o_holter
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| Fix Aesthetix Io volume control? Thanks, Czarivey. I will try your advice this weekend. | |
| What is the best OTL out there? Atma-sphere is certainly good, if is it the best, I don't know. In my case, OTL amps bettered heavy-duty solid state amplification. I had a flagship chain - Krell FPB600 driving Dynaudio Consequence speakers. I bought Atma-Sphere MA-1 and got them... | |
| Atma-sphere amps best power tubes Finally I've had time to test my 28 6AS7G output tubes and about 20 extras, in my new Beck RM-1 tester. The measurements vary a lot (between tubes, and internally between sections) - all in all, quite disappointing, both for the RCA NOS set and my... | |
| Phasing out of Compact Disc Thanks Ivan - political economy and music is interesting. Nuts? No not at all. And - I respect differerent ways to get good sound. The CD was not all bad. It was bad only from a certain cut point and upwards in the existing audio systems / consume... | |
| JPS Labs Superconductor vs FMS Zero vs Emperical D I use JPS cables. Although the original Superconductor is good, more recent versions are better. To my ears the FX is a bit better, and the Superconductor 3 is clearly better. | |
| What are used tubes worth ? I have invested in a Beck RM-1 tube tester. Although only the ears can be the final test of a tube's musicality, it should help avoid bad tubes, at least. | |
| Phasing out of Compact Disc Political economy - a calculated decision to shut LP production down? Where did it come from? I don't think the casette was such a big factor here in Europe. Could it be, mainly, that the world went slightly mad, buying into the hype of the CD and... | |
| Einstein My experience with two very different, and both excellent, amps - Krell FPB600 and Atma-Sphere MA-1 - tells me that balanced is generally the way to go. Not in all cases, perhaps, since tastes, experiences and systems differ. But like you say, Ein... | |
| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it I find that keeping a log is a time-saver. I started making log notes for each product (in a data base) but found that it was more convenient to just have one document and use the search function. I put test results, web links etc in the log. So w... | |
| Pickup SRA - starting from a 500x microscope Thanks again! I have to get that wrench, it got lost. To sum up: my Atlas sounds best as far up as I can get it, on my SME V arm on a Hanss T-30 turntable. I have measured, this is not very far up at the back, 2-3 mm or so from parallel. Perhaps I... | |
| Pickup SRA - starting from a 500x microscope Thank you Peter - but the arm rest is already fully down, or very close to it (if I could only find that allen wrench), so I don't think it will change much. Also the microscope is still on loan to a friend. Btw he has a big dog that likes good mu... | |
| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it Thank you, Btselect! I agree - more tubes, more maintenance. But they sound better (in my case) so I accept it - it is not a heavy burden although sometimes an output tube goes bad in the MA-1 amps (28 of them). Fans, yes, I use one, a computer fa... | |
| Einstein I am late here, just discovered this thread, so it may be irrelevant. My Einstein The tube mk2 has two RCA out, but they are line out, not fit for an amp. Why not get a balanced SET amp? Hearing how the Einstein integrates with balanced amps (Atma... | |
| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it Hi all and thanks for advice. The thread takes up a common concern but perhaps the question was too broad. So answers become quite general. Enjoy what works. Listen for what sounds good. Be patient. Plan ahead. Avoid complexity if possible but... | |
| Pickup SRA - starting from a 500x microscope I measured once more. With my SME V arm I am only able to raise the arm 2 mm or so from parallel. If it is higher, at the back, the rubber rim on the arm lift starts to engage the arm tube (even though it is at rest, not lifted), and there seems t... |