends the RP-1 over the 99. He said the tubes are improved. " Heh, definitely a difference in opinion. I love Rogue Audio, and have owned several of their components (including 5 preamps: a 99 Magnum, Hera, Hera II, Athena... | |
| Preamp Opinion I'd consider a Rogue 99 Magnum (or Super Magnum) in the Rogue slot over the RP-1. | |
| about tubes svetlana winged c help The printing on these tubes may be suspect, but the construction is a bigger factor in determining its make. New Sensor (Electro Harmonix and all the Mullard / Gold Lion / etc reissue labels) bought the Svetlana label circa early 2000s, and beside... | |
| Adding a Herron VTSP 3A/360 Preamplifier to the system. I'd looked at both the 360 and the Herron monoblocks in the recent past, but went in different (and much more expensive) directions. My ears have recently been opened up to Tannoys on Solid State amps (Phison - who I'd never heard of before this y... | |
| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? @lewm Why not gift your vinyl collection to a younger audiophile, (or partition out to a few 'philes) if you know & like any? Seems like a well curated collection would have a long road to being properly enjoyed again, through a charitable don... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( The audio market is hot in some areas, and cold in others. Majority of gear that churns in & out of the audiogon classified listings is probably on the "cold" side. | |
| Adding a Herron VTSP 3A/360 Preamplifier to the system. Awesome! It looks like an extremely nice unit. I love the very clean looking faceplates of the Herron gear. What finish you get? The titanium looks sweet (I had a VTPH-2A in that finish, now sold to a good friend). As I'm sure you know, preamp con... | |
| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? Also realize to get "top" dollar for those records you’d have to painstakingly list and sell them individually. There’s a HUGE value discrepancy between their sum of median / max values on DiscOgs marketplace versus dumping the whole collection of... | |
| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? You shouldn’t have posted about this (here or anywhere), and you shouldn’t have tortured yourself over the moral implications - that just means your dickhead "friend" has now screwed you over TWICE!In the future, just stop listening as soon as som... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please Koetsu can be too warm or dark in some systems, but with op’s Tannoy Kensington, they help keep the horn tweeters in check. Then, the fabulous midranges of these 2 transducers make magic together. | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please @astolforYes, Koetsus are a bit harrowing to align because of the big boxy body, and they tend to ride fairly low - overhang positioning is OK but it's a little challenging to see enough of the cantilever to align it. Usually the cantilever will b... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please Those 3 all seem like great choices. And you have a great system. I used to own Kensington - now Canterbury - and Koetsu cartridges get along *exceptionally* well with them both! | |
| How much does power amplifier really matter comparing to other hi-fi components? Everything matters. Amp matters a lot. Recently I’ve owned 3 amps I can swap among in my system. Each has a very distinct sound. All 3 are way more than enough power (120 - 275 Watts / ch) for my 96dB Tannoys, so overhead & drive capabilities ... | |
| Ortofon Cadenza vs. old Ortofon MC30 Super2 ? Based on having an old MC20 still kicking around and having gone through the Cadenza / Kontrapunk / Windfeld / A90 lines - no, I don’t think a new Cadenza will the same "house" sound as your MC30 Super. The older motors used very low impedance coi... | |
| My kiseki Blackheart nightmare. There seems to be a disturbing incidence of Kiseki issue reports over the last few years. Not a LOT in absolute number to be sure (countered by the fact these must be very low volume sales numbers), but seemingly more than the other major cartridg... |