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| Platter wobble Nearly all aluminum type platters at this price point (due to thickness) suffer mostly the same. A bearing would not produce wobble but noise. SLBD20 does not have an acrylic platter. If mat does not sit properly on platter then platter has an issue. | |
| Tube rolling Question Hi,my friendly advice would be to seek vintage soviet 70's era 6SN7 tubes, your preamp was designed with russian tubes so most likely will sound the best with same kind but from different era. Normally this is the case no matter how much tube roll... | |
| Platter wobble As platter is not stiff you can carefully bend some areas and bring it to shape. It will take some time, even though you may get close enough it will never be perfect. Don't spend your money on buying a new one as wobble will be apparent also. | |
| Do you leave your components on 24/7? Hi,a well broken in equipment will come alive faster after turning on. I never leave them on when away or not having a long listening session. Most high end units have a soft start so no big harm there. In absolute terms leaving a unit 24/7 on wil... | |
| Chinese fake cables How fake, how good? nice subject, we all buy from time to time fake or imitation products and in the end we wonder why we did not purchase original from the start.We are not rich to spend money like this. The good scenario is that nowadays a fake product will behave ... | |
| SONY TA F808ES @nikodavidoffTA-F808ES uses both S & T type mosfets, so i believe the unit is still in factory state. Do not change unless you have the confirmation that amp was serviced and mosfets were changed. If in doubt check following site: https://au... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? @meiatflasktube character will sound more obvious with a tubed power amp. Selection of tube type will also dominate the effect (EL34, 6550...).On the other hand less character is more desirable. | |
| 3 great tube preamps. Which would you purchase? Hi jred,balanced or single ended as consideration is not a must and all depends on the topology of each specific component. Which is best i cannot say as i do not have any experience on DS and LTA but try to listen to all 3 of them, since preamps... | |
| Furutech FP-3TS762 or FP-TCS31 Hi knownothing,glad it worked for you. Yes it takes some time to settle but after so many hours you are nearly there. Indeed, detail is presented with unforced quality, all in a well airy defined sound stage and with excellent speed.If your player... | |
| Is it possible to have vinyl nearly noise free? Hi tubelvr1,nearly possible, depends from:LP qualityRecord playerstylus profilequiet and balanced phono stage with proper loading | |
| Channel frequency range not balanced Hi,i believe that you did not have the same problem with your previous cartridge and retiping was performed accurately.Do one step at a time, most probably cartridge is out of alignment on lateral axis, another cause would be different tube (not s... | |
| Do any of your Rolling Stones recordings bring "Satisfaction"? Hi,have you listened to Japanese pressings of Aftermath, TSMR, Flowers, Exile?Voodoo Lounge original UK (DMM) is good also. | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? Hi,Sony TAN1 power ampSME V tonearmZYX 4D ultimate MC cartridgeDPS 3 turntableSony STJ88B tuner (modified)These are keepers. | |
| Does it make sense to run a 3k cartridge on a 2k table? Hi uberwaltz,as long as the phono stage can translate that, yes.NAS is a very capable TT. | |
| Sony PS-X9 Hi jg2077,13K is quite an investment even though PSX9 is truly better than the lot of above mentioned tables. Even TTS8000 is better than most and can take any arm you like (with accompanying base TB2000 or TB1000). Please also consider serviceabi... |