samhar
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| Turntable/cartridge/tonearm suggestions Check out Basis tables with active suspension there're two great deals presently listed on AgoN. The Basis Debut Vacuum with Graham Phantom 1 arm is a great deal @ $8800, I'd buy it but I just bought new speakers, the Basis 2500 Sig with Calibrato... | |
| Herbie's vs. Hal-O's, Tube Dampers whats good? I also like the Herbies and their ability to be tightened or loosened customizing the fit and the sound. | |
| Tube amp on/off: best practice? Polk432 That's how I do it.SoundgasmThe 9 pin tubes stay on all the time in my amp and on standby in the preamp, it's been the "big" power tubes in the amp where I've had problems. The last power tube that failed, a 6C33CB, started to glow cherry ... | |
| Tube amp on/off: best practice? WhenI leave I shut the amps off!!! The preamp is also shut down. Two weeks ago I had a tube start going bad, if I wouldn't have been there.........?????!!!!!! Now I don't like to leave the room for an extended time, I'm a little paranoid!! If I ha... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Not all better tools belong to fools!!! Nuance at some point becomes the goal, finer and finer detail be it musical instrument, brushes, paints, cameras, race boats, race cars etc.... justifiable advancements in the pursuit of one's personal quest... | |
| separated biwire posts? Shorter wire runs? Less cross talk? | |
| Looking for a new tube preamp There is a Joule LA 150 Mkll for sale on Agon well within your limit, new it was$5500!!! I'm using this for pre and am very happy, it is uncolored, dynamic and extended in top and bottom. It replaced a C/J Act 2!!! | |
| Has anyone upgraded Audioquest DBS from 36v to 72v In a system prior to my current one I ran all Audioquest Sky I/C's and Volcano double bi-wire S/C's. The Sky's had 72dbs stock, I tried increasing to 144dbs but the sound was not to my liking. I also tried 36dbs and then 48dbs but felt the 72dbns ... | |
| VTA Koetsu Urushi?? Have you gotten any different results? | |
| Wilson Audio- The rest of the story RhynoWould't something on the speaker posts be removing grung that is happening /created in the system before the speaker? | |
| Are PCC189/7ES8 tubes useable in place of 6DJ8? From AA also.Posted by Eli Duttman (A ) on July 30, 2006 at 10:17:47In Reply to: PCC 189 a replacement for PCC 88? posted by uwe on July 30, 2006 at 09:30:19:The ECC88 = 6DJ8. The PCC88 = 7DJ8. The ECC189 = 6ES8, which is a variable mu (gain) type... | |
| Where to listen Near Los AngelesWilson Audio----Sunny's Audio in Covina 45 min east of LAFocal----------Digital Ear in Tustin (Orange County 45 min south of LA)Magico---------Weinhart Designs in Bel Air (45 min west of LA) | |
| getting azimuth right Very cool!!!! Congrats on a break through in your analog adventure!!! | |
| VTA Koetsu Urushi?? This is my layman's approach.I'd set the head very slightly raised in the tail with the VTF at 1.9I found it easiest to keep lowering the tail until the bass becomes too soft, then I start increasing VTA until I liked the bass sound, tight and sti... | |
| VTA Koetsu Urushi?? I forgot I would also start with loading at 1000 ohms. |