tomcy6
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| Let's roll: what pre-amp tubes should I consider next? I think the Phillips/Amperex tubes that people are recommending are tubes made in the Amperex factory at Heerlen, Holland. Phillips sold these tubes with many different labels. Phillips owned many tube factories, Amperex, Siemens, Mullard, Valvo a... | |
| Where can I hear highly respected speaker brands not represented Locally? It's for an audio society function. I'm happy to see one active on this forum. | |
| Are Martin Logan’s what they used to be? They're not what they used to be if you mean do they have a lot of problems. They have a 5 year warranty if purchased new, so the company stands behind them.They also sound very good. If you liked the sound of your older MLs, you'll like the new... | |
| Answer me this... Also beware of sellers rating their albums as M-. Happy hunting! | |
| 'Unlistenable' early digital recordings? Early cds can sound very good or very bad, just like more recent pressings. Early playback gear was more often the problem.Some people prefer 1980s vintage cds because their dynamics are not as compressed as many, but not all, cds mastered since t... | |
| Esoteric cd on 2nd hand market I bought an Esoteric K-05 used a few years ago and have been very happy with it. Check out this thread with opinions for and against:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/more-esoteric-problems?highlight=More%2Bproblems%2Bwith%2BEso... | |
| What’s the best SACD you’ve ever heard? JD, Bass / Piano / Guitar. If you like jazz I’m pretty sure you’ll like it. It also comes in a two cd expanded version for $10 - $12 if you don’t want to pay SACD prices. | |
| Mono Recordings The appeal of mono rock recordings has two main points. The early Beatles and Dylan recordings, and others, often had voices in one channel and instruments in the other. Not ideal. Mono versions of those recordings sound better to most people.The ... | |
| Any experience with Tube rolling 6922 for Conrad Johnson preamp? c-j preamps used to be really hard on tubes. They had 29 dbs of gain which required that the tubes be driven hard. Driving the tubes hard makes them go noisy quickly. I see the ET 7 has 25 dbs of gain which is better but still probably not easy on... | |
| What’s the best SACD you’ve ever heard? Ray Brown / Monty Alexander / Russell MaloneA really nice mainstream (has melodies, doesn’t require perseverance to listen to it) album from three top notch jazz musicians. I’m not going to say it’s the best, but it’s a good one. | |
| CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl Geoff, When I rip a cd with EAC it compares my bits to the results that other people got when they ripped with EAC and my rip usually matches other people’s rips exactly. EAC reads the data on a cd at least twice and if the reads don’t match exact... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 Has Arrived: First Impressions. Maybe I should sell and go back to where everything sounds fantastic!Yes you should. No one should listen to a system they don't enjoy, especially if it costs more than one they do enjoy. It's not hard to get off onto the wrong track as we upgra... | |
| why so many gryphon diablo 300 integrated for sale now? Probably no reason other than coincidence. When you see a situation like this it can be a mistake to think that there will always be a couple for sale. When these are gone it could be a long while before another shows up, or not. | |
| Luxman 509X vs Mc452 + preamp I replaced the Pass with a D'Agostino Classic Stereo. It was a big improvement. | |
| MORE Esoteric problems So arch2, You appear to have already answered this question but I find it better to clear up any ambiguity before a problem arises. The K-0_ and K-0_x SACD players do not have to go back to Japan for the jig alignment treatment? Thanks! |