tomic601
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| How you know your system is improving? For those looking for improvements and a frugal way to make the “ investment “ consider a used copy of Jim Smith’s book on getting better sound ( and enjoyment ). | |
| Record Store Day 2024? To each his own. A Portland buddy and awesome dude @spiritofradio was gracious enough to pick up the Dead box and L George for me as i toiled in line in California sunshine at Lou’s in Encinitas…. Fun… | |
| SUT help To the OP..no worries…. beehive is where the honey is. Somebody said pick the distortions you like… i add nothing ( so far ) is free …. I have in one system a highly modified vintage tube amp w what i consider to be some of the best output tran... | |
| SUT help Thx Ralph… hence my play on words…. | |
| Tonearm resonance put same cartridge in 2 different arms and listen to highly modulated grooves… easy to hear difference… arms are not just about better bearing / geometry but also resonance dissipation, damping and conversion…. i am not in the enabler camp… trad... | |
| SUT help interesting theory…. this straight wire transformer…… i shall notify all those transformer engineers they have been doing it wrong all these many years…. except for @atmasphere …who for some crazy reason has worked very hard building amplifiers th... | |
| New Pass Labs Go To Best to Mark in a well earned retirement | |
| SUT help ;-) Then i would recommend an Entre w Tamura transformers… $400-550 ish… u can flip it for about same… | |
| SUT help @billstevenson is 200% correct, but use bad A fantastic low capacitance cables and keep connectors very clean… which is also why the OP should contact the MOD at Modwr@lewm good idea. As to a cartridge as a consumable…. yep, no kidding as are all... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice i realize upon reread my comment about CJ could be taken wrong… i hold anything they make or made in high esteem | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice @tonywinga Right on man ! i was a CJ guy until i wasn’t…. I bought Brooks Berdan “ museum “ SP-6 C from Sheila…. no remote… i resemble OLD… also… I will look into the Pi series tubes…. i wish Modjeski was still around screening and grading tubes... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice @cleeds is correct, we both own the same 2 ARC components that utilize the 6550 in the power supply. Im not in front of my manual but my memory is the ARC recommendation for change interval on the 6550 is 2K hours. i change the 6550 religiously. M... | |
| All in One Solution for Streaming NAIM uniti Atom has a non class D 40 wpc mule kicker of an amp and very competitive streamer / dac…. | |
| Back to the DAC @tvad gives I believe excellent advice…. Buy / borrow / beg a few w solid resale and live w them a bit…. Then cull the herd and move North in the line w upgrades / model change…. Just my $1.50 | |
| Back to the DAC Always best to consider the input / outputs the designer (s) considers optimal…. An interesting thread… lots of good advice… however, because it’s a DAC… pay careful attention to the A part… which on a new unit will likely require more than 15 d... |