orpheus10
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| Old TT vs New TT: Rebuilt Dual 701 or Rega RP3 That Rega can be brought all the way up to the level of the Sota Star Saphire, which is one heck of a TT. This is according to a Sota Star Saphire owner.A Saphire Groovetracer, plus new tonearm wire and tonearm weight will do it. | |
| SS amp as opposed to tube amp Larryi, you made a very positive contribution, not only to "newbies", but to myself as well. I'll have to audition an OTL amp.In regard to the "tube sound", although I have all tubes including NOS tubes, I don't have "the tube sound". | |
| SS amp as opposed to tube amp Rrog, some days my system sounds so glorious that I'm transported to another time and place, but on other days it may not sound so glorious. What is real, and what does my imagination contribute to that euphoria. | |
| SS amp as opposed to tube amp Many "newbies" will not have the opportunity to audition tube and SS amps to decide for themselves whether or not the sonic merits of a tube amp are worth the additional cost, they depend on these forums. Audiophiles on a budget can not fly to the... | |
| SS amp as opposed to tube amp Schubert, I had the same thing happen when something blew in a SS amp. | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? Sabai, I should be asking you the questions, as opposed to you asking me. My "holography" does not follow me around the room. When I leave the sweet spot, I leave the holography, maybe I can train it to follow me around the room.But laying all jok... | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? Sabai, I will be more than happy to tell you everything I know about holography. First, Carver was not true holography. I've owned and tried almost every gimic under the Sun, none of them worked.Let us compare obtaining holography to cooking a goo... | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? Sabai, I left Carver behind a long time ago, that didn't compare to the holography I'm speaking of now, and I've heard incredible levels of holography with incredible price tags. What I heard at that high end emporium was all top of the line ARC a... | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? I must have been responding to Almarg's post, my bad. | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? Sabai, my experiences have been the same as yours. Before I got to where I am, Carver holography was my thing. There's no comparison with what I had and what I got.It took years to get where I am, but fortunately "high end emporiums" existed at th... | |
| Conrad Johnson dedicated fansite I had a problem with my PV-12, and I troubleshot it down to a shorted winding in the secondary of the transformer. While a short in the primary would blow a fuse, not so in the secondary. This could cause all the lights to come on and other strang... | |
| Grado Master Reference 1 Grado's are known to "hum" on Rega TT's. I have both, and the hum only occurs after the last cut when the cartridge is over the center of the table. There is absolutely no hum when the cartridge is over the record grooves. As I recall, there is hu... | |
| Grado Master Reference 1 Grado is my favorite cartridge. A cartridge is the most personal item in the equipment lineup, it's like a woman. If you're in love with the woman of your choice, that's all that counts;however, I will tell you that the cartridge you have is among... | |
| Table/Cart Set Up - By Ear or Test Record? For VTF, I use a precision stylus force gauge SFG-2 by SHURE. I'm sure it's not that expensive. I think it's important to know "quite accurately" what ever your adjustments are, for reference.Music is too subjective, and I listen to so many differ... | |
| Table/Cart Set Up - By Ear or Test Record? I spent three days setting up this cartridge, and I thought that was a long time; but, for the first time I'm experiencing what the "analoger's" have been raving about. Until now, I always took the digital side of the argument, and still do when y... |