roberjerman
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| Which Snell Type A do I have? A-I or A-Original? Yes $395 was too good a price to pass up! But shipping to me in Florida was not cheap - $400 + for the four boxes required! That's why nobody wanted them! Still less than I paid to have a pair of Quads sent from Rhode Island! | |
| Which Snell Type A do I have? A-I or A-Original? I presently own a pair of Type A3's bought from the original owner's son. Since they came from New Canaan, CT the likely dealer was Audiocom of Old Greenwich, CT. Presently in storage, awaiting a larger room for setup. I listened many times to th... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? I also still have and use the Audio Technica Record Weight that I bought new in 1978 ($15) from Audiocom in Old Greenwich, CT. A great store! They carried GAS, DCM, Snell ... and Beveridge! | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? I still have in use an Ariston RD11S TT that I bought new in 1977 ($280). No arm. First arm was a SME 3009, second was a JH Formula 4, third was a Keith Monks, fourth was a Lustre GST-1 and last (and present) is a Grace 707/ Denon 103 combination.... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? For many years I used the Ikeda-san designed Fidelity Research FR1mk3F mc along with the Mitchell Cotter Verion P transformer. Silver coils and line-contact stylus. Superb sound and no desire to change! I have never heard a MM equal this level of ... | |
| EMI versus Seraphim recordings I've had both and the EMI's always beat the domestic Seraphim's. | |
| I'm wondering if I can fit this in my house I'd rather have just one PARAGON!!! | |
| Hooking up my phase linear model 2000 preamp, to my model 400 main amp. Since they haven't been turned-on in years I recommend using a VARIAC to slowly bring up the AC voltage (over,say, a 12 hour period) to avoid stressing the power supply caps in both the pre and power amp. And yes, the 400 does have a reputation fo... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? To continue: 2. They suffer from a form of FM distortion caused by the stylus being pulled forward in the groove (known as "needle drag" distortion. This sounds inherently worse than simple har... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? MM cartridges are inherently inferior to MC types because: 1. High- inductance of the amount of coils needed to get output > 2 millivolts. This makes MM types sensitive to capacitive-loading of connecting... | |
| So I replaced the original Garrard 401 mat with an EP Since 1977 I have been using the Hiraoka Diskmat SE-22 on my Ariston RD11S (cost new was $20!). Tonearms and cartridges have come and gone - yet this Japanese mat remains! I regard it as a perfectly neutral device, neither adding nor subtracting f... | |
| I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative? Best tube amp aesthetics: SHINDO!!! Love that cool green finish! And impeccable internal build! | |
| Pre amp ruining analog I have yet to hear an active gain-stage that can equal a passive transformer's quiet backgrounds AND dynamic contrasts when used with a mc cartridge! | |
| Pre amp ruining analog Your Allnic tube pre-pre amp is the likely culprit. Get a good step-up transformer! Any tube gain stage will be inherently noisy when trying to amplify a mc cartridge's typically low voltage (<1 millivolt). Yet the mc cartridge has adequate ... | |
| HH Scott 299B with Harbeth/low-efficiency speakers Try a PrimaLuna integrated with 6550's. A quality product with plenty of power! |