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| Seperate phono stage v.s. step up transformer A high quality step-up transformer is a good way to go. Lower quality ones can interfere more with the sound. Even Kondo-san of Japan's Audio Note Ongaku fame requires a special step-up transformer with his top line cartridge. He states that it ca... | |
| Looking for cable suggestions for brand new system I think that you can't beat Sonoran Cables for the money. They have 3 price ranges. They are all good. I use them and love them. I couldn't give any higher recommendation than what I've chosen myself. | |
| Seperate phono stage v.s. step up transformer Yes, David, you got me right. Just being sarcastic to the comments from the peanut gallery. I was also targeted as being "not qualified" to give decent advice. Interestingly enough, apparently so was Mr. Hagerman(Hagtech), who makes a very nice ph... | |
| Seperate phono stage v.s. step up transformer I have the Mitchell Cotter Mk2 Step-up Transformer, and the factory instruction sheet to adjust the loading via soldered jumpers. Is this something that is considered a "serious" step-up device? I have lived with it for some time now. Am I getting... | |
| Horns and Triodes...? Yes, Marco you can look here for the plans(in metric, and INSIDE DIMENSIONS).http://kosat.consultit.no/~ketil/lowther/voigtpip.htmlThose are the original Lowther Club of Norway plans, and are the correct ones. Stick with those. The only beneficial... | |
| Horns and Triodes...? Marco, I know a couple of people that have Cain and Cain Abbys and like them. I haven't heard them, but have built some Voigt Pipes with other Fostex drivers.(The Abbys are a Voigt Pipe cabinet). It's hard to beat them for the money, in a single d... | |
| Seperate phono stage v.s. step up transformer He's baaaack! As I obviously know nothing of step-ups and phonocorrectors, I shall defer to the all-knowing above. | |
| Horns and Triodes...? I can't think of many actual horns under $1k. Maybe you might find something vintage for that, but it may not be in perfect condition. Perhaps some older Altecs. You could make some nice Voigt Pipes with Fostex drivers for under $1k. The Hornshopp... | |
| Cable Influences: IC SpeakerCables Power Cord? Well, the first thing is that you need the best power supply you can get, so power cables would be very important. Then if you follow the signal path, the order of importance will follow it. That is the way I've attacked it.I've used the Sonoran P... | |
| Horns and Triodes...? I also like the Jeff Korneff amps. You might consider Jack Elliano's Ultrapath preamp too. That is getting a bit of attention lately.For the speakers, the DIY route is very popular with the triode/horn crowd. For real front-loaded horns, try the O... | |
| Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Gordon is an excellent songwriter and performer that I have enjoyed for many years. Even though many of his hits have been played a million times it seems, they still sound good. He has the kind of timeless style that doesn't go out of fashion, an... | |
| Strangely Overloaded Bass with SF Concertos.... Yes, it is possible that they could be too close to the wall, or a corner. But if they were on bookshelves before, then they were pretty close to the wall then, too. Could be something else entirely. | |
| SACD or vinyl? Looking for great sound and mid $$ I also tried SACD, thinking that it would be the answer. However, I was disappointed at the lack of selection in the titles available. More were promised soon, but it really didn't happen. The sound was still not nearly as good as vinyl either. So... | |
| Seperate phono stage v.s. step up transformer I agree with both David and Ed. | |
| Analog under 2k? That's a good question for 4yanx. He has done quite a bit of comparing between those two brands. |