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| Sussurro MkII and surface noise? I had a similar issue. I set up my arm/cartridge using the AnalogMagik software and got it all dialed in from a numbers standpoint, but I didn't like the sound. I fine tuned the set up by ear and was able to get the performance I was looking fo... | |
| Professional Turntable Setup ( Chicago area NW suburbs ) @millercarbon Are there any guys who like me totally know what they're doing, totally know their rig was set up really, really good to begin with, who then were astounded to hear it brought to a whole new level?I would highly doubt that people... | |
| UPGRADE FROM VPI SCOUTMASTER This explains why if you look back across the whole field you find the best most highly regarded makers only make a very few models. Kuzma would be one. I like Kuzma products but the last time I looked they had 5 tables, 11 tonearms, 6 cartridges ... | |
| Recommendation for higher power tube amp Why are you trying to put a square peg in a round hole? Theil's love and perform best with high current SS amps. | |
| Best SET Amplifier Ever Made? 6 Chassis Achilleas Legend Amp They look totally impractical and will be more than likely insanely priced. | |
| Turntable Mat question I agree with millercarbon but without the condescending attitude. | |
| Under speakers Vibrapod or Gaïa IME, Vibrapods are only effective when used with very light equipment. | |
| 2019 300B tubes that are worth the money? Some tubes like a lower bias. Some tubes like a hotter bias. You owe it to yourself to experiment lowering and raising the bias from nominal by 10-20ma to see if it gets you the sound you like vs flushing money down the toilet. Increasing the... | |
| 2019 300B tubes that are worth the money? Don’t forget that 300b tubes have a long life span, therefore, if you do find a pair that you like, the cost of ownership can be amortized over a greater period of time. | |
| Effective length of Origin Live Encounter Measure the tonearm's effective length by drawing a straight line from the arm's pivot to the center of the headshell slots. Please see the attached diagram. https://www.analogplanet.com/content/tone-arm-geometry-101The 9 inch will have an effec... | |
| Isolation Transformers Thanks Eric, could you expand on the semi-active ground lifter comment. | |
| Isolation Transformers I want to isolate both my pre and phono stage from the main lines to reduce noise etc. On occasions, I also get a ground loop issue. I run large power hungry mono block amp and I don't want to go the large transformer route. | |
| Isolation Transformers @jea48 given the choice between the hospital grade Tripp-Lite and the regular Tripp-Lite that you referenced in your post, do you have a preference? I am only concerned with front end equipment isolation i.e. low power requirement. | |
| What is the one piece of advice you would give about attending AXPONA? It's your hobby, therefore, treat it as such and have fun. | |
| What is the one piece of advice you would give about attending AXPONA? Leave your wife at home |