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thaluza

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"New" Beatles Mono Catalog Release on 180gr Vinyl
I just bought the mono version of MMT. IMO, it is the best Beatles pressing that I own of any of their albums. I also have the German stereo pressing of MMT. I have all of the Odeon red vinyl mono releases, which I think are quite good, but if MMT... 
end of an era ......
From Signature Sound's Facebook page, posted on July 15:"Jud Barber (Joule-Electra) is pretty much retired now. He may still be building the occasional piece..." 
record store day: missed the CAKE
This from Cake's Facebook page, posted on May 20:"They are making more... I got word 2 weeks ago that ETA is 12 weeks, so 10 weeks left!" 
Amplifier is now off the Power Conditioner
I have a BPT BP-1 and a Furman P-2400 IT, both balanced power conditioners. My system typically draws 3.5 amps if I use my 300b amp. (my system draws almost 9 watts with my OTL amp!). Last week, I plugged my entire system, with the 300b amp, into ... 
Care to recommend a preamp?
I am a former owner of the Chenin and I owned two versions of the SLP-98, the stock MM version, and the direct coupled F1 MC version. This is my experience in my system:Chenin: Pros: Very good phono stage. Later Chenins have the same phonostage as... 
record store day: missed the CAKE
This was just added to the Cake website:"Pre-order Campaign Coming Soon." 
record store day: missed the CAKE
Seems like the vinyl set will be available through Cake's website:"Coming soon...the CAKE Vinyl Box Set...Eight CAKE albums manufactured on 175g audiophile quality colored vinyl with fully restored artwork for each title and remastered for optimum... 
merlin vsm owners , what is your room size ?
14 x 13 x 8.5 
Do I have a "balance" problem?
I had a similar issue. For me, the problem was with speaker placement. The speakers were equal distant to my chair, within a quarter inch. However, one speaker was slightly further from the back wall and the toe-in was slightly different than the ... 
Joule Electra VZN100 Replace with what?
IME, Jud was very accessible and easy to talk to before his wife passed away. He is harder to get in contact with now. Seems he has delegated a lot to Simon.I have thought about giving up my Joule VZN-80 MKV Musicwood because of the heat, a low le... 
Meridian 508.24 who provides repair service?
Former Meridian employee who does repairs:Marc KovalThe Repair ShopFourZeroFour-585-1102marc koval gmail com 
Next Phonostage
I wanted to respond to Wrm57 who said he had a hum problem with his Allnic H-3000. I had the same problem, but I solved it by plugging my preamp into the same zone on my power conditioner that has the H-3000 and my turntable. Before, when I had th... 
Next Phonostage
I am another very satisfied Allnic H-3000 owner. Mine has a bit of tube rush, but you have to listen very close to the speakers to hear it. In my experience, a minor bit of tube rush is typical and not unusual for tubed components and is not a con... 
Speaker cable frustration for Merlin vsm mme
I use Anti-Cables, $80 for an 8 foot pair. I have Merlin VSM-MXe's paired with a Joule Electra VZN-80 amplifier. I compared the Anti-Cables extensively with JPS SC3, Audience AU24, and Virtual Dynamics Revelation. While each of these cables seem a... 
More recordings like "The Trinity Sessions"?
Joe Jackson - "Big World"