stiltskin

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Klipsch Speakers for a low power tube amp.
I really have nothing to add here other then afew comments regarding Klipsch and low to flea power tube amps driving them. I remember fondly back in the early 1970s the very best and most entertaining for L.P. playback and F.M. broadcast was a pai... 
Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact?
Audiofeel,If thats what you think,thats what you think... 
Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact?
For those here that spin vinyl.Two years ago I experienced an incredible leap forward in musical performance with a purchase of V.P.I.s Signature tonearm wired with Nordost Valhalla along with a Nordost Frey interconnect from the junction box to m... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
For anyone interested,6 moons did a reveiw of the Podiumsound speaker including a biography of the inventor builder Shelly Katz.Check it out.... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Sorry Viclondon,can't help out.Hi Slowhand I have seen them advertised in Hi-Fi +,interesting.... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Bob,You can have the V-cap upgrade done for the price of a preamp grade pair of 6SN7s....No Tungsol round plates,Western Electric 350Bs used as regulators,Philips metal base gz-34s in your power supply or any other vacuum tube plugged into your Ch... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hi Bob,I have the Chenin and use a select pair of E.H. gold pin 6SN7s to very good results,I think the pair were $25.00.Listening to well recorded Jazz L.P.s through my overhauled vintage Quad electrostats,vocals along with acoustic instruments ar... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Regarding the phonostage in the Chenin.... What do you get for that extra $400.00? I think few here acually know the true measure of Micks entry level phonostage including his other designs.I guess you can say that about most well designed compone... 
Break in time for Nordost Valhalla
I have but one short length of Valhalla used in my V.P.I. tonearm. As Mike Lavigne points out it takes an extraordinary long burn in needed to hear the true measure of what this wire can do in a system...Carrying on with more Nordost wire to my ph... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hi Fiddler,Good to hear from you. I'm interested! What was the cost to redo your Chardonnay with the V-caps? Purchase of and installation. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Pablo and Rick,great to hear you guys like/love your new amps. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Good to hear guys! Looking forward to your reports...Pablo ,its breaking them in or burning them in. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hi Kgturner, The info on Micks site for the Cabernet Dual is very interesting.Looking forward to your impressions. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Opus,Good to hear.Lets hope that new capacitor change resolves it. That glare sure would of drove me over the bend.Kgturner did you recently put an order in for a Cabarnet Dual or do you have it now? Also,you have had your monos for awhile,anythin... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Slowhand, Yes the rollerblocks set up in the sweet spot under your SCD-1 should be mind blowing good. C.Ds and especially Super audio disks spin at a even higher rates of speed causing vibrations that effect the overall performance of the machine....