tomic601

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Need speaker recommendations.
what power amp ?  
Any experience with Sound Smith repairing stylus on non-Sound Smith cartridges?
Benz Glider - Sound got slightly better ;-) pre covid turnaround was about a month, cost was around $400 No complaints, excellent communication thru the process. Jim  
6H30 replacement
Hi Mike - I have been thinning the herd, i am down to just 2 turntables…ha. I ordered a pair of curve tracer matched Mazda from Brent to roll into the Herron. We shall see…..or hear… best Jim  
CHANGING FROM AUDIO RESEARCH TO AUDIO NOTE SYSTEM 
good thread, good journey..my best to you. consider a quick RT60 measure of your room vs. dealer as they seem wildly divergent…..  
Audio nonsense
CMDFBCoS cheap MDF cabinet on springs….. WreckTone… yup…..  
Audio nonsense
72 v, 128 if ya have a ….wait for it….Vandersteen power amp…..    
MSB DAC's Popularity
and the Brinkmann Nyquist II…..from a German genius..who makes one of the top turntables….in the world….  
MSB DAC's Popularity
generally Agon is the domain of the  $2k -$5k DAC of the month club…just look BACk over time and you will catch the wave…. MSB has been and most likely be a significant player for the long term… I auditioned an MSB Analog w Powerbase against a Aes... 
Audio nonsense
..but let me know when one of you can show why US Patent office should revoke the DBS Patent Bill Low ( Audioquest ) and Richard Vandersteen ( Vandersteen Audio ) share…. a hint is Dialectric Bias…. ;-) Jim  
Audio nonsense
Every form of refuge has it’s price…or so The Eagles sang… I spend some time other forums..good advice to do same….    
Vote Your Ranking -If you have an opinion on this digital subject
you lost me at “ hard facts”… As a reference you might consider a trip to 2L recordings download bench…  
6H30 replacement
@mulveling or the Mule as i have taken to calling him has a LOT of tube knowlege…in addition to others this very informative and civil thread - thanks to all…tuberolling is like winetasting….. Jim  
Wilson Audio Sabrina for Large Room?
Quattro or a used pair of 5a, builtin subwoofers w 11 bands of EQ, time and phase alignment …..Vandersteen since 1977, Have fun  
The Best Preamp is no Preamp?
Experimentation is good ;-) ..but limited to a specific combination of gear, especially the ability of the source to drive the amp…. That gear as Ralph astutely points out includes cables. Putting a super high quality attenuatior near the amp inpu... 
Advice needed on MC cartridges
@lewm nails it with a slight modification..no type is superior without careful consideration of the ecosystem it lives in…. arm, table, isolation, wiring and phono preamp / sut with appropriate and variable loading. I suspect Mijo has never heard...