rauliruegas

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Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
Dear @herman : " chasing numbers like this is a fool’s errand. There are so many errors introduced in so many stages of the process that these small deviations do not matter. "   " focus on things other than getting distortions down to such ridi... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
Dear @atmasphere  :  " this has nothing to do with tubes or solid state. "    Ok, then is a huge coincidence that all SS  units outperforms in that regards  tube units and according what you posted I can infere that all those tube designers has ... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@lalitk  : Just by curiosity I check the RIAA deviation on the Allnic and " one of your favority " Air Tight and what I found out confirm what I posted about the bad RIAA performance with tube electronics: Allnic has a swing of 0.4db and the AT 3... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
Dear @dogberry  : "  you can see we should all listen to our music through equipment that we do not like.   " Maybe you but that is not my case.   "  I listen for pleasure and I'll maximise that pleasure if I can. "   Me too and my room/syste... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@lalitk  :  There is another way critical issue against MSIC that no one touched in the thread in reference with the option you are looking with tube phono stages and the issue has a name inverse eq. RIAA Deviation:   the today top phono SS stag... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@lalitk   : " given my investment in Carts (north of $10K),  "   Then do it a favor and don't " walk " with back steps. Don't lost MUSIC information and don't add more signal degradations that your beloved cartridges pick-up during its very hard... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
Dear @lewm  : " I don’t think you can fairly make a case for SUT over high gain phono on the basis of simplicity. A high gain stage may consist of one gain device at the input of what otherwise is an MM stage. No extra ICs, no outboard chassis, mu... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@lalitk  : It's weird but no one ask so I would like to ask you: what do you don't like in your  AD-50.What's wrong down there about its quality level reproduction performance?   Thank's.   R.  
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
Dear @lalitk : Good news from you and for you to know that your Accuphase fulfill better your room/system reproduction targets than the Dartzeel.   Now, I linked those integrated units to compare apples with apples and Accuphase is tour " apple... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@lalitk  : Or:   Nº585.5 | Fully Discrete Integrated Amplifier with Class A Pure Phono Stage (marklevinson.com)   R.  
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@lalitk :   https://gryphon-audio.dk/the-collection/integrated-amplifiers/diablo-333/   and you can have with its optional PS 3  MM/MC.   R.  
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
Dear @lalitk : " I would like to take things to the next level. Which brings me to mating low output cart with a SUT..." Well it’s clear that for you it’s the next step however for MUSIC is several back steps. I can see too that through the who... 
Tone arm length
Dear @thom_at_galibier_design  :  " I still don’t know why they fixed the overhang " Overall the japanese vintage tonearm manufacturers really did not care to much about or had a misunderstood on the alignments subject. I owned/own over 12 of th... 
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm
Ok,so you said that that nullpoint is inviolable.  Againg thank's.   R.  
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm
@lewm : Due that you are an owner and that that tonearm is not fixed to the plynth and taking your level of curiosity maybe you would like to make a couple of tests with out taking in count the null point position: first test with no underhung or...