rwbadley
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| What was your first 'hi-end' system? Back in about 1975 I had a Stromberg-Carlson integrated tube amp hooked to some very large plywood boxes with 18" Radio Shack guitar speakers inside. No tweeters.The source was a Gerrard TT with a nickel taped to the top end of the tone arm. This ... | |
| How often are Cayin TA-30's for sale? I have one with all the mods that I have not been using lately (I went to a 300b setup with some Altec 604) I found and tried many tubes and loved the amp. If you need further insite let me know. I may part with it at some point, but had not consi... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? I used to be skeptical of the advantage of a sub with 2 channel audio. Then, a system switch to 300B tubes and some vintage Altec 604 speakers brought a glorious lifelike midrange but a less than satisfying lower bass. Feeling I was getting closer... | |
| Has anyone had eperience with the new sony xa5400e I really like it in my system. I don't know of any used cdp's that might improve on it for the new price of the 5400 (I paid 1100) If you already have some sacd's and your current player isn't working out- I'd say go for it, if you can spare the c... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 I have a cheap Casio from the 80's that keeps as good or better time than most any mechanical watch ever made- I found it in the drawer after three years and it was not off time by more than ten seconds. Your cut and paste does not convince me. As... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES owners question Mine has no definite detents either- a bit of an annoyance, but oh well... The sound is worth the trouble ;-) | |
| SONY XA5400ES - Preliminary Observations Thanks for your thoughts on this cdp.I also recently picked up one of these units. My previous two cdp that are both less than state of the art/ Sony x7esd from 1989 (top of the line Sony in it's day), the other a Sony sacd changer from about 2000... | |
| Bass reinforcement for very large room I agree with Drew about the multi sub solution. Integration with the mains can be achieved in this large room and seems easier when there are several subs working at lower capacity. I fought this issue in a room that has large size (15x30 with hal... | |
| SET the best? My experience with SET was after several years of experimentation with SS and PP amps matched with a number of speakers. Most recently a few more systems have made their way through, and while some were quite good, I am always in a hurry to get my... | |
| SOTA Star Turntable Vacuum Pump Disable Try removing the top fuse. It will shut the vac down | |
| Sota sapphire platter won't spin Thanks guys for the tip. I did remove the cover and the belt had dropped off into the lower casing. It was a bear to retrieve, but finally got it. The unit works well and sounds very nice. Much appreciated- RW | |
| Sota sapphire platter won't spin The platter does spin by hand. How can I access the belt safely? The platter seems tight that it does not want to lift off. This platter uses the vacuum... Should it lift off easily ? Thanks | |
| How is it ? that a tuner smokes the table ??? I know when I had the tubed Scott 4310 tuner I was stunned how it bettered my digital and vinyl sources. Currently my MDyna 101 serves the purpose- but it's no Scott. I'm not surprised to 109 is a great tuner, it ought to be for the price. | |
| What is the Best Integrated tube amp you heard Interesting, The best I have heard is a 300b SET also through Altec 604D speakers. Tho I am driving with two subs crossed at slightly different crossover points. When all is right, there is really nothing better, at least that I've heard here.Chee... | |
| Which Integrated got you off the merry go round? The TAD modded Cayin ta-30 stopped me from serious looking about four years ago I guess. Before that I had used many SS amps with varying satisfaction. I feed some custom Dynaudio monitors with it. I liked the ta-30 so much I then bought (found it... |