stanwal
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| Not sure I am hearing what I think You don't really give enough info to guess. What are the old CDs? If you loaded them unto your Mac one suspects either they are very old or else religious music. Sorry, the devil made me say that. Seriously, it could be many different things or a ... | |
| Upgrade Linn Adikt to ? with Scout/JMW 9 The Dynavector would be a big step up. I am both a Dynavector and VPI dealer but just to show I not prejudiced I am going to recommend something I don't sell. I have a Denon 103 set up to demo my Scout and Scoutmaster that I bought new on ebay for... | |
| VIP, SOTA & Oracle Turntables I haven't used a SOTA in a long while but the VPI will give you what you want if pared with the right cartridge. The job of the table is to permit the cartridge to do the best possible job; cartridges vary widely in sound and are a very personal c... | |
| Looking for a phono preamp I would buy used. Remember, that $75 phono stage cost $7.50 to make at usual industry markup. That such a stage is better than one in an integrated amp is not a recommendation for it but an inditement of the amp. | |
| Luxman CL 35III/MQ68 Replace or retube? I disagree. Very few components of any price use the best available parts. For a new component you are typically paying 10x the manufacturing cost. This is a good design with an opportunity to put in much higher grade parts than you would get in a... | |
| B&W 804S & 825 Floor Spike Thread Pitch Star Sound has a list on their website of which of their spikes fit which speakers. If the B&W isn't listed you could email them. | |
| Subwoofer choice, Sub to pair with Sonus Faber REL Storm or Stratus. | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? But a Lava Lamp is even better and requires less maintenance. | |
| Cartridge output question. The low output ones sound better. Go with a stage that works with the type of cartridge you intend to use. Dynavector 10x5 is a good HOMC, the new Ortofon MM have a good rep but if you really like the LOMC better you are just beating around the bush. | |
| Luxman CL 35III/MQ68 Replace or retube? If you like it why change it? I had one of these in the 70s and it was a very good unit. IF I could find a GOOD tech I would have him go through and replace resistors and especially caps with better ones of the same value. This almost always helps... | |
| Who has AC umbilical cable for SB upgrades? I had good luck with Sweetcome from Hong Kong in replacing my power supply to amp umbilicals on my MF M3. | |
| VIP, SOTA & Oracle Turntables I am a VPI dealer so I will confine my advice to them. While there is some ability to upgrade the older tables, which are good buys, I would suggest looking at the current Scout, which has a clear upgrade path to the Scoutmaster Reference, a table... | |
| moving coil speaker for tubes Try to stay with ones whose impedance does not go too low and who can be driven by your amp. You can check this by looking at their rated efficiency. Each 3db increase in output requires doubling the power. But the choice is very wide and will dep... | |
| Can I use my passive preamp with tube amps? It could work better, depending on the amp. Pick one that has a fairly sensitive input requirement if possible. In a recent test of the Creek passive it was found to work very well with tubes. Keep interconnect between source and preamp and preamp... | |
| Spendor S8E vs Classic Series vs A6 Series I think I was the first in US to have Spendors, obtained them direct before there was an importer, in fact the original importer hears them first in my living room. I was a dealer for many years and might be again as I sell other products for the ... |