theflattire
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| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? You have to keep at it. The good stuff is gone in days if not hours. I'm not really wanting and I still check the classifieds daily/hourly. | |
| VAS MC One Transformer The load numbers look wrong, mine start at 3ohms and go up to 40ohms. I think a 100ohm load would have little gain. I'm of the 'I don't care' school and use the setting that sounds best. | |
| Duelund Tinned Copper Speaker Cables I used 16g twin unterminated for a while and didn't think anything of them until I tried some Kimber 8PR and the word 'dark' came to mind when comparing the two. Maybe dark is wrong; they just weren't bright enough for me. | |
| Phono Stage: Cornet3 vs Eros 2 vs Parasound Hint6 @martinman The complete tutorial is here: Parts list is on her website and you can find the board on eBay just search EAR 834 clone. Use the black board. | |
| buying (NOS) tubes online On eBay, I make sure the seller tests with numbers (readings and minimums) and they have 100% feedback. | |
| Phono Stage: Cornet3 vs Eros 2 vs Parasound Hint6 I think an upgraded EAR clone is nicer than a Cornet 3. I have about $600 in mine so it’s about three times the Cornet. I used the black board. The clone is very nice; can run with the big boys (I also have a Modwright PH9.0). The Cornet is not q... | |
| Phono Stage, Tonearm, Cartridge Question - Which is the most important? Phono stage imo it’s the one thing that can be a legitimate bottleneck | |
| Looking for a great phono pre-amp in the $1000 or less range Darlington Labs MP-7 IME, can run with phono stages in the $2k range. | |
| Need help-Looking for A New MC cartridge IMO, it's hard to generalize carts because they are so system dependent. Phono stages can make them sound from thin to fat, as in SS vs. tubes. I had a Dynavector that was almost fatiguing on one stage sound great on the other stage. The carts y... | |
| Rechecking Cartridge Alignment Just put the VPI tool on and check the stylus against the grid. If it lines up you are good to go. For azimuth I just eyeball it and adjust accordingly. I have the dual pivot so that helps. | |
| Looking for a budget Step-up Transformer you might try these guys and see if they'll do something less expensive: https://www.orso-audio.com/products/lundahl-step-up-transformer-preamp Looks they are Lundahl dealers. | |
| Looking for a budget Step-up Transformer Maybe look for a used Rothwell or whomever carries Lundahl. | |
| I need a phono pre amp for my ARC VSi75 I would at Lehman and Rothwell also. They were once on my list. | |
| Audiophilia: Is it the pursuit of audio excellence or just a desire to tinker. Thank you to the tinkerers and testers. Saves me from having to purchase everything. | |
| Nice vintage $2k Turntable, cartridge, and phono stage You don't say if you are MM or MC. I would go with a nice used Thorens, a Darlington Labs MP-7, and whatever MM cart you can afford with what's left. Also what yogiboy said and maybe check out Micro-Seiki. |