petg60
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| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... Sony ST-J88B, new caps, transistors, lamps, op-amp, ....inspired design with great soul and grace. | |
| Top Ten Tuners of all Time?? Hi, why don't have a look at tunerinformationcenter or Vintageknob Pretty informative with different biases. Most audio manufactures made a good tuner but some really stand out. The best i have heard: Accuphase 109v, Pioneer f-26, Sony j88B, Sony... | |
| What's your definition of analog smell? Hi,R2R Maxell UDXL tapes, R2R Agfa 468 tapes, Revox B77MK2 when hot, DECCA LP,s, any classical box set LP, speakers, my Sony st-j88b with top cover off. | |
| Thoughts on extending speaker life. Hi,for rubber surround i use talc powder application every 2-3 years and so far they behave like new. Like giving spinach to popeye. Do not touch rubber surrounds with your fingers. I would avoid petroleum based products, they don’t smell nice. My... | |
| Reasonable high end interconnects: without breaking the bank Hi,make sure that you have the same brand and construction for all your cabling, otherwise you will be hunting your tail or pray for rain. You can get much better results by choosing same brand, even if you decide for a more economical solution. | |
| Black Sabbath Master of Reality 1st or 2nd press? Hi,try a European first press, swirl vertigo logo, UK or German (i prefer UK).Of course price is way up higher compared to US pressings.Castle reissues are good also but not the same artistically. | |
| Perception Hi,if in personal doubt, then something is not correct; this feeling usually leads to new changes not always to the right direction. Take your time enjoy what you have know and learn at the same time. Treat your ears and soul with live music, visi... | |
| List your System Ingredients: Listed most to least expensive, by list price or price paid Hi,and in percentage:Turntable/arm/cartridge 33%Power amp 23%Cables (including power & distr) 21%Speakers 12% Rack 12%Line pre 10%SACD 7%R2R 5%Phono 5%Tuner 3%MD 2% | |
| Spade vs bare wire Hi,@aberyclark, you can follow Kondo's approach and just tarnish with solder the ends, that would leave cable character intact. | |
| Help me pick a turntable set up Hi,you will need a decent phono stage to start with, so that leaves you with 1500$-1700$ for a table/arm/cartridge.My suggestion would be to go for MM cartridge (100-200$) and benefit from a better turntable.Plenty to choose: Rega, Clearaudio, , F... | |
| List your System Ingredients: Listed most to least expensive, by list price or price paid Hi,by retail,Power amp, TT motor unit, Speakers, Tonearm, Cartridge, Line preamp, SACD player, Audio rack (not as total), R2R, Phono stage, Cables (not as total) Tuner, MD deck, others. | |
| How do tell when my stylus is too much worn? Hi,example from my previous ZYX is that tips can last over 2,000hrs, depending from manufacturer. Actually the suspension went first. For ZYX end of life means misstracking, plus some loss of sparkle. Good cartridges have great HF extension so som... | |
| So I switched from XLR cables... Hi,if your equipment is balanced from input to output then XLR will most probably sound better, as it will have less noise and more dynamics. XLR connection does not translate to fully balanced design. | |
| Buy a $40,000 10 year old amp for $4,000 or new amp for same money? Hi,@luxmancl38, my intention was not to check your maths but to state that not all amps depreciate that fast. AVR's do because most work in digital domain they are plentiful-they are a bad investment, excellent tube and ss are not.Generally amps d... | |
| Buy a $40,000 10 year old amp for $4,000 or new amp for same money? Hi,@luxmancl38as we discuss about amplifiers this is 38% compared to original price for a model made back in 1999 (22+ years) and not 10%. As i recall its srp was $9,999 and not $12,000 which raises the percentage to 45% (logical). |