paladin
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| What sounds the best on your system? My system plays all types of music very well, sans rap & disco - which I never play or want to hear.I listen mostly to jazz, rock from the 60's, 70's & 80's & classical music.I credit most of the sound to my amps (incredible bandwith) ... | |
| What did you own in the 60's? Scott tubed receiver, Garrard Zero 100 TT, Sony reel to reel & Rectilinear 3 speakers.Could not beat the prices @ Korvette's for new LP's back then (under $3.00) THOSE WERE THE DAYS! | |
| Allison One speakers I put a system together for my ex & 2 sons back in the early 80's using a pair of Allison One's, SAE receiver, Tandberg cassette player & a Phase Linear turntable.If I remember correctly the speakers cost me $700 back then.I think you are ... | |
| What is the best knot for a thread drive belt ? No knots for me.When I had the Verdier - I went to a belt & had better results & less fuss. I used the same belt from my Nottingham Mentor ($50), but had to move the speed controller to the front instead of the back. | |
| Which cost more: your system or your car? My system cost about the same as both of our cars - Mine Jaguar XJR - Hers Lexus RX 330.I bought both cars used/pre/owned (2004 models) about 4 years ago with DVD & navigation for about $70K.I bought almost all of my system here on the gon, al... | |
| New arm DaVinci, TW-Acustic or? Go for the 12" Grandezza! | |
| Smooth sounding copper IC like Kubala Sosna Pani,Go for the gold- See if you can locate a pair of older/original Golden Dragon ic's.The older ones have more gold in them than the newer ones.I have a pair of XLR's (NOT FOR $ALE) between my CD/Universal player & pre amp & they are fan... | |
| Is it proper to leave amp on all the time? SS - Yes! 24/7 Tubes - No! Give 1/2 hour to warm up & 1 hour to start sounding normal/fantastic (providing they are broken in). | |
| Slate under speakers? I use Adona 24" X 24" granite/mdf platforms under my speakers & the results are amazing.Better base is just the beginning as I was able to place the speakers closer to both the rear & side walls.I must disagree with the use of spikes - I c... | |
| HRS Isolation Voodoo, anyone experienced this? Only one thing to do: Go back & buy it! | |
| Ascendo C-7 Speakers help. DenmanHere's a pair @ 50% Off!http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1268835555 | |
| thorens or emt? Dream Big & get both.Sell the one that comes in second. | |
| Spade plugs for 16gauge cables Strip the wire 1" & fold it in half - then connect your spade & crimp - VERY SIMPLE! | |
| Brimar vs Tung Sol 12at7 I like Brimar - Very Low Noise & superb dynamics.I use a quad of 12AX7's in my mc phono stage & they can't be beat. | |
| da Vinci Grandezza MC cartridge in VPI 12.7 arm Specs:output voltage 0.17 mVCoil impedance 3 ohmMatching impedance 3 ohmStylus pressure 2-2.2 grWeight 20 grHope this helps |