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| Looking for any speaker recomendations for a sub flea watt amp Thanks chayro I am open to all suggestions and will check into your lead. | |
| Great night out/Nick Storehouse The heading should read Nick Waterhouse, sorry | |
| Warm-up time for amps and preamps Mine is an all tube system and it comes alive after about 25 minutes and really shines at 45 to 60. | |
| Can an old Thorens Table be "Over Dampend" to the point where sound is adversely effected? There is a dulling of the sound, a prime example would be using some BDR products, I really like there racing cones and use them throughout my system coupling them with their disc and in some instances had to go back to just their cones. Damping ... | |
| Can an old Thorens Table be "Over Dampend" to the point where sound is adversely effected? Not specific to suspended tables but you can over dampen any piece of audio gear and you can certainly hear when you get to that point. | |
| Seeking Suggestions on Preamp Upgrade (CJ, Aesthetix, EAR) The Lamm LL2.1 Deluxe preamp has given me no issues, I had the Lamm LL2 Deluxe, bought it used to live with in my system while I was on the preamp journey and had it 2 years before selling it to move on with no issues. Truth is all the preamps you... | |
| Seeking Suggestions on Preamp Upgrade (CJ, Aesthetix, EAR) I settled up with a Lamm LL2.1 paired with a Pass Labs 30.5 and they paired beautifully and still have the combo in play. I went thru Lamm and they referred me to a couple of dealers since I didn't have one in Houston, wound up buying for less tha... | |
| Help with MC Cartridge Recommendation to Swap from Ortofon 2M Black MM Would love to hear from someone who has lived with the Shelter 501 and the ART9 and get their view, Have heard nothing but good things about that cart but have not heard it (ART9) myself. | |
| Help with MC Cartridge Recommendation to Swap from Ortofon 2M Black MM the Shelter 501 would be my choice and the cheapest moving coil cartridge I could live with in my system, mine sounded fantastic with the Chinook which a friend of mine owns and allowed me to borrow while I was trying as many phono stages I could ... | |
| Rogue Cronus Magnum 2 tube rolling elevick, just one question if Millard and GE won your shoot out why are you running JAN Phillips and RCA, in my system I run what is best and those are the Psvane. | |
| Rogue Cronus Magnum 2 tube rolling It is always nice to have a spare set of tubes available to diagnose possible issues with any piece of tube gear, with that said go ahead and get a set for the 12au7 spots in your preamp and I would recommend the Psvane T Series Mark III Premium t... | |
| Advice on an external Phono stage Yes, Albert Porter in Dallas advertises here on Audiogon, I have had two friends buy their 1201s from him and he gave them both very good prices. I personally own the H1500 se II that I purchased used here on Audiogon a few years ago and love it. ... | |
| Advice on an external Phono stage Depending on your budget, one of the Allnic phono stages, 1201 @ around $2,500.00, H1500 @ around $5,200.00 or the H3000 @ around $12,000.00 and if these are all out of budget look for a used Allnic 1200 @ around $800.00. You might say I am an All... | |
| What's been playing on your turntable and what turntable is it ? Last night it was Guy Clark's Old # 1, Nick Waterhouses Never Twice, Joe Turners Boss of the Blues and Pot Liquors Levee Blues all on my VPI Prime and ZYX Universe cartridge and it all went down very well. | |
| Resale value Absolutely, I always consider resale value when I buy used because these pieces are the ones that I haven't been able to get an ear on and am just trying them in my system then usually selling off later at a bit of a loss. Usually new pieces are t... |