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| Denon 103 or 103R, Matching/Specs. w/Rega Arms etc Here's some helpful info:(http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/tonearmcartridge.html) (http://www.hagtech.com/loading.html) The compliance of the cartridge you choose and the effective mass of your tonearm will determine the resonance of the sy... | |
| Tube Rolling In Audio Research Phono Preamp Polk432- Funny you should mention that: I bought my gold in 1999, when it was $275.00 an ounce. Gold (like platinum, oil, real estate, and NOS vacuum tubes) is a limited commodity. What is in the ground is going to run out eventually, and God isn'... | |
| Old tube amp? Go for the Dynaco ST-70, and you can convert to monoblocks later(if the fancy strikes you). Then again: You could start with Mark II, III or IVs to begin with. WHATEVER you do: Buy stuff that hasn't already been modded. There are a bunch of audio ... | |
| Tube Rolling In Audio Research Phono Preamp This may come as somewhat of a shock, but tubes(like anything else) are worth whatever people will pay for them. If you want the best, you have to be willing to pay for it. NOTHING that is manufactured now can compare to the musicality of the sele... | |
| Tube Rolling In Audio Research Phono Preamp Funny I just posted this to another AudiogoNer: The Siemens E188CC's, 7308's and CCa's(grey plate beneath the getter support, from the 60's- the Holy Grail) are VERY dynamic and extended top(without any stridency) and bottom(very solid). I've been... | |
| Trying to extract more from my Vandersteen Drewyou- Now for the icing on the cake: Replace the 6922 tubes in your CDP with a pair of Siemens E188CC's, 7308's or CCa's. If you shop for the CCa's: be certain they are from the 60's(grey plate below getter support), as the later versions are v... | |
| Speakers "pumping" with record warps - normal? Anything that moves your stylus/cantilever will translate to speaker movement. That's always been a factor with turntable/cartridge systems. If you can find a record clamp or weight that will take out some of the warp, it will help. Hopefully you'... | |
| external x-over for sub.... Research the Dahlquist DQ-LP1. Passive high-pass/active low pass. Very transparent with a polystyrene in the high-pass. Easy to upgrade, and still being used/supported in the high-end market. (http://www.regnar.com/Dahlquist_Speaker_Parts_Service_... | |
| input sensitivity exceeded 2.3V will be the maximum output capability of the DAC, not a continuous output. Find a recording in your collection that you know to have a very high recording level, or very wide dynamic swings(IE: Telarc's Pictures at an Exhibition, Firebird Sui... | |
| Are planar speakers less prone to room interaction I aggree with all of what Jwpstayman said, with exception of the M-L's having a "much narrower dispersion pattern." I'm using Maggies(MMg's) in my bedroom system and having very little in the way of secondary reflections from the side walls(and th... | |
| Cable update question Try either the Hero or Silver Streak(purchase used). Both are very transparent/open/musical. If you don't like them: you'll be able to sell and recover your money easily. The same goes for when/if you decide to move up the Kimber product line, for... | |
| Studio Signal Flow advice 01 I forgot to mention(but- you probably already know): ARC will sell you a rack mount faceplate for anything they build(pretty cheap too). | |
| Studio Signal Flow advice 01 Just about anything made by ARC is a good way to go. I've owned an SP9, and an SP14 and loved them both. Wonderfully transparent after I upgraded the power cord(installed IEC connectors to both), and plugged in some NOS Siemens E188CC tubes(I'd us... | |
| OK to use unmatched or different brand tubes? Here's a site with some info on the 12AX7 family: (http://www.audiotubes.com/12ax7.htm) If you like an accurate, transparent sound: Go for a pair of NOS Siemens or Telefunken ECC83 (or better) tubes. If you like a warm, sugar coated midrange: Buy ... | |
| white noise from tweeters I'm using an Audio Magic Stealth XXX, BAT VK-D5(tubed output stage), TacT RCS 2.2X, Cary SLM-100(tubed monos/mains), Hafler TransNova 9505(woofers)and my system is dead quiet with your ear against the Main speakers. I'd have to say there is a prob... |