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| What separate tube phono stage do you use ? I don't believe in "giant killers ", but there are components of outstanding value.Inna, you are quite correct. The TRON Convergence is small and perfectly formed :) :) | |
| What separate tube phono stage do you use ? In my own system TRON Seven Reference - beautiful boutique English tube phono - distributed by Jeff Catalano at Highwater Sound in NYC. If you want a giant killer phono tube stage, then the entry level TRON Convergence is stunning at the price - H... | |
| What separate tube phono stage do you use ? TRON Seven Reference - big brother to the TRON Convergence in the High-water Sound Room at RMAF, rated by many as one of the Best Sounds of the Show. | |
| What phono pre am I looking for? TRON Convergence comes in at that budget on a MC version. 90% of the performance of a high end TRON Seven phono stage at a snip of the price. Beautifully built to order (you can specify which cartridge you have and wish to match). Ultra quiet for ... | |
| Reel to Reel Tape I have 5 R2R decks - Studer A820 1/2 inch; rest 1/4 inch Studer A807; 2 x Sony APR 5000 series; Otari MTR 12 plus 2 x Dolby 363 Dolby SR modulesAbout 100 1/4 inch production masters or copiesBlows my Platine Verdier out of the water :) | |
| Positive Feedback Review R2R tape R2R is not over. Some might argue that there has a been a significant revival in the last 5-10 years. There are now several hundred new tape recordings available on R2R (albeit at a cost) and the price of used machines (esp studio machines) is ris... | |
| $35K to spend, how will you build a system? InnaYes, I've got for instancePink Floyd - Wish You Were Here and Dark side of the moon (WYWH is nowhere as good SQ wise as DSOTM, which was recorded by Alan Parsons)Miles Davis - Kind of BlueDoors - Debut album, Morrison Hotel and LA WomanBob Dyl... | |
| $35K to spend, how will you build a system? Inna,You can find dubs of master tapes if you look hard enough, as well as original production masters. I have about 60 albums now, ranging from Miles Davis KoB to Michael Jackson Thriller, Pink Floyd The Wall and Nina Simone Pastel Blue. Some hav... | |
| $35K to spend, how will you build a system? Well, my current system costs over USD35k, so I've blown that much money already. So what would I do now, if I started again (instead of 35 years ago).1) Buy TWO Sony APR 5003 R2R tape machine - USD 1000 each in good nick - this was Sony's one and... | |
| $5,000 to spend for analog front end - advice please...:) If you’re in the USA and want a brand new plug and play TT, then I would not hesitate to get a VPI Scout V1.1. at USD2200. Cartridge - something like a ZYX R50 Bloom Mk III if you want MC or an Ortofon 2M Black if you want MM. Phono stage - TRON C... | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges Hi Nandric,cheers for the welcome :) | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges Just seen this after many years, so I have dragged this into 2017.I had a Micro Seiki LC80w back in the 1980s when it was released. It had rave reviews in the UK press, particularly when partnered with an AT1100 tonearm. Sadly I broke the cantilev... | |
| recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range jimpittsburgh OP20 posts01-23-2017 3:18pmvery cool stuff, I've never heard or nor seen before. But not a good match for my cartridge.Jim, these are made to order in either a MM or MC version. As they are bespoke, you can specify which cartridge an... | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges thuchan926 posts01-22-2017 5:34pmWhy going for a Zsar when you may enjoy the Neumann DST?The only Neumann DST I have seen was built into an EMT headshell with the EMT diamond pin outs rather than the standard SME spare pin outs. Therefore difficul... | |
| recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range You might want to consider the new baby TRON Convergence. Given the collapse of Pound Sterling compared to USD, a new TRON Convergence MC is only USD1300. I reviewed this about a year ago.http://topoxforddoc.zenfolio.com/blog/2015/4/hi--fi-review-... |