thorman
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| Good Trade? First off,you really do not know how it will sound .He obviously is not happy with it or he would not be selling it..By doing the trade he is asking,you may end up in the same position as him ( also without your MMF-7 ) ...Sounds to me like too mu... | |
| Is this a reasonable stylus? Check with Jico SAS ..They may be making replacements now.. | |
| Good Trade? I have seen a tone of lightly used Fosgate Phonos up for sale..There has to be a reason..My guess is they do not sound the way they are expected to sound and many sell for that reason..Thats not saying they don't sound great,but my guess is they s... | |
| how important is linestage preamp with vinyls only I think I would at the least try a few more 12ax7 tubes,or even better try some Sylvania 5751 3 mica black plates in your current CJ preamp and see how much more performance you can squeeze out ..This may be enough for you to keep what you have an... | |
| Thor TA-1000 MK 2 pre and Aleph amps Os, 2, 5 Not sure it helps but I have used ( years ago ) S/300 series Threshold ( Nelson Pass ) amps with Thor TA1000mk2 and they worked fine..I eventually went to Thor Audio tube Monos ,but I would think the Pass labs line of SS amps would be awesome....... | |
| sansui au 717 integrate amp I think you have to consider what you could buy for $350 Today..Maybe a speaker cable ???? Go for it..Nice piece of Electronics..........Probably built as well ( or better ) than 90% of the equipment today..... | |
| Tube sites/books, recommendations please Also a good read that many follow is FAQ's at Audio Asylum.."Joe's Tube Lore"...More than likely you will be using one of the tubes eveluated..I personally can relate to his findings on 12ax7,5751 and 12au7 tubes...... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV11 Noise Issues Best thing to do is re-tube,since you have no idea what condition the tubes are in from the last owner..I would take that as your first step..More than likely its a tube at the end of its life..... | |
| Question for you B&W Guys You bet Dancer: Its all personal preference for sure..I just found the musicallity of the 801 Matrix addictive..I do realize B&W has made many changes since,so I may be out of touch a bit..... | |
| Question for you B&W Guys I always liked the Matrix series myself..I nice pair of 801/3 or 802/3 would be the sweetspot I would look for..I realize they are an older line of B&W's but very reasonable cost and very high in performance ( per dollar spent ) ... | |
| difference marantz 2252 and2252b 2250 2250b In my opiniom,,that would be splitting hairs..They made them all good them days...Pick the cleanest one would be my vote...... | |
| Good tube preamp with Sony 5400 McPherson: Glad you having fun with your Thor Linestage..Its a pitty many people don't know how good these are with the new upgrades... | |
| Tube sellers Personally,I don't think its very likely that you will recieve many absolute NOS tube..How can one know ( unless they bought them new years ago ) ..if they have or have not been used..I do feel ( and have bought many NOS tubes )there are many rela... | |
| Upgrading coupling capacitors on EAR 834p My 834P has had the C1 and C7 caps changed to Mundorf Silver/Oil ( using Sylvania 3 5751 Mica Black plates )and it sounds awesome..Just the right balance of sweetness and detail.... | |
| Tone arm bounces Sounds like acoustic feedback to me..Coming from the floors all the way back to your turntable amd arm... |