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| VPI HW19 MkIII vs. Michell Gyrodec? Hmmm....Very interesting. Non-suspended turntable does not need wall shelf or solid platform compared to suspended turntable???? Reason for putting suspension on the turntable to isolate the external vibration. That is the reason why non-suspended... | |
| VPI HW19 MkIII vs. Michell Gyrodec? Dirtyragamuffin, you can't go wrong with either turntables.I have owned both VPI HW19MKIII and Michell Gyrodec(full version, bronze edition) for a while. Both are excellent turntables. Currently I have ET2 or 309 tone arms on VPI and SME V or 309 ... | |
| Are KT-88 a good substitute for 6550c? I have my shares on KT-88s and 6550s on my SF Power 2 and my previous ARCVT100.From my experimentation and my music taste, I liked Svetlana KT88s and JJ Tesla KT88s the best(out of current production tubes). Svetlana gives little warmer and weight... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations w/ ARC PH-3 SE I have used Koetsu Rosewood Sig, Benz Ruby II, Shelter 901, Lyra Helikon, Benz Glider(0.9mV), ATOC9, etc over the years with ARC PH3SE. One of the major strength of the ARC PH3SE over other high end phono preamp is ability to change the sound via ... | |
| Please evaluate the Lyra Helicon phono cartridge Here is what I wrote to a few of the friends/augiogon inmates asked me regarding Lyra Helikon/Shelter 901/Koetsu Rosewood Sig. cartridges which I have owned.(I had all three until a few months ago). All the comments are based on extended listening... | |
| EAR 834 vs. ARC PH-3? FrankC,Contact Leonard in ARC for gain modification for your LS2B. ARC preamp's gain is usually set at 12dB gain in single ended mode and 18 dB gain in balanced mode. Most of the ARC preamp gains can be changed by 6dB by just adding a pair of resi... | |
| TT for OL Silver/ Shelter 501 FrankC,I have trided Amperex(Bugle boy) 6DJ8's, Mullard 6DJ8s(RCA branded, made in GB) Siemens 6DJ8s(RCA branded), Siemens ECC88s with gold pins, Amperex A frame ECC88s, and Philips A frame ECC88s. For comparason, I have tried Amperex USN 6922(US ... | |
| Goldmund Studio-still one of the best? Goldmund Studio still beats out most of high dollar turntables. Yes it's T3 or T3F arms are bear to keep it in shape but that is what the Vinyl fun is all about. Once you get used to what is needed, it is not bad at all. Only part I would worry ab... | |
| TT for OL Silver/ Shelter 501 Gundam91,Please let us know how the shoot out goes between Teres/Gyro. I myself have Gyrodec(bronze addition) with QC + Shelter 901(and few other more) + SME arms + ARC PH3 SE with many mod. From what I heard of Teres and Rega arm in another setup... | |
| Tube myths Joint Army Navy vs Non Joint Army Navy I had some experience with 6dj8 family tubes: Amperex(Holland made), Siemens(German made), Philips(US made), and Sylvania(US made).From my experience, on Amperex and Siemens, 6dj8 sounds the best, more air and warmth as well as frequency extension... | |
| Best sounding LP's From my experience with my collection(I own ~7k classical LPs but have not listened to them all), I like below labels(I really don't care for some of the newer audiophile re-issue lps):-Most of RCA Living Stereo labels(ones with shaded dogs). Slig... | |
| help with turntable skipping You may want to try to place your turntable on a wooden block(butcher block) or granite plate with Vibrapods under the block/plate. Vibrapods works wonders of eliminiating vibrations. There are different weight limits for different Vibrapods so ca... | |
| Will I hear better sonic from WE300B on my system It will be depends on your system set up and your music taste.I have tried many different 300B tubes(AVVT, KR 300BXLS, JJ Tesla, Svetlana, EH, Sophia, Cetron, Valve Art, Sovtek) in my system(Cary 300B SE monoblocks were used in comparason). In my ... | |
| CBS Half Speeds? Digital? I have had mixed experiences with the LPs saying "digital remaster" or "digital recording".Almost every single CBS digitally remastered LPs sound bad.But ones with just says digital PCM recording(like Denon, Telarc) sounds very good.CBS Master sou... | |
| Best Tonearm Match for Shelter 901 Eminent Tech. ET2 and ET 2.5 arms are excellent arms.Yes, they are slightly more involved in setting up but you get rewarded with the result. As long as you have near by closet or room, you can set the pump outside of the listening room(longer the... |