tomic601
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| Tube amplifier upgrade suggestions welcome. good advice and a fantastic amp designed and built by a true audio engineering genius and music lover Roger Modjeski.great advice on swapping tubes. RAM tubes is the place to go, Roger was also an innovator on computer testing of tubes, matching /... | |
| Full circle and thinking about speakers you w new Totems and others should try light loading ( dropping down a tap ) as promoted by the late great Roger Modjeski of Music Reference fame....especially lower spl listeners, condo dwellers, etc.... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? streaming; Third Coast Percussion - Fields | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Andrew Gold - S/Tspeaking of...where is @bdp24 ? hope you are well EJ | |
| SoundSmith cartridges how good? Greg double blind testing will reveal the unposted pattern..seriously, Peter is a fellow poet, dog lover and all around good dude. I have had business dealings with him and his team including touchy rebuild of a rare Benz, nothing but happiness. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? James - yes full of tricks, studio wizardry and some bits of overdrive and grunge. I spent some time level matching between LP and Digital and virtue strengths in both - toss up, some cuts better one format, but close and both enjoyable.Crosby / N... | |
| members and their systems @ghasley should be a t shirt dude, so erudite. Ya commercial property asset values are due for turbulence....I see conversion to condo happening bigtime in constrained growth markets.like Boston.i liked your thinking on 1% also @whart we need to c... | |
| members and their systems what i think he said was go back to the gold standard, invest like he does, adopt virtue signaling frugality, and then have to work an additional 9 years to attain ( unverified ) 1% status.....of course, i’m not really fully retired at 55, there a... | |
| Hoping for a recommendation for stereo amp around $1500 or less ($2k max) a Van Alstine is another good option | |
| Hoping for a recommendation for stereo amp around $1500 or less ($2k max) try Klaus at Odyssey | |
| New Herron VTPH 2A versus used Audio Research Reference 2 Phono ditto for Aesthetix, and there is a phono pre that rewards tube rolling..Have fun, enjoy your journey, and the music.Jim | |
| New Herron VTPH 2A versus used Audio Research Reference 2 Phono and since you asked, the Lamm which I also auditioned has the same positive qualities over the Herron, very close to the ARC, essentially a tie w my front end. As they should be, considering the $$ | |
| New Herron VTPH 2A versus used Audio Research Reference 2 Phono Sure, Lyra Delos , Triplaner, Brinkmann Bardo, into both a REF2 SE phono and currently a Herron 2a, in my system, to my ears, no contest ARC is flat out better definition, air image, weight, tonality. The Herron maybe plays a bit better below 80 i... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Low - The Great Destroyer | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? streaming Magico, perfect contemplative accompaniment...... |