salectric
Responses from salectric
| Tube rolling Artemis Labs Ph1.... I owned a PH-1 for over a year, and tried a number of tubes in it. The third tube (5687) is certainly important. My favorite was a Raytheon. The 12AX7 is equally important. My favorite there was a 1950's Mullard ECC83 long-plate.Dave | |
| Galibier questions I think it depends on where you see yourself ending up after all upgrades that you choose to make. Do you think you will eventually get both the Triplanar and Gavia TPI platter? If so, I would start with the Triplanar since you will lose more mone... | |
| Tweaks that convince others you're truly nuts... Audiofeil, the change in sound of the turntable spinning for a while is probably due to the lubricating oil in the bearing warming up. At least, that's my semi-educated guess. I can't say that this will be true of all turntables, but it's true of ... | |
| Tweaks that convince others you're truly nuts... Here are 4 tweaks that cost nothing and significantly improve the sound of any system, tube and ss, vinyl and digital.1. Disconnect all unused inputs. E.g. if you're listening to vinyl, unplug your CD interconnect from the preamp as well as any ot... | |
| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms I'm surprised no one has mentioned Moerch arms which are probably the best candidates for testing 9" vs. 12". You can easily swap a Red 9" wand for a Red 12" wand, and the mass will be the same. The only difference is the length. Something obvious... | |
| Euphoric Realism vs. Euphonic Romanticism Exlibris, I was just reacting to the events from Nov 2007 to date, as set out in the comments under your system description. During that time you have gone through a number of major component changes. Whether you bought or borrowed the equipment i... | |
| Euphoric Realism vs. Euphonic Romanticism The best sounding linestage I know of is the Emotive Epifania with the latest upgrades. However, I hesitate to recommend that you try it because a quick review of your "system" suggests that you need to spend more time trying to optimize the sound... | |
| Galibier owners How do you like your music now? Another satisfied Galibier owner here. I have owned a Gavia for 3 1/2 years, and it replaced a VPI 19 III/JMW 10 and Thorens TD-124/Moerch DP-6. The Galibier was a substantial improvement sonically over both tables. I have a Triplanar VII on the G... | |
| Finding ultra-pure water locally... The Pure Water thread referenced above recommends some products at Whole Foods. I don't have a WF store in my local area, but when I was in DC recently I went to a Whole Foods and bought a couple bottles of some type of higher-than-normal-purity w... | |
| Awaiting my Mayware F4 MKll , from england I used an ADC XLM and XLM II as well as a Shure V15 III-G (conical) on a JT Labs Formula 4, same as the Mayware, back in the day. I was pleased with the sound with each combination. | |
| Report from Rocky Mountain AudioFest No one so far has mentioned my favorite room---the Symposium/Emotive Audio room. The combination of the Symposium ribbon tweeter/planar magnetic panels/transmission line subwoofer with Emotive tube electronics and Symposium platforms and racks was... | |
| Teres, redpoint or galibier turntable Returning to the original poster's request for turntable recommendations, I can offer a couple of comments. Trying to audition turntables can be next to impossible, and very few folks will ever have the opportunity to try different tables of this ... | |
| Why does this old tube gear sound so good? I am not surprised at all by your preference for the Mac gear. My question is why do you use your "normal" gear when the vintage eqpt sounds better?Dave | |
| Is it worth this tonearm? Peter, I recently switched from a Moerch DP-6 (with 12" Red wand) to a Triplanar, each used on a Galibier Gavia. In my opinion, they are both excellent arms and, with the right cartridge, are each capable of top flight performance. It is hard to p... | |
| A challenge: Reference system from 15yrs ago I heard the following system at High C Stereo in Virginia in the mid-1980's. I can still recall vividly how realistic it sounded.Crosby modified QuadsARC D-70ARC SP-10Linn table and arm/Koetsu BlackI don't know that things have advanced all that m... |