thorman
Responses from thorman
| Review: Sansui AU-7700 Amplifier Great Post! Last year at an Estate Sale I found a mint Au 517 int. amp and A matching TU 517 ..I actually bought both pieces for " $ 5 " ,Yep 5 bucks ! The fellow had no clue of the value..I dusted them both off and plugged them in and have been w... | |
| Anyone heard Opera Callas Mini? I think the Opera Mini you mention is discontinued..If it is the same monitor I inquired about.I was told this very succesfull monitor speaker was just taken out of the line up...Not sure why,but thats what i was told by a USA dealer and also a re... | |
| porter port feedback Best budget tweek you can find..And a great guy to deal with.. | |
| What are the difference between CLASS A and PURE Kinda like Virgin and Extra Virgin..... | |
| One's trash is someone else's treasure Just picked up a real nice pair of Original KLH 6 loudspeakers at my Annual Town Flee Market ..$1 with speaker cables too!!!!! Cleaned up they look and sound fantastic.... | |
| combining different cables Its a good rule of thumb, but I think if you look at different members systems,you'll notice some do and some don't.To me its more of what you hear and like personally. I tend to like keeping the interconnects and speaker cables the same and jump ... | |
| Review: Paul Speltz Anti Cables 8' speaker cable Speaker cable Chazzbo: I did mention the price..I paid $80 for a 8' pair..Quite a pleasant suprize.. | |
| 12AX7 vs. 5751 There are no guarentees it will sound better with a 5751 set ...Each peice of equipment is a little different,so the only way to know is to try..I tried and like the RCA 5751 black plate ( circa 1962 ). Not much gain loss and gorgeous mids with go... | |
| Locating the Source of Hum I do know tube amps can hum occassionally from crapy incoming power.Once in awhile my Thors will hum and found out that Massachusetts isn't the best power source state for sure..For me its just an occasional annoyance... | |
| Lack of bass with SP-9 MK3 Hi: I had the same problem with a SP 9 mk2 awhile back ..Much too dry and brittle for my taste..I didin't keep mine more than a couple months.. I went to the Audio Research sp11 and found a whole different world..I actually feel the older SP6 sp8 ... | |
| lack of interest I agree with other feedback.Its probably the local thing not having enough interested in the area..I actually have thought about selling my Very loved Kharma 1.0 loudspeakers but do to not wanting to ship them I have the same issues....Good luck | |
| VPI Aries clicking sound... Check the belt...Maybe there is a nick in it...just a guess...Also make sure your table is perfectly level..Good luck.... | |
| Opinion on TP16 MK II, TP62 replaceable armwand ? I have the TP16 on my TD 160 Thorens and find it pretty decent.. I know many Thorens ( vintage ) owners have upgraded to the SME arm and many like it very much..The only problem for me is ,if I am going to have to invest that much more money for a... | |
| Audio Research LS2B Mk 2 has a hissing noise It Could be a tube going south? Flip flop the tubes ( right and left channel ) and see if the noise travels to the other side..If so you need a new tube set..Probably bad tube...Good luck | |
| New tubes suggestions? This same question has been asked many times and from my memory of all the forums ,the most consistant winner in sound and durability for a new Production EL34 type is the Winged "C " EL34..... |