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| Triode versus Ultralinear/Pentode I have an Audio Space AS-3i with a triode/ultralinear switch on the front panel. This is my story...I've used both EL34s and KT66s in this amp. With the EL34s there was more power available, of course. I ran the amp all the time in triode mode bec... | |
| WOW factor 3-inch-thick maple platforms for my monoblocks. I really wasn't expecting much, and the difference, especially in the bass, was WOW.Things others have mentioned (NOS tubes, new preamp) have certainly been surprising too, but this one did a lot for... | |
| What's causing distortion at musical climax? It's not likely to be the turntable. Has the setup sounded OK in the past? If so, your arm and cart may have drifted out of alignment or the stylus is worn. OTOH if the rig has always done this, check arm and cart setup anyway, but check the phono... | |
| Looking for Almost Full Range Speakers Sounds a lot like my Meadowlark Shearwater Hot Rods. | |
| I want an inexpensive chinese tube power or integr I'm very happy with my Audio Space integrated, I think the line represents very good sound for the money. | |
| Racoon fried my Monster AC Powerstation Abucktwoeighty, forgot to mention that. No indeed not, my breakers did not trip, just like yours didn't.Elizabeth, I managed to keep from touching any chassis parts while taking a leak (whew!) but changing the light bulb in the range hood, and the... | |
| Racoon fried my Monster AC Powerstation Abucktwoeighty, giggles mostly aside, it sounds like the Monster acted like a fuse (or like an output transistor in a solid-state amp, hee hee) and died to save the rest of your system.A few months ago a fault developed in the AC line to our house... | |
| Can a Thorens 165 tone arm be replaced? Thanks much, Sns. VTA not within specs... from what you say, that means the arm mounts too high in the Thorens plinth, is that right? You can shim up a Rega arm from below, but lowering it is more difficult if the plinth is already low. (Yes, VTA ... | |
| Can a Thorens 165 tone arm be replaced? Like to do mods? Search eBay for "Thorens Rega mounting plate". You will find an inexpensive part which will allow you to put an RB300 on a TD165. If you go for it, the turntable will perform way, way better than with the original arm even when it... | |
| A newby to Turntables -- Linn - Thorens Even a minimally maintained LP12 (clean, properly lubricated bearing; good belt; balanced suspension; correct setup at purchase; stable, level platform or rack) will perform over a TD166. The LP12 suspension does tend to drift away from optimum, t... | |
| Best amp to run Linn Keilidhs ....tube or solid? Thsalmon, Keilidhs sound as though they were meant to be run active, when you run them active. Now... suppose (like a lot of owners) you hear an active demo in the store (with LK85s or even LK140s) and start to dream. Then you hear them passive, w... | |
| Best amp to run Linn Keilidhs ....tube or solid? I run tube amps with a solid state pre. I have nothing but good to say of the combination.A few years ago I auditioned Keilidhs with the Linn amps you mention, in single, passive and active biamp rigs. My conclusion was that (preamp aside), even w... | |
| power cable for esoteric I have an older Esoteric transport, a P-10. I use an Acoustic Zen El Nino with it. This is AZ's entry-level cord but it very successfully does what premium power cords do. If I wanted to try a more expensive cord I might look higher in the AZ line... | |
| Anyone try KT88 vs KT68? In my very limited experience, the two sound quite different. The KT88 amps I've heard had terrific detail and drive. If I were a rocker I would want them. The KT66 tubes were IMVHO perfectly fine for rock but for tone and warmth, delicacy and fin... | |
| Buying from Canada a hassle for you too? Riffer, my experience is quite similar to yours. Postal shipments seem to get through with fewer fees and hassles, sometimes none at all. Ground courier shipments (I have only used FedEx) get delayed and dinged.Courier shipments by air seem to be ... |