reb1208
Responses from reb1208
| Cary Preamps I have never owned a tube pre-amp (and there have been MANY), that did not "ring like a microphonoic piece of junk" with a microphonic tube installed. | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 I am using a Benz phonostage that TRL moded for me. They also made me a power supply to replace the wall wart it came with.Guess I have it about 6 weeks now and about 125 hours. Kinda hard to breakin a phonostage.......lots of LP's spinning.Anyway... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 I just was informed that TRL will be sending me a TRL SA-11. Being that I owned one in stock form, it will be quite easy for me to hear any differences. | |
| Visit the Wonderful World of Analog Raul Style I knew Raul was legit. And it looks like all those cartridges get a fair amount of use!!!! Raul> the analog King! | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 I'm not acting anyway about anything. Your the one that directed a post to me. I could care less what you do or say. | |
| Esoteric DV-50, Marantz SA-11 or Arc CD3 MKII??? The stock SA-11 could make anything sound "overly warm" by comparision. I have owned all 3 players mentioned above and IMO these make up the AXIS of digital garbage. Each one is worse than the other. Revise your list and move on........ | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 I was referring to the speed of transients and micro dynamics. Search archives at AA and here for posts on my negative views. | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 I decided to continue to wait for the SA-11. I purchased one new when it came out and hated it. But, the extra performance when moded over the 14 is worth the $$$ to me. And, I know the TRL crew can fix what is IMO very wrong with the SA-11. I can... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Oldpet, is your SA-14 a version 1 or 2. I am waiting for the SA-11 but there is a delay. There are no ver 2's currently on A-gon. The seller of the v 1 has not returned my e-mails. Anyway, you did not hear your SA-14 before the TRL mods so it's ha... | |
| Trans Temp W, Magic Diamond cartridges - comments Before this thread dies off into the archives. I just wanted to say that I'm absolutely thrilled with the Temper V. If there is one thing I learned in high-end audio that can't be disbuted IMO. It's the fact that it all starts at the source. So, t... | |
| Trans Temp W, Magic Diamond cartridges - comments It was a Benz Ruby 2. Keep in mind though that the Benz line has a rolled off top end. | |
| Trans Temp W, Magic Diamond cartridges - comments Hmmm, now I have to try a 100ohm resistor pair shunted to ground. If the signal gets louder, well then I have learned something new. I have owned a cartridge with an output of .36mv with this same pre and it did play slightly louder than the "V". ... | |
| Trans Temp W, Magic Diamond cartridges - comments Nsgarch, I'm some what puzzled by your comment about loading at 80-100ohms. You state amazement at the air and ambience. My experience is the exact opposite with a mc loaded to this level. Loading below 1k IMO significantly reduces air and ambienc... | |
| My SDS died?????? About 2 1/2 years here as well. Never a hint of trouble. | |
| Trans Temp W, Magic Diamond cartridges - comments Hi, the only type of demagnetizing I have ever done or plan to do, is with the Cardas sweep record. Not to worry, I don't own an electronic demag device. I am loading at the factory "fixed" setting of 22k. I used this setting as well with the rece... |