swampwalker
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| Should I get a new cart, TT or phono stage? I think AudioFiel's advice is on the money. However, don't necessarily believe that the dealer aligned the cart correctly. I'd go w a better phono stage but also buy an alignment protractor and double check the alignment. At that level, probably o... | |
| What the most musical power amp for under $1K? I'll agree w the Forte' recommendation although I've owned the 4a, not the 3. Also for something with an upgrade path, a McCormack DNA 0.5 would be very strong recommendation. IIRC, the VS-4s are pretty efficient and the 0.5s are better sounding t... | |
| Tube testers- I've heard grumbling of a ...... The grumbling is about the price and the need for special adapters at additional cost for some reasonably common tubes. | |
| Wife with music training Are you buying or selling ;~) | |
| Emission Labs EML 30B-XLS tubes in VAC Ren. 70/70? I believe (not sure) that its actually the other way around. The 30B-XLS tube is NOT a drop in replacement for a 300B. I know for a fact that Cary says they are not acceptable in their 300b amps. I would check w Kevin Hayes or his tech. Quick phon... | |
| What do you think? Given the circumstances (unopened box) it seems pretty harmless to me but of course who knows what is actually in the box? He should have definitely said something like "since mine is unopened, here is someone else's pix of the same item", or used... | |
| pixelization? what kind of display do you have? Plasma generally is more better for the kind of viewing you are describing. | |
| what temperature setting for how long? Hey Marco- IIRC, there have been folks who have used and reported success with dry mount presses (for removing warps). I think that the megabuck "flattener" out there is just a dry mount press turned on end. I have a friend who is a photog who off... | |
| No frills CD player for tube amp If your CDP has digital out, it would be hard to beat a Classe' DAC-1 for a very smooth, musical sound at $1K used. | |
| The old timers give the young'ns tips on the 60s. Early Steve Miller- Your Saving Grace or SailorYoungbloods- Elephant Mountainearly Allman Bros- Idlewild South, Live @ Fillmore EastQuicksilver Messenger Service- Who do you loveTrafficDave Mason- Alone TogetherSantana- Abraxas | |
| The pizza tapes Try Common Chord also w Grisman and a great violinist whose name escapes me at the moment. | |
| anybody have a doshi pre to audition? NP. I've been using reading glasses for 20 years and had worked my way up to trifocals before going w progressives a few years ago. That's why I always ask Doug to help w the close up work; he's nearsighted and I'm really farsighted. | |
| anybody have a doshi pre to audition? Time to get some new reading specs, guys. There is a period between the two sentences. "I've got a Doshi, as does Doug Deacon who lives quite nearby. Dan_ed isn't too far and also Peterayer and MadFloyd and a couple of others whose monikers I forg... | |
| anybody have a doshi pre to audition? Hi Tom- A bunch of us up here in southern New England have done a series of "pre-amp parties" where we have compared various phono/line stages, mostly using an early Doshi as a reference. Its a bit of haul from the Big Easy, but Southwest does fly... | |
| CEC TL0X not playing long CD Well, FWIW, 86 minutes exceeds the redbook standard, which is 72 minutes. According to Wikipedia:"Red Book Audio SpecificationsThe basic specifications state that 1. Maximum playing time is 74 minutes (including pauses) 2. Minimum duration for a t... |