thorman
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| Vintage Yugoslavian made 12ax7 tubes for ARC I have been using the Ei 12ax7 ( Thor T1000 mk2 ) for years and the trick to them is to find a good tight pair..Some of the later ones don't measure and or last very long ( but still sound good )and if you can find some of the 70's Vintage they ar... | |
| thorens 160 versions and cartridge recommendations If its any help I am using ( Original mk1 TD160 )a Shure M91ED on mine and it works very well..Also have used Shure M55E and also works well ( a little brighter than the 91ED )...The Vintage Shure cartridges all seem to work quite well..I like the... | |
| Tube Phono Stage Help There is a Bottlehead Seduction on this site now..Better grab it before its gone....... | |
| Music Room vs. Home Theater Design Question? Too many hard sufaces is not good..Its about balance between soft and hard materials with furnature properly placed.....Nothing wrong with carpet..I prefer Berber Carpet vs.Hardwood....... | |
| What to tell my electrician I had the same situation and put in 4-20 amp dedicated lines...3 for Analog and 1 for Digital..Best upgrade I ever did... | |
| To all tube lovers....... I would jump on the Threshold SA-1's on this site right now......Built like a tank and sound like a dream...... | |
| power chord question Virtual Dynamics Nite series Power cords...... | |
| cartridge mistracks in final 25 of a record side Just a guess....anti skate...( just a guess ) | |
| Bottlehead Eros is it better than the Seduction? I almost bought a Eros myself and went to the Bottelhead forum to get my inof on the Eros...There are some comparisons on that forum.. | |
| vintage '50s 12AX7: Mullard, Amperex BB, Brimar Generally speaking the Amperex would be more lively and closer to neutral than the Mullard/Brimar...The Mullard /Brimar tubes would have more Bloom and a bit warmer all around than the B/Boys....Depends on what sound your looking for..Personally I... | |
| Distortion problem Check your Speakers drivers for loose screws..Just a shot in the dark........ | |
| Phono preamp selection You may also want to consider a used ( if you can find one ) Vacuum State JLTI Phono amp..I picked one up off Audiogon and have been very pleased..Excellent product for the asking price........ | |
| DIY tube pre-amp recommendation requested Check out the Bottlehead stuff....... | |
| Buzzing Sound In Speakers I purchased a used Vacuum State JLTI Phono ( solid state ) and it sounds terrific...Under $ 1K used..Sweet like tubes but no tube hassle... | |
| Buzzing Sound In Speakers Sounds to me like a loose ground wire or maybe a bad phono interconnect cable or just a bad tonearm or cartridge connection.. |