oilmanmojo
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| recommended phono preamp for $2500? Not sure if you would consider SS, but RCM Sensor is a very good phono stage. | |
| Vinyl Recovery One suggestion, if you are concerned, is to get a second copy of your lp you play the most and alternate play. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state I do not have personal experience with tubes in my own system so my comparison is my long experience with SS versus George Merrill's set up in Memphis. It was not a top of the line Tube system but it was the most musical set up I had ever heard. P... | |
| Spin Clean after Steam Cleaning? forgot to mention, never, never put the cleaning solution in the steamer. the surfactant etc will not vaporize and it will possibly damage steamer. | |
| Spin Clean after Steam Cleaning? get a $30 shop vac and seal the end of a crevice tool. cut a slit lengthwise along the crevice tool and bam, you have a cheap but effective vacuum system. Glue a felt strip on both sides of the slit and it will perform like a champ. I will send a ... | |
| Spin Clean after Steam Cleaning? if you are steam cleaning, part of that regime is scrubbing with a good brush with a cleaning solution, vacuum, rinse, and vacuum. I like to put the solution on the record, steam, then scrub before vacuuming. THis way, the steam assists the cleani... | |
| Shindo/Audio Physic speakers Similar experience with Caldera's. Horrible with my marantz av receiver but a magical transformation w pass labs 30.8 | |
| Soundstage - when wide is too wide Sometimes I get this with acoustic guitar and singer when you know the singer is also playing the guitar. Annoying to say the least. Before I had a very revealing system I would not notice. Resolution can point out bad mixing for sure | |
| LOMC; Life expectancy Mileage will vary based on lots of variables. Some stylus styles do wear faster based on stylus shape from what I have read. Also, I am a firm believer in clean records and I feel that has a big impact on life. I have an 8 yo airy3s that I used ex... | |
| What is the best USED Speaker Under $10,000 Picked up the audio physics caldera ii for 3500. It's an older speaker but rarely see for resale. Well reviewed in 1998 when they came out. Same drivers as the Wilson Watt. Original list near 20k. Really like them now that I have an amp to drive t... | |
| worst sounding great lps agree with the rundgren comment, great music live, but the albums just dont come close to the experience | |
| Keeping your Pass Labs Amplifier on all the time I keep in standby mode until Friday morning then leave on through weekend since I listen a lot on weekends. It does sound better after a couple of hours. I have the xa30.8 | |
| Comparing the Pass Labs XA30.5 to the XA 30.8 My system is a XP-10 with XA 30.8. I have a set of AudioPhysics Caldera II (3 box set). I mainly listen to vinyl on this setup with my front end being Maplenoll Apollo, ZYX UNIverseII and a recent RCM sensor Phono. All SS obviously. Plenty of body... | |
| Comparing the Pass Labs XA30.5 to the XA 30.8 congrats on the purchase. My first venture to separates was the 30.8 and i will first agree, tough to unbox and set up. At 60 yrs and not quite as strong as i used to be, it was a chore similar to setting up my Maplenoll apollo!However, once i got... | |
| Advice - What turntable should I buy ??? i would look at one of the vintage denon, dual etc type tables to see if you really want to get back into vinyl. Many of these tables can be had for less than 500 with a reasonable MM cartridge and will do a good job with reproduction. Spend more ... |