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| Hearing problems and speaker upgrade This topic speaks to me. I say you deserve treating yourself to new speakers. Just find a brand that your ears appreciate whether that's with aids or not. | |
| Manley Chinook SE MK2 "How does the PL differ in presentation?" samzyx12- For whatever reason, the PL is more convincing/realstic. I don't know why it would make a difference, but the PL is all tube-MC gain and rectification. Manley and most others are FET/transf... | |
| Manley Chinook SE MK2 samzyx12- If you want something to play with, get the Roadrunner/Sota speed control setup and gimbal arm replacement for the Classic. OR, if you’re a DIY guy, buy a nice arm that later can be transferred to the new table. I'm quite pleased wi... | |
| Manley Chinook SE MK2 I use a VPI Classic also. Different flavor cartridge. AT ART9 or spend a little more Lyra Delos or whatever in between. You're setup is solid. Open the wallet wider later for a new table- then next level phonostage. The Chinook SE has been ... | |
| Optical Phono Cartridges Reading about the technology, it appears to be another "mindblowing" thing as I heard the strain gauge years ago, led by none other than Mr Soundsmith- Peter Ledermann. Can anyone share comparing the 2? Is optical "light years ahead" over SG? S... | |
| Needle resilience Lead out has "clean cut grooves" -less abrasive opposed to the squiggly grooves? | |
| Tweak Pink Himalayan Salt Lamps. The thread starter/OP uses a Magico M5, that was $90K in 2009. Does a speaker at that level need a big lump of salt to sound good? It appears the speaker is far from being optimized(room /location) | |
| Weakest link in my system The only thing I see there is trying to optimize speaker/room(damping/diffusion) and using the "best" recording of music available. After that, it's just spending money on audiophool extravagance-not that there's anything wrong with that. . ... | |
| Balanced connections to my VPI turntable? It's just $400 bucks...do it If you have that DD Avenger, you get it- just because. | |
| Pending shipping questions. "6 figure amplifiers" WOW! If I could afford that, I would have sprung for overnight/Express shipping. Probably days away from arriving. Happy listening. | |
| "Hardly Used / Less than 100 Hours / Took out for pics only"???? Some just know what they're listening for, and if it's not there, they move on. To my ears, you'll pretty much hear 90% of what something is all about(maybe not with fresh speakers) right out of the box. I recently picked up a "less than 100 hour... | |
| Monster Speaker Cables 15 years should be about right for the OP to figure out what to do about speaker cables | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? I can dig the collars-extra starch | |
| TAD KT88 Redbase Valve's "What tubes have you tried and liked in your Primaluna ? " bigred71- PL HP user- over the years, I’ve settled for NOS 6l6G. Note that it is NOT similar to the current, 6l6GC type. 6L6G type(pre 70’s) were a lower operating voltage tube. A com... | |
| TAD KT88 Redbase Valve's Are you aware of losing the EL34 mid/highs that the KT88 will not have? The KT88 might be more dynamic/have more bass, but the EL34 magic will be gone-not in a bad way, just different. KT77 will have more bass but retain the EL34 mids/highs. L... |