rccc
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| Getting a new table what pre-amp to get Id say get a competent table and the best cart and pre you can afford. Later if you decide to upgrade the table youll be able to hear the difference. I look for a pre that lets me hear clearly any adjustments I make to the cart during set up and s... | |
| Can Vandy's get along with cats? I wunder if cat lovers gravitate to Vandys? Mabey dog lovers like Bowow and Wilkins. | |
| Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good? There are good importers such as Pacific valve and Grant Fidelity that will service what they sell. I have not tried a power amp but I had a Doge 8 pre that I would happily put up against anything at any price. I was also able to have it serviced ... | |
| Speaker Upgrade I own a retail store. People looking with no intention of buying is part of the reality of retail. We treat every visitor as a potential buyer. You never know, they may tell their friends they were treated well or they may come back and buy someth... | |
| Can Vandy's get along with cats? Try playing a recording of a barking dog when the cat gets near the speaker | |
| Tube Preamps "I really have to say cables and powerline conditioners are the audiophiles only tone controls anymore." If your using these as tone controls mabey you should reevaluate your equipment choices | |
| The greatest MM and MI cartridges .... I found the Sound Smith CL rebuild for the Virtuoso wood to be vastly superior to the stock version. Ive had both in my system for extended listening and never found the original aluminum cantilever romantic sounding. The retip retains the CA hous... | |
| Advice on semi-auto turntables? I wouldnt shy away from a good semiauto tt Technics made some with adjustable vta (1700 mk 2 and others) so did others. I have one and a Cosmos iv with sme v to compare it to. I have no problem listening to the technics. | |
| From high end digital to beginners analog? If I were putting together a system to "try out" analog vs cd I would stsrt with a very basic TT like a technics or similar used with arm. Find a good MM cart that matches the arm and a good pre that matches the cart. Then you will need to set it ... | |
| Are you recording your vinyl? Ive been archiving with an asus xonar sound card at 24/96. I find it to be nearly indistinguishable from the vinyl on most albums. I am slowly putting together a server which I think will be my main source eventually, the vinyls always there when ... | |
| Turntable interconnect I dont doubt that was your experience. I too have a professional background with cable. While you may have that impression, the statement "that same cable without shield will provide a more open sound without the shield," will not be true for all ... | |
| Turntable interconnect Thats interesting, my experience is the complete opposite with shielded wire always sounding better and actually the better the shielding the better the sound. I guess its system dependent. | |
| Turntable interconnect "Sields tend to close in the sound... I use unshielded balanced cable...dead silent" your kidding....Right? | |
| CD's vs Vinyl - Finally hear the difference I prefer vinyl over CD however I feel at least part of that is personal bias and conditioning from 40+ yrs of vinyl listening. I did an interesting experiment. I ripped a few of my favorite cuts on vinyl in both 16/44.1 and 24/96. I level matched ... | |
| Doge8 tube seating chart The linestage is 12at7, call pac valve and talk to Joe or the tech. Apparently there is no schematic available and they are tight lipped about the circuit. I found that the pair to the right looking from the front to be the most sensitive to noise... |