musicfan2349
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| Linn LP12 turntable I have owned what was my father's Linn/Valhalla for well neigh on 40 years or so. He moved on to SOTA at the time and VPI after that. About 8 years ago, I gave it a thorough going through. R&R the lubricant for the bearing, new belt, relevelin... | |
| Qualified service technicians disappearing! Recommendations wanted I understand you said you did not want to ship however, if that turns out to be your only alternative, I would suggest you reach out to these folks: https://www.pyramid-audio.com/ While I live in the Seattle area, I visited them while I was in A... | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS Many people here wanting to throw equipment/$$$ at a problem without completely understanding the problem first IMHO... It's akin to mechanics who simply replace parts without doing thorough diagnostics. @sgordon1 has the right idea: Get an ear e... | |
| Lower power on left channel I’d work back from the speakers. Swap the speaker cables at the back of the amp. If the trouble follows the swap, you’ve ruled out your speakers. Swap the cables back. Next swap the cables from the preamp. If the trouble moves, it’s the preamp or... | |
| Impedance question Thanks much @boomerbillone ! | |
| Impedance question Okay, thank you all for your responses. I'll try the 4 ohm taps and let you know what I hear. Happy listening. | |
| Any regrets in selling gear? I sold my ARC SP3a-1 Van Alstine when I bought the SP11 MkII. I love the 11, don't get me wrong. It's so much better in so many ways. No buyer's remorse. But some days I miss the beautiful euphonic sound of the SP3. Happy listening. | |
| ISO: Tube headphone amp for Planar headphones @freediver Thanks for the info on the Cayin. I finally found an image showing the internals and was impressed with how it looks. https://cf.shopee.co.th/file/40719695d2fd237fd6c597227d88277f And it is pretty outside as well. The other candidat... | |
| ISO: Tube headphone amp for Planar headphones @freediver Thank you for the info regarding OTL designs. I was not aware of that being an issue. Because it's the internet I had to look it up myself and lo and behold you are correct. Please don't take it personally. My digital front end is Bl... | |
| Reliability - what’s your experience been? Whoa. If you think I’m going to jinx my stellar record by responding… 😉 Happy listening. | |
| Who remembers California Audio Labs? I still have, and listen to, my pop's hand-me-down Aria CD player. Everything works fine, even the remote. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5oGQwprgkNY/maxresdefault.jpg (The above image is not mine but is an example of the unit) Admittedly it doesn't ... | |
| Home network router question A couple of years ago I went to an ASUS Mesh network for our home. The base router, an RT-AX86U sits upstairs in my den next to the Motorola cable modem. Downstairs are two RP-AC1900 Mesh nodes that are networked over the air to the main router up... | |
| DarTzeel’s new direction Goodness, such rancor. Really, why? He's attempting to expand his market, big deal. As someone pointed out, there's only so many $250K amplifiers one could sell. And let's think about this: How many of our spouses shake their heads at the money WE... | |
| My stereo Hold on a second... Just where does that accordion come in!? https://www.flickr.com/photos/183408276@N03/48532547346/in/photostream/ Happy listening. | |
| Kirmuss 'In the Groove' Ultrasonic Record Restorer - Upscale Audio Edition Let me preface this by stating I have not used a Kirmuss RCM myself. I did attend his presentation at PAF in August where he made a good case concerning his credentials and his philosophy on recovering LPs. And considering the deal he was making o... |