noromance
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| Whats on your turntable tonight? It's Immaterial - Life's Hard and Then You DieTimbuk3 - Greetings FromPrefab Sprout - From Langley Park to Memphis | |
| Audiosilente idler wheel versus Artisan Fidelity idler wheel for a Garraed 401 @best-groove 2 different idlers. Audiosilente is less expensive aluminium. The Artisan Fidelity one is stainless steel and higher tolerances. | |
| Audiosilente idler wheel versus Artisan Fidelity idler wheel for a Garraed 401 Good. Make sure to clean the inside of the platter rim with alcohol. | |
| SHL5+, Zu, Orangutan? @tswisla I haven't met an amp that didn't respond to tube rolling. Of course, there's always the possibility that you do not hear an improvement depending on tube choice. | |
| SHL5+, Zu, Orangutan? How about keeping the Harbeth speakers and changing tubes in the Macs? | |
| Audiosilente idler wheel versus Artisan Fidelity idler wheel for a Garraed 401 Do not attempt to change bushings if they seem okay. It’s a job you’ll regret undertaking without specialized knowledge.Does the idler spin freely and take some time to spin down? Does it make the whirring noise with platter off? | |
| Turntable Advice? Yeah, call SOTA and discuss options. They do a lifetime trade-in and full service on older tables. | |
| Let's roll: what pre-amp tubes should I consider next? @mickeyb I'll mention them again. Telefunken ECC83 (smooth plates over ribbed plates) are the best 12AX7 type after the Shuguang I listed above. The Teles are neutral and transparent. The Shuggies have better frequency balance, extended highs, and... | |
| Brands that have the least depreciation Yes. @hk_fan | |
| Useful Idiots @bdp24 The Creator? Is that a metal band? | |
| Let's roll: what pre-amp tubes should I consider next? Shuguang Treasure 12AX7LS from Grant Fidelity are the best you can buy. They beat out my Telefunkens in the phono stage. They sound good out of the box but do need 20 hours burn in and sound at their best after 100 hours. They are ultra quiet. I'v... | |
| Rogue Audio vs Vincent Audio +1 @mulveling Vincent is made OEM by Chinese manufacturers. | |
| Rogue Audio vs Vincent Audio Buy the Rogue on the same 30 day return terms and send back the one you don't like. Be aware B&W speakers tend to sound detailed and impressive at demos but can become fatiguing over time. | |
| What's your definition of analog smell? @geoffkait Nice the way time moves differently for you. Must be the quantum slipstream! | |
| What's your definition of analog smell? Primarily the varying musty smells from old record sleeves. Most times it's a warm, satisfying feeling of nostalgia and accomplishment. But infrequently, it's a reminder that I have all this old, heavy, smelly junk in a basement and the sun is shi... |