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Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
I went back to what I was using before I bought the Duelunds---Sonicap Gen 1 for the high-pass and Mundorf Supreme (regular Supreme, not silver or S/O or S/G/O) for the low-pass. Nothing is perfect but in the context of my system those caps are mo... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
I have to take exception to the comment about Solens sounding good in a power supply. Solens always have a plastic, artificial sound no matter where they are used, at least to my ears. For what it's worth, I sold my big Duelund CAST copper caps th... 
Ocellia Silver Reference Interconnects
Charles, I didn't actually own all those cables. Most of them were ones I auditioned courtesy of The Cable Company. The Audio Note cable belongs to my son so I was able to use it for a few days when he was visiting. The only one I actually bought ... 
Ocellia Silver Reference Interconnects
Jet,I can strongly recommend the Ocellia Reference. I use a set between my phono preamp and linestage, and they are the best sounding cable I have tried in that spot. I haven't heard the Kondo but a few years ago I tried Audio Note AN-Vx as well a... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
JT2, maybe you will have more success than I did, but just so you know I have tried sll sorts of caps as bypass caps including Mundorf S/O, S/G/O, Sonicap Platinum, Dynamicap, Infinicap, CAST, V-Cap TFTF, silver micas, Russian Teflon, polystyrenes... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
"I think we are all exploring different ways to get the sound we want." Well said Jet. Which cap sounds best will vary depending on the particular application and the particular listener. In my case, I have settled on a mix of Copper V-Caps (CuTF)... 
Genalex Gold Lion KT-77 Compatibility Question
Your amp most likely has cathode-bias whereby the cathodes are connected to ground via a fairly large value resistor. The current flowing through that resistor causes a voltage drop which the grid "sees" as a negative voltage relative to the catho... 
Genalex Gold Lion KT-77 Compatibility Question
What amp is it? Is the bias adjustable?I have used the same quad of Genalex KT-77s in two push-pull amps for several years, and they have been very stable and reliable. Not one problem. I run them at 50ma per tube. If yours are red, it sounds like... 
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I just listened to the Paul Desmond/Ed Bickert LP recommended by Oregonpapa. Very nice! Thanks for the recommendation. If you like Ed Bickert, let me recommend another live recording where he is featured----The Bob Brookmeyer Small Band on the Gry... 
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Oregonpapa, Thanks for the Paul Desmond Artists House LP recommendation. That's one I didn't have so I bought it. Ebay is great for old jazz LPs! 
ATC scm40 or Spendor A9
I second the recommendation to try some Spendor Classic series speakers. I have had my Spendor SP100s since 2001, and for my tastes they are some of the most natural sounding speakers I have ever heard. 
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Oregonpapa, Nice to hear that Sue Raney is still performing. I only heard her live one time which was around 1990 at a small club outside DC called Cate's. (Alas Cate's is no more.) I have a number of Sue's LPs but my very favorite recording is a ... 
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I love Sue Raney! She is one of my all-time favorite vocalists. Which album were you referring to? Was it perhaps Sue Raney Sings the Music of Johnny Mandel? That album is probably the best sounding of the ones I have. 
Tonearm wiring termination---DIN, or RCA jacks?
I agree with the 1-piece wire approach whereby a single high-quality tonearm wire extends from the cartridge clips to the RCA plugs going into the preamp (or SUT). Mesch asked if any commercial tonearms do this, and the answer is Definitely! Each ...