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| Good speaker match for Krell/Naim? Keep the Tannoys, and get an ARC amp to match your linestage. | |
| Thorens turntables are in production again I looked at the website. The lower line models look very much like the budget Japanese belt drive turntables from the early 80's. But these new Thorens models use a DC motor, and I don't know if the Japanese ones did or not. The arms have auto lif... | |
| David Berning "Holy Grail" 45 SE ZOTL now exists Asa, I'll be looking next spring for preamps. Jayarr, thanks, and I know you are loving your Siegfried! | |
| where to start analog Albert makes a very good suggestion above. The Well Tempered has a very good main bearing system, and that is the heart of any analog rig.Alot depends on your budget. "Spending a fortune" means different things to different people. While many time... | |
| Speakers that have holographic imaging on vocals.. Most single-driver speakers and electrostatics will image very very well, not only on vocals, but on everything else also. As was stated above, the upstream components are very important to this. | |
| Speaker Polish? Paul, assuming the speakers have a natural finish, and not lacquer, I would definitely give them some oil, and do it lightly on a weekly basis, until they keep the "glow" on the surface. This makes it unlikely that you will give them too much oil ... | |
| David Berning "Holy Grail" 45 SE ZOTL now exists Tubegroover, I would like to feel as though I am helping to carry on Dr. Gizmo's legacy with this design, and I have even mentioned that to David Berning. As you know he and Gizmo did some things together, and Harvey even coined the name "ZOTL".Af... | |
| Overtubing? Danger? Sean, I would love to get my hands on some of those obsolete "Alien" triodes! They just might have the mythical "Vapor Field" plates, and true "outer space" vacuum. Possibly even "Anti-Gravity Sonic Maximizers" that would transform my amp into a S... | |
| Speaker Polish? Paulwp, no need to have nightmares. I am only cautioning against going crazy with the oil. Some oil on a cloth, which is enough to bring back the surface luster, is all you need. Additional oil is unnecessary, and could cause the veneer problem. R... | |
| What do you guys think of the Rega Super Elys? Also agree with Mountainking, in his liking for the Goldring 1042. If I were to get a MM cartridge, that is what I'd buy. | |
| A question about power. Fully agree with Albert. | |
| Audio Electronic Supply SE-1.... Yes, if the speaker has a reasonably easy load. Like around 8 ohms with no wild impedance swings. It will actually play louder than you might expect. It won't "blow the house down" but it may be stronger than you'd imagine, for only 5 watts. Of co... | |
| Overtubing? Danger? Being that both Albert and myself are tube guys, you are going to get a "tube answer" from us. I believe that "all tube" is the best way for sound quality in the majority of applications. You do not "ruin" any of the sound with tubes. A good tube ... | |
| Overtubing? Danger? This is kind of a funny question. I generally worry about whether I have any transistors in my gear.To answer your question, it depends on the gear. My feeling is that the fewest items needed in the signal path, that can get the job done well, is ... | |
| David Berning "Holy Grail" 45 SE ZOTL now exists Lak, I am pleased to say that I can only hear a very very slight amount of hiss when I put my ear directly in front of the speaker, when no music is on.The amp has very good input sensitiviy, about 300mv for max output. This means that the preamp ... |