tjbearman
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| Tweaks for a Musical Fidelity X10-D tube buffer? The MF X-PSU upgrades the wall wartand provides power for up to 4 X-units.These are avaialable on audiogon and ebayfrom time to time. They usually go for$150-$200.I use it with my X10-D (and other X-units)and I think it is worth the extra cost.Wou... | |
| What stand does you Turntable sit on? No matter how I've mass weighted, isoloated,or whateverated a turntable stand, I finda wall-mounted shelf to be far superior.After all, it's bolted to just about the heaviestthing around you - your house!The bracket is solidly mounted to the wall,... | |
| Please help me find agreat match for Quad Speakers I have Quad ESLs, the old 57swith an ARC Classic 30 amp.I'm using Kimber 8TC cables andthey sound great. | |
| What is Redbook? Redbook is just a common name for CD's recorded using16bit/44kHz sampling. It refers to the red bookfrom Philips and Sony detailing the specs for CDsback in the 1980s.(It is also know as the Scarlet book, in some circles)This is the method used si... | |
| Your Favorite Holiday Recordings Are? The only Xmas CD is can listen to isthe Charlie Brown Christmas Albumwith the Vince Guaraldi Trio | |
| "head" amps?? I use both passive (Mitch Cotter MKII "pickup transformer")and active (Sota "head amplifier") and much peferthe transformer. I'm using a 0.4mV Benz Micro Gold MC.There are numerous used active and passive devices out there and it's worth it to try... | |
| Tube subtitutions 12AT7 for 12AX7 Oops, I meant to say the SP6 called for ECC83, not 88.The ECC83 is, I believe, swappable with 12AX7.Is the overall gain different for the ECC83 than 12AX7?This is a stock SP6B, with some caps replaced/upgraded once upon a time and tubes, too, of c... | |
| Tube subtitutions 12AT7 for 12AX7 Thanks for your advice, guys. Can Iask a few more questions?I'm using Sovtek 12AX7 WXT+ or EH or some marked CZ.If I mix types, I always keep the same types togetherin the phono section (3 tubes) or line section (3 tubes).The original manual calls... | |
| Classical lp dilemma - recommendations, please My recommedation is go buy some used vinyl and listenfor yourself. It's cheap. Buy 5 recordings of the 9thand enjoy 'em all. You'll find your favorite, or likeme, have 2 or even 3 favorites! You can even sell backthe ones you didn't care for and b... | |
| Adding A Remote to a Pre-Amp I'm using a Creek (OBH-12 actually) with myARC SP-6B. I tried placing it between thepreamp and amp and was NOT happy with the result.However, placing it in the tape loop workedlike a charm. I don't use a tape machine, soit was perfect for me. |