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Stand out phono stages
Hi Jazdoc,Can you tell us more about your Experience Music Kahn LCR phono stage? What kind of gain? Is it using built in step up transformers? How much does it cost? etc.Thanks!! 
Small tear in PHY-HP driver, please help
You may want to research on the AudioKarma site. They have a lot of diy experts that could give some great suggestions....not specifically to the Phy drivers but in drivers in general, such as Tannoy and the likes of which where the principle idea... 
Cary CAD-211AE tube rolling
Thank you for the excellent reply. Your comparison between the two amps was very helpful! 
Cary CAD-211AE tube rolling
I realize this is slightly off topic, but I was wondering if you could characterize the differences between the Cary 805 and the 211M.Thanks much! 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
My good friend (who is a diy audio expert) installed a pair of .22 Alexanders as coupling caps in my single ended 845 amp the other day.I wasn't expecting much right out of the box, but boy was I surprised. They were very full bodied with excellen... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Thanks Volleyguy for sharing your thoughts with me. I have decided to order the Dueland Alexander and give them a try. I realize that they won't compete with the VSF or CAST, but hopefully they will share some resemblence of the Duelund family tra... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Would anyone be able to tell me how they feel the Jensen Pure Copper Foil pio in Paper tube sounds in comparison to the Duelund Alexander copper foil pio?If I understand this correctly, they are both made at the same location, sharing resources fo... 
Dunlavy SCIV - What amp are you using?
Hello Polyglot,Thank you for sharing your choice of amplification with us in regards to the Dunlavy SCIV.As to your question about the VR6....the best thing you can do is try to audition a pair and let your ears decide. What sounds great to "me" m... 
Dunlavy SCIV - What amp are you using?
Hello Opus88,Thank you for the kind words. Although my Dunlavys have always kept the primary residence in my reference listening room, I have also tried other speakers from my other systems in this room. As good as they have been, none have eclips... 
Dunlavy SCIV - What amp are you using?
Hello Drubin,Although I have never had my Dunlavys placed on anything, I have read some threads in the past of others doing it and if I remember correctly....they had liked the results.I have liked how mine sound in "my room" well enough to not tr... 
Best amplifier for Tannoy GRF Memory HE
I have vintage 12" monitor golds in custom cabinets and have had great results with single ended 300b,845, and pushpull EL84's. The Tannoys although being very musical speakers, are also very revealing of their upstream electronics feeding them an... 
Pilot 245A Integrated tube amp
You are a very lucky guy to have discovered the Pilot 245! I kid you not, that is one fantastic amplifier. I have had one for close to twenty years now. The transformers on that amp are some of the most musical there are for EL84 amps. I have a fr... 
Tonian Classic 12.1s vs. Vintage Tannoy MG 12
Just to follow up, I received an email from Tony, the designer and he said that all a person needs is 18" between the back of the speaker and the wall behind it. He said that the plates in the back of the speaker are adustable to adapt to almost a... 
Tonian Classic 12.1s vs. Vintage Tannoy MG 12
Knott,Thank you for taking the time to look through the other thread to see my Tannoy speakers.Yes, you are correct. The back of the Tannoys are only 18" from the wall behind them. In this placement, having the bass reflex ports on their front is ... 
Tonian Classic 12.1s vs. Vintage Tannoy MG 12
Thank you Knott for sharing your thoughts. I'm sorry, I do not know how to post a picture to this thread, but here is a link to another thread that has photos of my Tannoys in question. Maybe by looking at these photos, it may give you more inform...