tomic601
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| 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... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice Yep…. And you might be shocked what 3x HRS Nimbus couplers can do under either …. | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice @pinwa ah…. No I said ‘no trouble “… I am on tube set #3 ish as I change the 6550 in the power supply at the 2 k mark. I and a few others love what a vintage Tung Sol Black Plate from NJ does there… ‘I guess to clarify for the OP, I don’t view ro... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice My REF 5 se has 6 k hours on the clock w zero issues…. 6 tubes… but sure get a recent LS… imo great gear…especially the XLR models. |