noromance

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Who has made a move and did you let movers take Hi-Fi
Moved 3000 miles. Linn LP12 was upside down and leaking bearing oil. 97 pound TVA1 amp was perfect until I dropped it taking it out of the crate. 
Review: Quad 57
I have a mint pair. Is it worth removing grills? Will the be structurally compromised and vibrate? Will I ruin them? Photo in VSystems. 
Jelco TK-850L review
@rauliruegas Noted. I'll spend some time looking at this. Thanks. 
Jelco TK-850L review
@bpoletti No. I'm afraid that for the $865 I paid, you have to slacken the post bolt. However there are a few after-market VTA adjusting mods available.  
Jelco TK-850L review
Have a few hundred hours on it now and it seems to be settling in or I am getting used to it. I played one of my reference recordings: Frank Zappa Joe's Garage - Little Green Rosetta. It's got a lot going on with singers spread across a wide sound... 
Whats playing on your system today?
What a great recording for anyone starting off with jazz. Beats the pants off @the Pawnshop for showing off your rig. Cheap on Discogs.Buddy Tate, Al Grey ‎– Just Jazz 
Which is the best audio magazine?
Don’t forget Virtual Systems and Member Reviews in the AGon forum. 
Audio as a weapon
It is up to us to use good hifi systems to fight back against our oppressors. We have become a militarized police state. Bring on the dBs. Society will recognize audiophiles at last.Remember this?https://youtu.be/xywQQXrYi5s 
Cartridge or Pre Amp
Experiment with rolling the tubes in the Tube Box for a start. 
Pre amps cost vs. value ... what I discovered last month.
Thanks Brian. Interesting. I’ll never forget hearing a top flight stack of Naim amps annihilated by a low rent Croft Micro 3 tube phone preamp back in '87. Ditto for Aragon, Classe, Cyrus, Audiolab and others. I asked Ken Kessler, the reviewer, ho... 
Please Define: High vs low output moving coil
The concept is that if there are fewer windings on the (moving) coil attached to the cantilever, then it is lighter and more sensitive. The price being lower output. As well as HOMCs, there are also low output MCs and very low output MCs. 
What do folks think of SOTA Moonbeam III
Fremer’s review is worth a read.http://www.analogplanet.com/content/sota-moonbeam-turntable-nice-price-and-smooth-performer-thats-easily-up... 
Phono stage as preamp
If there is a volume control, there must be a buffer otherwise the output impedance would vary with output level. So its not really a phono stage you're using but a phono preamp. 
Old 1980's British Loudspeaker Logo
This is bugging me because I think I have seen it but can't recall. Leak? Lowther? 
Removing spikes... Now my speakers sing
Liz is high on music again.