petg60
Responses from petg60
| Comparison: 2 Sony ES CD players vs Primare d30.2 Unfortunately Sony pulled the plug off for both ES line and the more prestigious Reference line, long time ago. I am a fan of big Sony players, owned in the past, XA707es, XA7es, SCD-1, XA777es. A joy to use and i bet all are still spinning as i... | |
| All New Furutech PROJECT V1 Power Cable The New KING Of Power Cables ?! Too bad most of us will never have the chance to buy it, so lets dream and make (for those who believe in power cables anyway) an inferior one from their bulk offerings. DPS 4 would fit nicely. | |
| Balanced versus single ended Though both my preamp and power amp are true balanced designs i ended up preferring sonically the lower gain setting of preamp in single ended connection. With same brand interconnects, same length, Audio Note Kondo KSL (balanced and RCA). | |
| Acos lustre GST-801 P2S distance? Check Vinyl Engine Tonearm Database. | |
| What size power cable? Depends on equipment, cable, and the rest in the chain, whichever sounds best. I have found that even 12awg are perfect for tubed preamps, CD players, power strips, but not for phono stages (tubed or ss). | |
| Low Output MC recommendations? Hana is an excellent cartridge but if you can stretch your budget a Zyx Bloom 3 would be a better choice as most of your listening is classical. | |
| Why is used audio equipment so undesirable? It’s easier just to box it and store it away and give it to someone if a situation ever arises. Selling it is ridiculous as I’m lucky to get 30 or 40% Plus all the hassle negotiating when selling, so I keep it. I know exactly what you mean but ... | |
| Audio Research D400 mk2 Caps I would also ask ARC, just in case, to provide me with data of the capacitors used back then or any other information. But i assume that anything made now days would be superior. | |
| Audio Research D400 mk2 Caps You can also check Nippon Chemicon KMH series, and Frolyt (Germany) EBH-NV. Both screw terminals but size may be different. | |
| Better sound on rainy days? I trust your findings but i never switch on on rainy days. Prefer the sound of the rain, and to be safe. | |
| Tubes getting hard to come by? Hopefully we'll see both innovations in tube manufacturing which will create new tubes with improved quality over nos, and increased production capability. Redesigning what? Tube topology? What makes NOS tubes desirable is their sonic character ... | |
| Tubes getting hard to come by? Case in point @rodman9999. Prices are high though but what can you do. Always keep some spares. | |
| Tubes getting hard to come by? I agree you can still find good and honest sellers on ebay, with positive transaction ratings and at least you know that you will get a refund in case something is not as advertised. But for common tubes like ecc81/ecc83/ecc88 chances for getting... | |
| Inexpensive Good Vintage Turntables? @lohanimal Amazon tables are great, never listened to One but i really liked model Two with Moerch DP-6 arm. | |
| SME is selling tonearms again! Plus a new tt and a new tonearm. MF notes about aggressive pricing. |