thermonicavenger
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| Used tubes question I only use NOS tubes and there are big differences between these even in the Mullard variety. I switched from Phillips miniwatt 6GW8 for my Rogers Cadet III to English Mullard NOS. I am finding these harder to source but I hunt them down. Massive ... | |
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| Nice used tube amp under $1000 used Dynaco ST70. Lovely warm EL34 sound. Many I notice sell restored versions of this. With the right intelligent upgrades these rock. Combined with say a Rogers Cadet III or any of the fine low powered USA tube amps and an active cross over you could... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE Tannoy Pepper pot waveguide dual concentric and Diy peerless HDS computer monitors. with the right amplification, resolution, detail, natural timbre and 3D imaging are features of both. For a 2 way in a smaller room which is what I designed them f... | |
| Budget amp recommendation needed If you an get your hands on one A S/H ME 240. There happens to be one on eBay Australia right now. The one for sale is the standard model. I owned the remote control Hi cap option version. I don't know the seller so I cannot comment on the actual ... | |
| Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it. Yes the alternative is live music! But sometimes the artist you love most is dead, drug F#@ked or retired. What can make things worse is they were never re-released on CD or if they did it sounds like S#!t! When this happens and you can get hold o... | |
| Ortofon Rondo Blue vs 2M Black I purchased an Ortofon 2M Black yesterday from my local dealer[been buying off him for 20 years!]at a HOT price and tested it on a reference turntable owned by a friend. And for once the hype is warranted. In a word excellent. I have limited exper... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables I have seen a lot of these old decks. IMHO the Garrad 301 and 401 are over priced and over rated. Thorens TD 124 and Lenco heavy platters are the best performing idler wheels that you can easily get. My pick is the Lenco because they outperform th... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? People will rave on for ever about what they think is best and at the end of the day only YOUR ears in YOUR listening environment can decide what is best for YOU. No matter how good the recording, room and system it is still at it's very best only... | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers If I were you I would look at a Madisound Kit or similar if you are DIY inclined as this will save a heap. Zaph Audio/ scanspeak collaboration with Madisound the ZRT is a good bet. I would look at amplifiers next ME, Pass Labs, Accuphase, ARC, VTL... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Without any doubt Quadral Titan Transmission Line 130KG each 15inch bass 4 or 5in mid and ribbon tweeter FLAT down TO 19Hz. I run Tannoy Canterbury SE 15s and I was jealous after hearing these! Superb on classical as they are on techno or trance. ... | |
| Cable Costs Relative to System Try Mundorf Silver/Gold ribbon cable. An absolute bargain DIY or ready made compared to what you have paid so far. I find it interesting that people who ain't slow in the head, maki'n all that bread to afford this high end audio will spend crazy m... | |
| DH Labs Silver Sonic I use this plug for Everything RCA. I have no shares in the company but credit is due for these. Reasonably priced stoutly plated and their copper alloy works, as does the locking collar. I run it with Huber & Suhner Mill spec teflon sleeved s... | |
| Eichmann Bayonet plugs user experience Over-priced, under-performing and flimsy. They are an Australian company and I am an Aussie!, still no love lost here. I switched to DH Labs Silver Sonic and never looked back. Being a Jeweller fiddly doesn't bother me but as I connect and disconn... | |
| Current Trends in multi thousand dollar speakers As this astute individual points out selecting the optimum speaker at the high end is difficult. And only a few points were made and as Sean has said there are many others. The problem is that there is no direct correlation between price and perfo... |