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| Aric Audio @michaellent Do you have the Transcend MM phono stage? I been eyeballing it for a while now. Not sure it would be an upgrade or lateral move compared to the Modwright PH9.0. | |
| MM Phono Stages With Greater Than 40 dB of Gain? You can email Darlington Labs and order an MP-7 with higher gain. It's listed as +40db but I believe I've heard of customers ordering 42-44db. My EAR 834 clone is pretty close to my Modwright which is supposed to be 56db. | |
| Looking for a Warmer Sounding Phono Cartridge Go with a Shibata or Elliptical. | |
| Modwright PH 9.0X Tube Rolling Question man you guys are talking me into that T mod... | |
| Upgrade my older Linn Sondek or move on? @thermionicemission I looked at Clearaudio too. I think you need to research the arms to see which combo is better. Was very close to getting a Concept when the VPI popped up for sale. I think at this level, arms make the difference. | |
| Zesto Andros II with ESP vs Modwright PH 9.0 XT? I have the PH9.0. Probably going to upgrade to the X. I like the separate PS. Don't really like that it's a hybrid but the reviews convinced me. If I had the cash, I might have gone with the Andros II. Better loading selection, not sure it's ... | |
| Upgrade my older Linn Sondek or move on? I always wanted a Linn, but passed mainly because of the endless upgrades. I went another wish list TT: VPI Prime. Despite what others may say, it's rock solid-set and forget. Clearaudio, EAT, and SOTA were also on the radar. | |
| TT cable question I have no ground wires and I have no issues. YMMV | |
| What new gear have you just bought? Yesterday I finished an EAR 834 clone (black board). Sounds great! Not going to replace my Modwright PH9.0 but would be a nice back up if I hadn't butchered the chassis! | |
| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... Ain't life grand? One more upgrade path! | |
| Duelund speaker cable gauge for my system? If you google it, there's a good write up on Duelund on a blog. I ran dual 16g and I found them bit on the warm side; I read that the larger gauge you go the warmer it gets. Never tried the 12. For speaker I ran them unterminated. Legendarium ... | |
| Moving Up from a Jolida JD9 A used Tavish Adagio will be in your budget, if you can find one. I would put it as just a bit below a Modwright PH9.0 (which I have and was able to compare with the Adagio; I sold mine for $1600). I used the Adagio with my VPI Prime. It made m... | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? "sorry, but no" or "sorry, but thanks for the offer" I try to acknowledge. You never know, they might come to their senses. More than a few have comeback with better offers. | |
| First Tube amp suggestions Analog Ethos I built the Legendarium and it is excellent. | |
| Cable elevators In ground wire radials on antennas, raising the wire off the earth ground will actually change the characteristics of the antenna, ergo the wire. What electrical change, I don't know and have never measured the actual wire. I do know it affects ... |