rcprince
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| Duntech They are among the classic cone driver designs. The older ones work better with solid state than tubes (I feel the opposite about Dunlavy designs), as they have a warm balance in the midrange and, in the case of the Sovereigns, need a lot of power... | |
| Is Sony SCD-1 still worth to possess? Unless you want multichannel disc decoding capabilities (then get the XA-777ES), the SCD-1 is well worth getting. I agree with JD and John, stock it's on a level playing field with the Wadia 850 class of player and with a top quality analog stage,... | |
| Tube pre amp with 2 outputs for Biamping Actually, it may only be the older JP80s (like mine) that have the two outputs, as the website talks of only one output and four line level inputs (mine has 2 and 3). Not at all sure about my old JPL anymore; I do seem to recall my old ARC SP11 ha... | |
| New Jersey (Southern) Club? P mmk: I was going to e-mail you separately, but figured if others are interested they might as well see it here. Our club meets monthly, generally the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually at members' homes (it's always fun to hear a member's system a... | |
| Tube pre amp with 2 outputs for Biamping The Jadis JP80 and, I believe, the JPL have two outputs. They can be "reasonable" (at least the JPL) in the used market. | |
| Which very dynamic speakers would you recommend? The Paradigms are an excellent choice. For the types of music you like you might want to give the less expensive Alons an audition as well; very open sounding and dynamic. | |
| New Jersey (Southern) Club? You know, we NJAS folks up north actually do have a lot of meetings as far south as Bordentown and Brick, so that's somewhat closer to you than you may have realized. Still, I know it is a hike, and the far southern part of the state could use a g... | |
| Tables with no belt change for 45's and 33's? The new Basis tables (or at least my upgraded Ovation) have a dual pulley on the motor, so you just move the belt to a different grove without having to take anything apart or fumble around; I seem to recall my Well-Tempered having the same arrang... | |
| good tube tester B&K 707 is a good one, although it'll run slightly more than the $100 you mentioned. One thing to watch out for, I've been told, is that if you get a tester that handles both the output and input tubes, you want to get a tester that won't put ... | |
| Alon triwire cable Not sure what your amplification is, but you might investigate the Innersound speaker cable, which seems to be quite good from the reports I've heard and is quite cheap. I'm curious, what's the problem with the Black Orpheus? | |
| What are the 5 most overrated rock albums? Thank you Waltersalas, for including the Beatles' White Album--way too uneven for me. They could have made it one disk and had a great album. I don't agree that Sgt. Pepper is overrated, but must admit the Beatles' albums that preceded it were muc... | |
| Does anyone have feedback on the TERK Pro antenena The problem with the Terk and simlar antennas is that they amplify the garbage as well as the signal, at least in my experience. The Magnum silver ribbon antenna I replaced the Terk with was far superior, and the outdoor antenna I got left anythin... | |
| Mods : Fools Gold or the Real Thing Given what I've seen on AA relating to the superclock mods for the Sony SACD players and the sonic differences I've heard between well-made and flimsy transports, I'd say mods are the real deal. Remember that essentially everything you can buy ret... | |
| 12ax7's Much more transparent and dynamic in my JP80 and JA80s than the standard 12AX7s, as well. Obscenely expensive and very rare, but when you want that last bit of refinement they do deliver the goods. Fortunately you get much of their performance fro... | |
| 12ax7's I agree with Fletchj and Detlof, it really depends on your taste and the circuit it's used in. The best 12AX7s I've found for my taste in Jadis equipment have been Telefunkens, and the best Tele's I've ever used are their premium E803CCs. Much qui... |