phill55
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| audiophiles who are just getting the itch to upgrade oh and geoffkait, thanks for making me laugh. Well said. Some of us will justify the cost by cutting back on all those dinners and movies our significant others keep trying to take us out to. | |
| audiophiles who are just getting the itch to upgrade Ok. So in order; I do have definitive tech supercube 2000 with paradigm x30 high filter subwoofer control unit. Fits the bill. Love to consider GIK room treatment but system is in living room (wife doesn't want me living in my office / man cave) s... | |
| audiophiles who are just getting the itch to upgrade Any recommendations? VPI? Thanks | |
| audiophiles who are just getting the itch to upgrade I almost forgot, 65% of my time is spent listening to albums, 20% to Tidal service via iPad direct connect to my DAC and 15% with CD player: Yamaha CDX-1050 connected via UBS. Thanks ! | |
| Reasonable moving coil cartridge second @merosen40 - owned them both and they are excellent entry level cartridges for the money. That was two years ago and as most of here know, I fell into the rabbit hole and started to upgrade my TT and cartridges. And I can tell you that from... | |
| Clipping Hi. For those who are still reading this thread, here are the final results: changed tracking weight for the Koestsu cartridge to 1.9 with tracking force of 2.3, changed the Cary Audio SL-80 to ultrlinear mode (50 watts vs. 25 watts) and the cartr... | |
| Clipping Everyone, thank you for your feedback and response. When I looked at the setting tracking weight for the Koestsu black cartridge, it was set at 1.8014 grams which is on the low end of the recommended weight (1.8-2.0 grams). Adding a little more we... | |
| Clipping @lowrider57 did not reread my email. Speakers are Fritz Carbon 7 MK II speakers..88. Db | |
| Clipping My error forgot to mention cary Audio SL-80 F1 Signature tube amp 25 -50 watts with 84 db Fritz Carbon 8 MK II speakers. This record is 180 gram remastered. Thanks for your replies. Will turn it down but it not really that.loud with volume knob ... | |
| Manley Chinook - chronic issues I purchased the same Chinook phono pre-amp from Upscale Audio with 0 problems and around 200 hours use. Defintely take it back to them as they are very good and honorable. If you bought it 2nd hand, I would definitely go back to the seller and ask... | |
| There's a lot more bass in a 6.5" driver than most of you think +1 for Fritz speakers. Have had a pair of his Carbon 7 MK II speakers -(here is a link to the Carbon 7 MK 11 spec page- http://fritzspeakers.com/DreamWeaverFritzCarbon7Mk2SpecPage.asp)I have Definitive Technology - SuperCube 2000 7-1/2" 650W Po... | |
| BEST DAC under $2k Thanks, for best performance build to cost MHDT Orchard looks solid but for that extra $500 getting an upgraded TUBADOUR III with new caps,etc seems (via all the threads I have read) to deliver a 30% increase in overall sound with the right system... | |
| Best integrated tube amplifier, under $3,000.00. No phono needed. Could be used, too.d Wow, @sfar got me to thinking...I have owned a completely upgraded (VH audio Reference V-Cap CuTF output caps plus Cary volume IR upgrade and mains cap upgrades l) Cary Sli-80 FI Signature for about a year. Bought used for $2,500. Great integ... | |
| Suggestions for higher efficiency speakers I too have a Cary Audio SLI-80 SIgnature amp with some cap upgrades (bought the amp on this site - not dissapointed with my decision). Look up - some good deals between $2,500-$3,000. I am also using simple REL sub woofer paired with Fritz Carbon ... | |
| Could this be one reason tubes (and perhaps records) sound better? Sorry, forgot to add, my system is Cary Audio SLI-80 Signature integrated, Chinook Pre-amp, Linn Sonedek LP12, audio Mirror Tubadour III Nos Tube DAC and Fritz Carbon 7 speakers. |