thorman
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| THRESHOLD S300 If you want to stay with Vintage I ran my Threshold S/300 series 2 with a Audio Research sp11 pream and it was a exceptional combo...Also has a great built in Phono section too.... | |
| Tube Phono-Stage question. I would ask to take a used one home before buying..That way you will know for sure........... | |
| Looking for a great el34 based amp If you can find a pair of TPA 30 Thor monos..These are superb..Simple to use,Sound Awesome and are bulit to last...... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Two best 5751 I have tried is Ge 5751 3 mica Black plate and the RCA 5751 3 mica black plate..The Ge is more neutral,but the RCA has more body and weight..Both Great tubes..Each will work great with proper system synergy.... | |
| Hydra 6 Placement/vibration Dont weight the Hydra down..Place something under the cables to suspend them of the floor and it will automatically take the pressure off the Hydra..I use Telephone Pole Insulators to keep wires from drooping and touching the floor..You can use an... | |
| Warning re JJ KT77s Go to "Winged C" El34 ...Very good new production El34 and very reliable....... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... I have also tried many and found the Amperex Bugle Boy "France" to be the best NOS 12ax7 I have tried..New production ,I like the Cryo version EI 12ax7..Great new prod.12ax7 ( for me anyway ) | |
| binding post break in Sometimes ( as in wire upgrades ) increased detial can be at the expense of Thinness...I remmemer trying ( years ago ) a Nordost cable and the detail was fantastic..Unfortunatly I couldn't live with the lack of body that came with it..I am only gu... | |
| Audio Research PH-3 vs. Mcintosh C2200 phono stage I owned the Audio Rsearch PH-3 and thought it was OK ..Nothing spectacular..My guess you will end up using the Mac. Phono and selling the ARC-PH3 | |
| DIY Record Cleaning Machine - Initial Failures Grimace: Your right I hadn't looked at the pictures...Wish I had...Gotta love those pets!!!!!!! | |
| DIY Record Cleaning Machine - Initial Failures Grimace: I went the same route and had pretty good luck,but ended up trying a Steam Cleaner ( Shark Hand Held ) with a jig set up so as to be able to Steam clean both sides and use the DIY record cleaner for final drying...The Steam Cleaner is def... | |
| Musical Fidelity A1000 Humming Issue Could be tube going bad..??? | |
| Warmish SS pre:Rowland Synergy IIi preamp/others? Classe Vintage amps and preamps have that description..Not sure about the newer models.... | |
| Newbie Power Cord Question Wait for a used Flavor 4 Vh Audio ( or do a DIY from VH Audio )to come up. Used usually $200 and probably less DIY..Great amp cord at a modest price........ | |
| Who sells lead shot pellets to fill an equip.stand Clay based Kitty Litter is widely used........... |