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| I need some techy help in order a preamp--resistor values. I’d check out the same kit avail from diy audio and parts connexion too. I believe they’ve already upgraded the resistors and the Lundahl transformers, which if you’re going to go as far as to build this kit, ya might as well do it right. 🎶🔊🙂 | |
| Popular new/used SS stereo power amps under $2500? I think the Hegel is a good idea. Have you thought about Emotiva? They’re SS, and can be found quite inexpensively on the used market. They also have a lot of output. You can’t really go wrong either with Parasound IMO. | |
| Why do YOU love Vinyl/or hate vinyl I’ve been in love with vinyl since I was a small child and started off playing my parents records on my dad’s Dual turntable. I really got into collecting vinyl before ever taking it to any level that I’d consider in the audiophile realm until may... | |
| Phono stage for my system? For a quick upgrade in sound, I’d strongly recommend a Schiit Mani phono pre and a Nagaoka MP-110. I normally use a modded/upgraded EAR 834p and a Goldring 1022, but the Mani and Nagaoka surprised me at how great the combo sounds. The Mani is only... | |
| Best electrolytic capacitor Are you recapping a vintage piece of gear? If the caps are 30-40 yrs old, they most likely need to be changed out with new caps. Never buy NOS electrolytics. I’d just check images of gut shots of high end tube components that you like and see what... | |
| High value, giant killer speakers? Tekton | |
| Fedex issues FedEx is just awful! After getting my signature, they tried to just leave my new speakers at the end of the driveway. It’s a long driveway, btw. The 2 boxes were each almost 6 ft. tall and each box weighed over 100 lbs. I made the driver get the d... | |
| Best speakers for max. $3000? Couldn’t hurt to check out either Tekton Pendragons (aprox $2,000) or the Double Impacts ($3,000), and that includes shipping within the US. I listened to a pair of Thiel spkrs (among many others) also before going with a pair of Pendragons. . Cho... | |
| Affordable SET's with 211 or 300B tubes, (2000 dolllars maximum) The Bottlehead Kaiju (300B’s) and Stereomour ll (2A3’s) are a bit below $2,000. As people mentioned, the Elekit TU-8600 looks really nice too and has received some great reviews. | |
| Carver, THE standard of excellence IMO @joecollege Haha! lol Ok, just wondering. Most of the time you hear someone bad talking Tekton, they’ve never actually even heard a pair, which is obviously not the case with you. You’re so right about the grudge matches that go on relating to a p... | |
| Carver, THE standard of excellence IMO @joecollegeWhat exactly is your problem with Tekton? Have you ever really heard a pair of speakers Eric has designed? Eric is another CEO which you can call and speak to directly, btw. I certainly don’t want to take away from this thread, but have... | |
| Best Record Cleaning Fluid I use a KAB EV-1/Nitty Gritty with Tergitol too, then a rinse with distilled water. Just like @voiceofvinyl said, the Smithsonian uses it, and if that’s the case, it’s good enough for me too. I’m sure they did their research, as did I. No residue,... | |
| SET amplifier recommendation +1 for @verdantaudio Lots of great info there | |
| Media: Should we start hoarding? I highly treasure my 2,000 or so LP’s, and I kinda like going “shopping” through them and realizing I forgot I owned this or that one. Hmm, I think I’ll give it a listen. I’d say maybe 300-400 of em could go to the dumpster, which are usually ones... | |
| Most impressive small footprint speaker Buchardt S400 |