tablejockey
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| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” Congratulations on making it to the finish line. "I’m not looking forward to replacing power tubes every couple years with my retirement bonus listening time" I've use the same model for 8 years. Naturally, YMMV always applies, but good power tu... | |
| Rein in the winter static " I have a VPI prime table with the stock felt mat. The static is so bad that the mat clings to record when I remove it." Gasp! A VPI user that uses a MAT?!! | |
| Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2 Phono. Where do I go from here? Your setup deserves a much better tube phonostage. A next level, new tube unit is $4K+ At your budget used is the way to go, but this appears to be a new unit https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisbc317-icon-audio-uk-ps1-mkii-mm-mc-tube-phono-pr... | |
| Noisy tube? Longtime PL user. SOMETIMES, simply removing and reseating tubes will cure errant noises. | |
| Whole Lotta Led wolf_garcia- your past music moments are always a fun read. larsman- witnessing 69 Zep had to be an attention grabbing moment. Maybe close/equal to a Jimi experience a couple years earlier. | |
| Whole Lotta Led "Saw them twice. Pure magic" tony1954- I missed the LAST opportunity in 1977 when the might Zep played 6 sold out nights at the LA Forum in SoCal. Face value of tickets were somewhere between $7-20 bucks with scalper prices around $50+. Based ... | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A I have been following this thread to read how different opinions can be. Stat users are either in the ML camp or "other"- Soundlab, vintage Quad or whatever. Your 13A's to my ears can sound very impressive with basic placement according to room... | |
| Tinnitus Lack of quality/quantiy sleep is paramount for overall health. Longtime sufferer ALSO use a CPAP machine for sleep. Doesn't surprise me that sleep is also tied to it. 7-9 hours. The indiduals who tell you/read about going on 4-5 hours and seem... | |
| Bob Ludwigs own Copy for sale "I now listen to what I call NOS music, Billy Joel, Supertramp, Atlanta Rhythm Section" My listening/purchasing generally isn't past 1980. Big early ARS fan! My neighborhood stores are packed with inexpensive, no demand, waiting to be discovere... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode "I think use of the word ultra linear is a marketing term and kind of dumb" Some posters never fail to... Sigh/shoulder shrug Keyboard strokes away for basic amp electronics knowledge https://www.analogethos.com/post/screen-ultralinear | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode " For most of the twenty three years that I have owned this amp I have always felt that I preferred triode" Your hearing isn't as sharp as it was. Now UL is needed to "push" instrument passages closer to please the ear. That's my personal diagno... | |
| Bob Ludwigs own Copy for sale artemus_5 Yeah, it's the RL thing that makes it special. Kinda like a real Mickey Mantle signed baseball. They are out there, in various degrees of ruin from being stacked and played on the BSR all in one rigs from the 70's! Led Zeppelin – Led ... | |
| Nordost Heimdall 2 or Tyr 2 digital cables Long term Nordost user. Heimdall is where you start if you're gonna bother with cable insanity. 4akg_ca laid out a good Nordost overview. Nordost is a polarizing brand due to price and the subjective claims of how it might make your system sound... | |
| Rega NAIA phonopreamp Flagship/statement model deserves the same in phonostage- Aura. Only thing to consider is tube presentation, which some prefer. I'd put a Minus K underneath and be done. | |
| Bob Ludwigs own Copy for sale If you're a LED Head with a $200K+ rig, why not? Of course, that's just table/cart/phonostage! I have the RL Monarch press Thought $20 bucks was a ridiculous price about 15 years ago? This is interesting https://www.discogs.com/release/196... |