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| VPI arm base I upgraded my Scoutmaster from 9 to 10.5i arm. You should have received the base with arm, it is not a drop in fit. You will also have to carefully allign it on the table, no template came with mine, seems rather odd. I used the VPI protractor and... | |
| Review: Joule Electra Marianne Electra Memorial Edition Tube preamp I can imagine the improvement the Mundorfs and V-Caps make to a great preamp. I have a LA 100 MKIII I recently upgraded from the stock MIT's to Jantzen Superior Z caps, very nice improvement from an already excellent preamp. I would have liked to ... | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? BPT not always good on emails. Contact Wally at Underwood hifi, will give you all the info you need on BPT. | |
| Which 110 ohm digital? If you want to break the bank. PAD Dominus, Synergistic Designers Ref., Siltech Golden Ridge. | |
| How are Time Life cd's for sound? Sound quality varies quite a bit, even within collections. Some cuts sound really nice, others are compressed and lifeless. Overall, not bad, I have no qualms about buying any of their sets. | |
| CD has laid back and uninvolving sound Sounds like my experience with tube DACs, previously owned Audio Aero Prima DAC (Capitole DAC) and Audio Logic 24MXL. Both were smooth but lacked the resolution and involvement of my highly modded Perp. Tech. setup.SS DAC isn't going to give you m... | |
| Neil Diamond......... I was sort of lukewarm on Neil until I saw him live around 1978, great show! | |
| choice of midrange cap? In my experience, nothing competes with the Duelund, but major money here!The Mundorf Silver/Oil could impart a bit extra brightness.Haven't heard the Clarity, heard good things about them, however.Another cap to consider is the Jantzen Z-Superior... | |
| Smooth treble Duelund caps in my Merlins. Prior to the Duelunds I perceived increased treble extension as brightness, after the Duelunds I hear it as simply treble extension. I would describe this brightness as a hardness in the treble, now have a silkier, more... | |
| 2-way vs. 3-way Yes, good 2-ways can do most of the frequency spectrum and allow far field listening. Merlin VSM do this, and have coherence that most 3-ways have trouble attaining. Bass often sounds out of character (incoherent) to mids and tweeters in many 3 wa... | |
| Caravan - does anyone listen anymore? Its all good, Camel too! I like the first album, "Caravan". "Place Of My Own" one of my all time favorite songs. | |
| System Advice Please I'm in exactly the same boat as you, trying to get better performance out of my Scoutmaster/Dyna 20xl setup.I would go with a seperate phono stage, very rare you get equal performance out of a built in phono stage.So, I would go with the LS-26 wit... | |
| My LP couldn't beat my CD, until now Forddonald, I'm happy for you. I too have a fairly new analog setup with Scoutmaster, sound is still not up to my digital rig. I have found the phono stage to be critical to obtaining quality sound. I suppose I'm way too picky, but I'm completely ... | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? Mrtennis, I've tried all the previous line of PS Audio products, Chang Lightspeed, BPT, all Shunyatas with exception of V Ray, Audience Adept, various Bybee, caps on AC outlets, may have forgotten a few.I would say the Shunyata Hydra 4 impacted th... | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? Mapman, I did state all the PCs I've tried diminish dynamics to some extent. This is heard as a rounding of transients, often very subtle, the music loses just a bit of life. While it sounds smoother, I'm just a bit bored. Take the PC back out and... |