s23chang
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| Is this the best analog has to offer? 2nd to XLO phono cables. I have the original reference and the current signature and both are great. The Newer signature has bigger sound stage and the older cable sounds sweeter. | |
| Power cables for vintage gear? The lamp cord is only 18 ga. I replaced the lamp cord on the my vintage power amp with 12 ga. DIY cable and it became MUCH more open and dynamic. While doing so, I also added ground out from the amp. This also bring down the noise level. Hard wire... | |
| Cable Influences: IC SpeakerCables Power Cord? After toying with over 100 cables in the past few years, I'm done with cabling.Think of it this way: from source to preamp to amp to speakersyour signal gets amplify to a greater degree prior to amp. Therefore, any small flaw will show up 1000 tim... | |
| Anyone have heard of Tangent RS-8 speakers Thank you Ck. You're correct that technology has evolved to a much higher standard today. It was able to perform quite well back then one can imagine how well it can perform when it hook up to the best amp, preamp, source and cables today. | |
| Is this the best analog has to offer? I've been through 8 different phono stages in my two systems and 3 of them with same TT setup in my reference system. In deed they sound quite different. The amplification stage is quite important. From what I was told the SFP is not very transpar... | |
| Do you own the last amp you'll ever buy? Yes. I'm done with my reference system. However, there are room for play in my second system with DIY projects. As far as amp, preamp and speakers choices, as long as they're good match, it is very subjective to taste. Some folks prefer Shiraz and... | |
| 3K to 4K Phono Pre-Amp I have few different phono setups in the past and I have heard over a dozen. I have not heard anything over $5K on phono preamp since no one I know is that crazy.Three setups with same table setup.TT setup: VPI HW19MKIV/graham 1.5T/VDH Bk BeautyAR... | |
| Re-tipped Cartridges? From my re-tipping VDH black beauty experience, they do not sound the same after re-tip due to long break-in required. The original sound is more emotional, softer highs than the re-tip. However, the re-tip sounds better with Jazz music. The sound... | |
| VPI users, what cartridge??? HW19MKIV/Graham1.5T/VDH Black Beauty/XLOsignature phono cable. It really depends on how far you want to go. To my ears, HW19MKIV is a great buy. I really like VDH cartridge sound. My first experience with VDH is from my previous TT setup. I had EM... | |
| Your opinion of McIntosh MC 240 tubed amp Thx Ron for Correcting my typo : ) | |
| High resolultion cd player If you want high resolution then you can also upgrade your CD player's opamp to AD8620 for $35. | |
| Your opinion of McIntosh MC 240 tubed amp Elevick, your MC240 might need to be recap. My MC240 has freq from 5hz to 30Khz. | |
| Best RCA female output connector.....a CD player ? Definitely agree with Sean. The Op-Amp replacement will make a bigger difference than replacing female RCA mount. If I were you, I wouldn't bother with replacing female RCA mount.I've replaced my CD player Op-amp and it's really day and night diff... | |
| Best RCA female output connector.....a CD player ? I've used them in my system compared to Vampire, Cardas, radio shack brand, and Tiff.I'm only referring to female chasis mount because I'm not a big fan of their male plugs.If you look at the specs, the WBT uses more pure copper than most of the f... | |
| Your opinion of McIntosh MC 240 tubed amp Vintage gear in general needs recap. The old capacitors are leaky. Out of spec is what makes it sound "inaccurate"The MC240 has fuller sound in mids compared to the modern tube amps at the same power level. If recap properly, it can have the same ... |