stanwal
Responses from stanwal
| What is turn on/off sequence of amp and pre-amp? What he said. | |
| 12 inch Graham Phantom My wife told me I wasn't qualified to comment on the differences between a 9" and 12" length. | |
| Turntable/cartridge/tonearm suggestions I am in a funny position, I am a VPI dealer with a Classic set up currently, have a Basis table also and am in the process of upgrading an LP12. I think you are not getting anything like the full capability of the Linn at present. I don't think yo... | |
| How do designers fare when they change companies? David Hafler went from Dynaco to start his own company. Carl Marshasato [ phonetic spelling] has been several places. Tim de Parravicini [also probably misspelled] has been with Luxman before EAR. In England several of the better designers work as... | |
| SAE two t3u tuner....any thoughts? I had some SAE gear in the late 60s, looked better than it sounded. There are a lot of very good tuners out there that I would rather have. | |
| Goat Hair Brush This reminds me of the squirrel hair record brush that was offered in the 60s; also from England. | |
| Matching speaker to amplifier? Look for an amp whose output matches the needs of the speaker. For example SETs work well with very efficient speakers such as horns. Very difficult loads call for large SS or standard tube amps. The impedance curve and efficiency of the speaker i... | |
| Confused about compliance matching with airbearing Its high compliance=low mass and low compliance =high mass in all the arms I have used. The higher the compliance the lower the mass of the arm should be, I don't see why air bearing arms would be different but I have not used them. | |
| tube watts vs transistor watts? I was over to my tech friends house this morning, he has over 30 years experience and has had published articles in DIY mags on the design of TUBE equipment. I told him about your statement that a 200 watt amp would give 10% distortion at 210 watt... | |
| VPI Scout to Michell Orbe SE I had the wrong Michell model in mind, too much stuff out there these days. | |
| tube watts vs transistor watts? That is not correct, it depends on the amplifier. My Musical Fidelity NuVista M3 is rated 275 at 8 ohms, my tech friend measured 325 with extremely low distortion. It will pulse over 800 watts at 2 ohms. Any good amp will deliver much more than it... | |
| VPI Scout to Michell Orbe SE I am a VPI dealer and was a Michell dealer; they are both good tables but this looks more like a sideways move to me. Remember that you are paying an import penalty on the Michell, in the UK the VPI may well be more expensive. I would wait and mov... | |
| Next Upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster TT Yes, I tried some small sorbothane discs under the motor, they were better than the standard feet but I liked the points better. It may well depend on the turntable stand, I use a Star Sound rack and everything is designed to transfer any vibratio... | |
| tube watts vs transistor watts? Just because a speaker says "200 watts power handling" doesn't mean that it requires 200 watts to function. The 200 is a maximum, not a minimum and only a very loose maximum at that. Ratings in watts tell you very little about how any amp, tube or... | |
| Next Upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster TT Either the 1.5" or 2" will work. I have used the 1.5 most of the time. Another thing I forgot to mention was I took the rubber feet off the VPI motor and put 3 .2 Audio Points under it instead. I have used products from TTWeights and been happy wi... |