rushton
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| What amps for Maggies? The Wolcott mono block amps and the Atma-Sphere MA-2 OTL mono blocks both drive the Magneplanar 3.6s very well. Excellent matches to this speaker.. | |
| CJ CAV50 - triode vs ultralinear "All in one mode" -- Atma-Sphere Triode OTL amplifiers. They are able to do it all in a single package when coupled with compatible speakers.. | |
| Recommend Classical Piano LP's Any of Ivan Moravec's recordings of Chopin on the Connoisseur Society label - excellent recordings of performances by a master. Nomura Nojima's recordings of Ravel on Reference Recordings - a classic recording. | |
| CJ CAV50 - triode vs ultralinear Tvad's comments match my experience with other triode/ultrlinear switchable amps. Love 'em in triode for chamber and small ensemble jazz for the harmonic "rightness", nuance and delicacy they deliver. Switch to ultralinear for large scale orchestr... | |
| Best amps 15000$ for Avalon Indra The Atma-Sphere MA-2 amps drive Avalon Eidolons beautifully. The Indra would be an even easier load for these amps. Used prices run within your budget and Ralph will check them out (and update them as necessary) to make sure they meet current fact... | |
| Dedicated power That some outlets may not be rated for larger than 12ga would be the potential issue (connection points not large or secure enough). However, the often recommended Hubbells, PorterPorts and Jena Labs outlets will all handle 10ga wire with no troub... | |
| Advice re: home-brew water Charlieo, I vacuum to dry (two rotations on the VPI) but then do a double rinse with the reagent grade water. I'm having very good results. But, I never trust the vacuum to get the LP dry enough to place directly into an inner sleeve; it always si... | |
| House surge suppressor installed at the meter After looking around quite a bit and trying to understand the various specifications, I had my electrician install an APC PMP2X panel mount surge suppressor at the house breaker panel. It has one of the higher energy ratings at 2690 joules and 1ns... | |
| Advice re: home-brew water Charlieo, I haven't used the Rain Water brand water, but the description in the link you provided looks as though they've processed through a number of good filtering steps (including both absolute filtration and reverse osmosis filtration) that s... | |
| Is anyone using LAST? I've never had a problem with LAST record preservative messing up an LP, and I used to use it regularly with probably 2000 LPs treated over the years. However, since upgrading my turntable/tonearm combination and switching to Disc Doctor and now W... | |
| Cartridge Recomendations for VPI HK-19 MK IV w/Gra Hi Markd51, I used Grado cartridges of various vintages (XTC, XYZ, Sonata, Reference) on a VPI HK-19 for over 20 years with no hum problems, but I always used the 1.5mv versions that were available back then, not the 4-5mv versions. Perhaps that's... | |
| Anyone experienced with Sound Guard? I used it, and it was a mess to get cleaned off my LPs. It left a sonic signature and attracted dust over time. Never again. Use Walker Audio Prelude or Audio Intelligent and don't apply anything as a "preservative." Your records and your ears wil... | |
| Cartridge/Phono-Pre Break-in? Dougdeacon is right on target and gives good advice. | |
| Cartridge Recomendations for VPI HK-19 MK IV w/Gra The Grado Reference Sonata is a nice cartridge, particularly well suited for those who love acoustic instruments and voice. The "hum" issue one reads about will not be an issue with a VPI turntable due to the location of the motor. If your phono s... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps Yes, nice review by Sue Kraft. Very complimentary of the M-60 particularly, saying "In my experience, few tube amplifiers have the purity and neutrality of this one.". |