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| Tube Preamp, uses 6sn7/6sl7. With or Without Phono; With or Without Remote Volume, Cary SLP-98 or SLP-05 | |
| What's the point of reviewing? Reviews bring attention to the product with the hope that an individual may seek out an audition/consideration. | |
| What's up with the price of Vintage equipment? Yes, there were some poor sounding vintage equipment and there were some very good sounding vintage equipment. No different than today. | |
| Audio Research in Receivership. Personally, I wouldn't trust any Audio Research Exec's claim that it's business as usual as they "attempt" to secure new ownership. Why take a risk? There is only a downside for the consumer at this time. I wish Audio Research all the best. | |
| VPI noise problem You need to do a better job at describing the issue. | |
| Turntable weight affects speed To add more context to the discussion, the OP’s platter weighs 4kg and the record weight is 291g - a 7.3% increase in mass which is positioned right over the axis of rotation. I highly doubt that very slight increase in rotation inertia is causin... | |
| Turntable weight affects speed Since the record weight is positioned over the axis of rotation, the added mass does not substantially affect platter’s rotational inertia, therefore, your motor should have sufficient torque to start and maintain platter speed. | |
| What's all the fuss about late 70s and earl 80s run of the mill midfi turntables? Who says there’s a fuss about late 70s and early 80s run of the mill midfi turntables? | |
| Spending a month's salary $20,000 a month’s salary……buy what you want, you’ve earned it. | |
| VPI felt mat vs aftermarket Mats are hit and miss and are very subjective. You will get a lot of VPI owners stating that no mat is the best, but that’s just one perspective. If you can find a local dealer that will lend you some prior to purchase, that would be the best co... | |
| I just moved and insurance Do you get your audio advice from an insurance forum? Home/Property insurance is regulated at the State level, therefore, seek out the advice from a licensed agent in your home state. | |
| What are some good things to do when going to an audition Try and schedule an audition during non-peak times | |
| FAVORITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M) FAVOURITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M) Stretch your budget and go for a 1.5M cable, more versatile :-) | |
| Help replacing 8" woofer on Gershman Avant Garde Rx-20 Contact Gershman, they have excellent customer support. BTW, 50% of the preamp dial means nothing. Depending on the source, at 50% of the volume dial you could be driving your amp to full power. | |
| Need Help Calculating System Amp Draw The easiest way is to simply add up all the power line fuse values in each piece of equipment. |