tablejockey

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For all you Vinyl lovers!
Yawn...the guy does have a cool company though.For the "if you have to ask, don't bother" crowd.I'm all for aesthetic with audio gear-especially speakers. Some of those virtual systems are....These won't get past the bosshttps://oswaldsmillaudio.c... 
KT 170
"So yes we tested the KT 170’s and as with anything new they are quite unstable. Same thing happened with the 150s when they first came out and over time Tingsol fix them right up."Like many new things introduced, first couple of batches reveals a... 
Tinnitus sufferer: is it the speakers or the 24bits/192kHz
I'm on every B.S. tinnitus cure  marketing list. They all seem to have this same format:https://www.fighttinnitusnow.com/difference_ko.php?utm_source=1082&utm_medium=CPA&utm_campai...CBD for tinnitus Willy-T? Interesting.  
Cartridge upgrade?
"I’m now thinking I’ll put the money toward upgrading the turntable before pulling the trigger on a different cartridge."IMO, a smarter move, than dropping over $1K for a different cart. For the long haul a new table makes sense.  "I’ll look at th... 
Cartridge upgrade?
You have a solid setup.Consider putting the Audio Technica ART9 on your radar.There are enough archived threads to give you an impression it has characteristics of the uber cart$.Like big_greg, I have used the Kiseki Blue and it’s a wonderful cart... 
Where does it end?
Hopefully, you've upgraded the table/phono stage  as much as those magic cables.Those cables better be attached to $10K+,beautiful sounding/looking speakers. Nothing gets done without a solid amp $10K+.Still not cooking with gas.All that is a wast... 
KT 170
"Interesting, but would any current amps be able to work properly with a KT170?"Important point.I haven't confirmed yet, but I'm thinking the upper level line of Prima Luna will accommodate these new bottles, as they do for the KT150.https://prima... 
A wonderful gift!
"It includes every album released on the fabled Blue Note Records label between the mid 1950s and the late 1960s, an assortment so rare that even the New York-based Blue Note label — which has the master tapes for those recordings — doesn’t have p... 
Tinnitus sufferer: is it the speakers or the 24bits/192kHz
"But have also wondered if it is the high quality of sound that I am listening to that is perhaps stimulating my very high pitch ringing?"So you think your "high quality of sound" actually exacerbates your condition?Hmm...okay. I'm just a another ... 
Measuring amp power.
I can tell you NEED 500 watts of tube power. 
At33ptg II perfect straight out the box
Having heard the AT33 PTG, stepping up to the ART9 is another wow moment, if the upgrade bug ever bites again. 
Anyone have the Answer?
Easiest method is buy a Power Plant try it. If it doesn't work return it.I use one, works according to my ears and eyes(TV). 
KT 170
Here's tube dimensionshttps://tubemaze.info/tung-sol-kt170-to-be-introduced/I'm looking forward to reading user impressions of this big tube.Perhaps the KT150 turned up a notch in all areas? 
Low gain preamp options
This  polarizing brand in threads, appeared to have checked of all of your requirements, but I see it does have 10db gain. So if 4dbs extra  doesn't cut it-nevermind(as Emily Latella would say)https://www.primaluna-usa.com/primaluna-evo-400r-tube-... 
Are there any other cheaper options for power regeneration than PS Audio
This is a pretty good deal for $1200 or so.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa85ib-ps-audio-power-plant-p3-ac-conditionersSince it's been out of production for some time now, you have an upper hand on negotiation.I use an even older PPPremier m...