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| Oomph or pressure? I have an Intact Audio autoformer that uses the same autoformer as your Emia (assuming you have the copper version, not the silver). And I also have an Emotive Audio Epifania linestage (modified) which uses a single 12B4 tube per channel. Coinci... | |
| What is considered a "standard" percentage of devaluation per year foor high end speakers? Buy good vintage gear and you can enjoy appreciation, not depreciation. | |
| ATMA SPHERE SCHEMATIC for a UV-1 M/M....... +2 Swampwalker. The thing that surprises me most is how generous Ralph has been in trying to accommodate a troublesome owner. Ralph’s emails in this thread contain enough information for anyone experienced with tube preamps to build a close cous... | |
| Galibier Stelvio II, Durand Kairos with Lyra Kleos (HEAVEN) Nice report Luis, and welcome to the Galibier community. I have a Galibier Gavia with Triplanar VII/Benz LP and have been very pleased with it going on 13 years now. The Stelvio II should keep you happy for a long time. Thom Mackris is indeed g... | |
| Racks made of wood My turntable is on a Sound Anchors turntable stand which I highly recommend, but it is steel. I also have a Box Furniture rack that I use for my preamps and it sounds and looks very nice. I am sure a turntable would sound just fine on it too but... | |
| Mundorf Silver Gold Hook up wire I tried Mundorf Silver/Gold hookup wire in a preamp and found it to be too lean in the bass; however, this was the 24g version and you would probably be using 18g or 15.5g for the internal speaker wiring. The thicker wire might very well sound be... | |
| Where are Moerch arms sold? Lots of talk about problems but few details. I had a DP-6 for several years and was very pleased with it. I never ran into any problems but if I had I would have contacted the dealer from whom I bought it. That's one of the advantages in dealin... | |
| Audio Research Reference 5SE modifications/bypassing output caps I agree with Atmasphere that bypassing a coupling cap results in smearing and a generally incoherent sound. This is especially true when the coupling cap is a high quality cap like a V-Cap CuTF (my favorite). And this is also true even when the ... | |
| Tri-Planar & Customer Service Excellence Nice report Mike. I bought a Triplanar VII UII over 10 years ago and I still love it. The Triplanar is an excellent design with a high standard of build quality. While I have never needed service or advice from Tri Mai, it's good to know he goe... | |
| Racks: Box Funriture vs Sistrum My Box Furniture rack is on a carpeted floor so I am using the aluminum cone footers. In my case, the rack makes my equipment sound more lively, not less, compared to the solid wood furniture I used before. That is probably the biggest differenc... | |
| Interested in Members' Experiences with Rectifier Tube Rolling in Modwright PS 9.0 and 9.9 You need to try a RCA 5R4GY with light brown base. That is my clear favorite of all rectifier tubes I have tried in my preamps. They are readily available on EBay for $20 or so and they last a long time. Don't be concerned about the maximum rat... | |
| Need some help soldering Binding posts. I have a high wattage iron I use mainly for Cardas binding posts. I think it is 80 watts but don't recall exactly. After the iron is fully heated up, I place the tip firmly against the outside of the post while the wire I intend to attach to it ... | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! I like JOND's suggestion too. A set of custom high efficiency speakers from Deja Vu Audio with vintage horns and drivers would be just the ticket. | |
| Capitol Audio Fest That's interesting about your reactions to the YL/Goodman system. I can't say I heard those issues with it but perhaps if I had listened longer they might have bothered me too. My only quibble with it was the bass wasn't quite as rich and weight... | |
| Capitol Audio Fest LarryI, that is funny because I went to Vu's this past Friday and heard the same speaker and had the same reactions...exactly. The speaker in question is the 3-way field coil system with GIP drivers. I had somewhat mixed feelings about it at CAF... |