noromance
Responses from noromance
| NOS tubes For my Rhea Call Aesthetix. | |
| What is my weak link? As long as you're happy, stay with it. Make sure you have good supports for the turntable and speakers. Try solid core 12 gauge mains cable on the speakers and upgrade your interconnects if using basic stuff. | |
| Back to TT after 24 years Damn. Good post. | |
| Spendor d7 vs st I'd go with the SP2/3. There are a pair on the bay at the moment. Good stands and well away from walls. | |
| Tung sol 6550 tube smell?? What they said. Generally, if you look at the tube anode plates in a darkened room, they should not be glowing red, even slightly. | |
| turntable mats: should I use one? I reviewed the Boston Mat2 in my system post. | |
| Equalizers-Using to compensate for hearing loss Thanks for the info gentlemen. My paternal side goes hard of hearing with age so this will be on my radar in coming years. Best of luck. | |
| New level of ridiculousness Anyone who can afford and rationalize such outlay for a powerstrip needs to seriously consider reviewing the salaries they pay their employees and spreading the wealth. Anyhow, I suppose at the extreme top end it must make a difference but it can ... | |
| Where do audiophiles retire? Someday I'll get out of the overpopulated US and retire in Ireland or Scotland. | |
| Equalizers-Using to compensate for hearing loss Buconero, I think the op wants to listen without the aids. I can imagine aids acting as a major barrier to hearing the actual sound of the rig. | |
| Primaluna-TungSol KT120s in triode mode KT150? | |
| KEF Reference 201 Maybe they were just reproducing the hardness that can be in digital recordings. | |
| cartridge upgrade advice Mattmiller, I believe you meant to say LOW compliance. | |
| which amp to get? Yeah save up a bit more. There's an Eastern Electric M88 and Rogue Cronus for around 1200 or so on audiogon at the moment. | |
| Which cart for thorens TD-160 w/TP16 tone arm? The tp16 isn't a great arm. I think something like an Audio Technica AT95e will work well enough. Maybe an Ortofon 2M Red at the higher end of its limits. |