petg60
Responses from petg60
| When someone listens to your system for the first time. Reactions like, this is a different recording, this is live, and eyes following the performance are good to see. No worries for sweet spot too. | |
| Manufacturers past their heyday The best example i can think of is Sony, sure they are still involved somehow, but their interests show that they have changed and are nowhere near they heydays. | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! This is a great place for newbies and seasoned audiophiles, all you have to do is read with an open mind. | |
| AMR DPP-777 DAC tubes 6N11 is the chinese equivalent to e88cc, so plenty of alternatives, but check first with manufacturer what would they suggest. | |
| As you have moved on, are there any items you remember fondly...or most fondly? Pink Triangle turntable with Alphason HR100s and ATOC9, a true beauty in pink, black, silver and gold. | |
| What is the most important component to consider while building a new system? Of course when moved to my current room first thing I did was to make a dedicated line. | |
| What is the most important component to consider while building a new system? Assuming music collection is respectable, I would start first with the source (old school) then speakers with amp, followed by power distribution, cabling and support. I have not included the room or any treatment, as normally it would be the seco... | |
| How long can preamp tubes last? True.... | |
| How long can preamp tubes last? If your unit is gentle with them a few thousand hours. But always have spares as tubes may go funny at any time. Tube rolling is trying different brands of same type or equivalent.Try not to waste too much time though with tube rolling, nice for s... | |
| Sonic Frontiers line2 preamp Normal is that front red led goes out after standby is pressed and preamp goes to operation. The rear ones stay on all the time during operation.Front panel may need attention as push buttons if inactive for long time may not have contact for oper... | |
| Phono cartridge torque wrench I prefer allen screws, easier to tight. Rega used to have a nice torque wrench. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Gryphon - Gryphon (Transatlantic), original uk 1973.King Crimson - The Young persons' guide to King Crimson (Island), original uk 1975.Rush - Counterparts (Atlantic), original germany 1993. | |
| Accuphase T-1200 Tuner Tricky, better check for another tuner covering 87,5 to 108Mhz. I believe you got yours from Japan. | |
| Do You Ever Find Yourself Unable to Listen To Your System? When this happens leave and travel, do something different, find what brings balance again. Normally only children can deal better with it. | |
| Tracking error or ?? What MC said, but is 1,8gr out of specs? |