sokogear
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| Back to vinyl need phono stage help! Sutherland Insight is in your price range. $1750 list with a Linear Power Supply. Should be able to get a 15% discount on a new one. Tough to find one used with the LPS, but Ron Sutherland will sell that to you as an upgrade for only $350. That's ... | |
| Remarkably better sound possible with just 1 system component change? +1 to Scooter.$10K will get you a very good turntable/cartridge/phono stage/cable and some records, and will sound better in most cases as long as the records were recorded well and the pressings are clean. | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal Vinyl is forever! (unless you melt it or damage it yourself). He rereleased all his best albums on vinyl a couple years ago and they sound great.Neil is quite grumpy, but he's an old man. He should have a better outlook being married to Darryl Han... | |
| Harley quote @dadork - its common for amps and other components to come with junk power cords or none at all because people have preferences. I don't think it reflects whatsoever on the inside of the boxes.Of course they make a difference, just beware of the l... | |
| Harley quote @douglas_schroeder - so you don't think the law of diminishing returns applies to audio equipment or is an excuse for LowFi? It is not an excuse, but a fact, and LowerFi is in the eye of the beholder, and sounds very snobbish.You can't tell someon... | |
| Harley quote @mahgister- very true. There is used equipment out there for very reasonable prices (I finally recently sold a very good sounding B &K amp and Belles Research preamp form the 80s and 90’s for a total of $400. Great core for a fine sounding sys... | |
| Harley quote @douglas_schroeder Doug-you’re nuts if you ride on the street. My wife used to and my daughter work in a hospital and the worst they see, and not rarely is motorcycle accidents in ERs. Off roading is fine- at least deadly cars won’t hit you. You s... | |
| Harley quote There are 2 things to consider:1) what is theoretically (scientifically, measurably) better2) what is audibly noticeably betterSome people want “the best” - even though we know there is no “best” regardless of cost. They’ll pay/do anything even fo... | |
| Phono pre amp Second Sutherland. I have a VDH MC ONE Special with the Sutherland Insight - one step up from the Vibe (I got it used for under $1K, but it lists for $1400). I used to play it through the phono input of my integrated Plinius that had a high gain/l... | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! @lewm - what about my other questions? | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! Thanks @lewm. You didn't mention about tube testing - how often? I did think tube rolling was kind of just fooling/playing around, especially with newer tube amps.Day to day, of course, brushing the records and getting up to flip them every 20 min... | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! Gotcha @lewm. So what user involvement would be involved with normal routine maintenance/upkeep of tube equipment of 2000 vintage or later? Testing, rolling, cleaning, biasing, replacing, etc.For analogue, I have to get a new stylus (or cartridge)... | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! Now your talking electrocution precautions? Come on.... it can’t be worth it.i guess as a physics lab hobby, its OK- I’d rather listen to music than play in the lab with tubes. I had physics lab in college 40 years ago. No desire to go back there. | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! Vintage, classic, antique or old, heavily used, low tech, rebuilt? The words you show your bias.New, high tech, modern or unproven, bleeding edge, trendy? Same thing.I can’t stand the Marketing BS. | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! @elliottbnewcombjr- I’m not defending SS- its all I’ve ever used. The stereo dealer I trust most told me it depends on the amp more than the technology. Tubes tend to cost a bit more for a given SQ. As I said, my only experience was listening to t... |