roberjerman
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| What to upgrade to? Sanders ESL's with his Magtech amp! I'd leave your TT system alone! | |
| How does a vintage turntable compare to what is available today? I have a Kenwood KD600, Grace 707 and a Sleeping Beauty (Coral 777) elliptical mc cartridge. The KD600 has the stock arm, the Grace tonearm is presently on a Linn Sondek and the Sleeping Beauty's on a Fidelity Research FR29 mounted on an Ariston R... | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. Checkout any of the Joe Zawinul/Wayne Shorter-led band recordings: Weather Report! A superb collective effort spanning decades! | |
| bose 1801 amplifier Makes a good boat anchor! | |
| bose 1801 amplifier Waste of money! | |
| Lee Konitz Dead At 92 How sad that another great Jazz player has been lost to the corona virus! Recently Wallace Roney also was taken! And all because of people halfway around the world eating bats! | |
| Bias Jolida SJ 302a EL34 tubes. 40mv is the correct and safe bias voltage for each EL34. | |
| Matching favourite Stylus to another Cartridge +1 chakster! The Jico SAS stylus replacement is the way to go! I bought one as a future replacement when I got my NIB Shure V15mk5mrx! | |
| How does the sound of the PCC88 and PCC189 compare to the 6922/6DJ8 and its iterations? I recommend getting a copy of Vacuum Tube Valley issue 7. They test and report on a wide variety of these frame-grid tubes! And are trustworthy! BTW, I have at least two preamps that use these tubes - an ARC SP6 and a Conrad Johnson PV3. Hence my ... | |
| How does the sound of the PCC88 and PCC189 compare to the 6922/6DJ8 and its iterations? Vacuum Tube Valley issue 7: the top three choices: Amperex 7308PQ (very dimensional and musical, with smooth balanced highs) - Siemens 6DJ8 (60's West German) - balanced sound, smooth and detailed. This tube does almost everything right. 10M Mulla... | |
| How does the sound of the PCC88 and PCC189 compare to the 6922/6DJ8 and its iterations? Check out the issue of Vacuum Tube Valley with the overview of the 6DJ8/6922. That would be much better than relying on the all-over-the-place anecdotal reports of different users! | |
| R.I.P. Art Dudley I always looked forward to the arrival of the new Stereophile and Art's Listening section! I will miss his writings! | |
| R.I.P. Art Dudley Stereophile has lost a really talented writer! I have been following Art since his Listener days. He brought much insight to his reviews of equipment and music! So sad and unexpected! As my dear Mother remarked in her old age "none of us are forev... | |
| 10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts Nor Richard Feynman, alas ... | |
| 10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts Phasers set on STUN! Beam me up Scotty! Who the f**k knows EXACTLY WHAT an electron is? And Niels Bohr is no longer with us to answer such questions! |