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| Upgrade from Audio Physic Virgos to ??? Thanks for all the advice. The introduction of a power conditioner like the Sound Application may be a good way to go. I used to have a PS Audio powerplant but found it a bit problematic, and I found it only really helped the digital front-end (in... | |
| Upgrade from Audio Physic Virgos to ??? Hey GregM, thanks for the good advice. Yea, I might consider just holding still with the speakers if the upgrade would be too expensive for a small improvement, but I'm really keen to see if such an upgrade would make a significant, material impac... | |
| Blue Circle BC2 - may need to upgrade. Hi Folks:Thanks for the suggestions. As things worked out, I decided against switching power amps, but instead am selling my CD player (the two box YBA CD1a was also taking up a lot of real estate) - I may regret the sale thoug - I'm not sure what... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long I just installed Tom's Hi-Fi mod, and it made a significant improvement to the sound. I hear way better bass - much tighter, more defined. Also, the trebble is more refined - I had been experiencing some sibilence on some slight high pitched vocal... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi T_bone - In terms of buying The Grange, I recommend checking out winecommune.com. It's essentially the Audiogon of wine. Pretty amazing site - you can buy just about anything. Prices can be pretty good as well. The '98 Grange can still be had f... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century While we're on the subject of wine, just in case everyone doesn't know already, Mick's top end preamp, the Grange is named after what is generally considered Australia's finest bottle of wine - The Penfolds Grange. I think the preamp is well named... | |
| get vinyl rig or audio aero capital Hi Audiotomb:You mentioned a concern in your thread that you were weary of having only a 'dated collection to play'. I just wanted to mention that in my recent move into the world of vinyl, I find that I can source about 70% of new music on vinyl ... | |
| Buying LPs - where do you shop Guys:Thanks for all the vinyl store leads. Looking forward to expanding my collection. Cheers,Outlier | |
| How do I go about buying vinyl on Amazon.com Hi Lithojoe:See my thread on "Buying LPs - where do you shop". I explain how I buy vinyl from Amazon. Let me know if you have questions. Cheers,Outlier | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Mick's new website is up! Check out the latest eye candy:http://www.supratek.bizAlso, alongside the new Supratek stuff, for those on the vinyl upgrade path, check out Teres Audio's new Teres 340 rig. Holy cow, just when I thought my upgrades were ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Bwhite, many thanks for the input. Sounds like good advice. I'll see can I return the tubes to the dealer I got them from. It's a pity it's so hit-or-miss with these tubes. 1 in 10 sounds like such bad odds ;-) Cheers,Outlier | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I got my hands on some KenRad Black Glass VT231 from a reputable seller and I tried them on my Syrah. I found that while the sound was great, there was a huge amount of 'wind' coming from the tubes. It wasn't a hum per-se, but it sounded more like... | |
| Expensive vinyl rig - still not performing ;- Asa: yea, the Syrah phono stage does sound great. I can't say how it compares to others though, as this is my first venture into the vinyl realm. Still, I've been so happy with the Syrah as a linestage (compared to my previous SF Line 3 and Brysto... | |
| Expensive vinyl rig - still not performing ;- Holy *$. I got my Shelter 501Mk2 back from Japan after I had sent it in for repair/adjustment. Now my vinyl rig has made its appearence. I think I'm all set. It's sounding big, rich and effortless. I guess the cartridge was likely the issue at fau... | |
| Expensive vinyl rig - still not performing ;- Hi Folks:Thanks so much for all the pointers. Yes, I've looked at pretty much every issue above (VTA, distance to spindle,leveling, tracking force, cartridge loading, positioning of cartridge, wiring etc), and I think it's really something faulty ... |