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| Best Cartridge for VPI Aries orig + JMW 10.5 ? I think the Helikon or Celebration would be better choices than the Dynavector XX-2H. They are a little higher in compliance(12cu), and will put the arm under less stress than the (10cu) Dynavector. Call me crazy, but I still don't think that unip... | |
| Try this simple DIY interconnect cable. That's cool, Sean. I like to hear about the different designs people try. Maybe if we keep at it, we'll figure out how the make $10k cables for under $50. That would be nice, huh? | |
| Best Cartridge for VPI Aries orig + JMW 10.5 ? Pboutin, the standard DL103 has a compliance rating of 5cu, which is very stiff in the suspension, and actually is the stiffest cartridge in the world, that I know of. The DL103D is a different compliance rating, I think it is 15cu, and is more of... | |
| Lafayette LR-1100 stereo receiver/T-2000 t'table Lafayette was an electronics store, sort of like a higher level Radio Shack. They had some stuff made for them, and also marketed some stuff that was re-branded equipment from other makers. The turntable is likely to be one of the popular units fr... | |
| Best Cartridge for VPI Aries orig + JMW 10.5 ? I hope you are talking about a DL103D, because a standard DL103 is WAY too stiff for a VPI arm. | |
| Is it the tube pre or the rca/xlr adapter? Why are you using the balanced adapters? If you are going into the BAT with single ended, there is no need to use balanced outs from the EAR. That is simply running through a line balancing transformer and adapters for no good reason. Just run sin... | |
| Is it the tube pre or the rca/xlr adapter? I don't know what the cartridge is, that you are using, but loading has a significant impact on Moving Coil cartridges. It may need a different load than the one that is selected on your BAT.I hope you can get your cartridge leads fixed, so you ca... | |
| Phono PreBiamplification The phono equalization curve needs about +20db equalization in the bass frequencies, compared to the median part of the curve at 1kHz. When applying this equalization, it is easier to do it early in the signal chain when the signal is in millivolt... | |
| Where do you draw the line??? Hi Nate. My position is that I will use whatever is possible to get the best sound I can find. Yes, I am very opinionated as to what sounds best to me, but if there was something on the other side of the fence that sounded better, then you can bet... | |
| Good speaker cables for tube amp's?????? I'm using Sonoran Plateau with my tube system. Very neutral and detailed. I like them. | |
| Got Gronebergs with bullet plugs? I just made a set of ICs with the Bullet Plugs, and I thought they sounded better than the standard gold plated brass plugs that I had previously used on my DIY cables.They are very easily overheated when you solder them, so be careful, all you DI... | |
| Holy Grail of Audio Systems The search for The Grail is more about the search, than it is about the finding. None of us have perfection. It is the use of our skills in assembling various items in certain configurations and rooms, that is the crux of our hobby. How close can ... | |
| OTL amplifiers Yes, I'm referring to single tube SET, with my statements. All others are simply parallel configuration to lower output impedance. As Albert Porter once described it to me, parallel is like a choir singing, and single tube is like a soloist singin... | |
| considering re-entry to vinyl Linn 12 A Linn like you're considering is one of the best values on today's current used market. Others might include Sota Sapphire, and Well Tempered Classic.If you plan to stick with the K9 cartridge, then nearly any phono stage will work, because it is... | |
| Do you really need ultra expensive cables? Ohlala, I don't know for sure what the Tributaries would sound like in my system. I do know that the Sonoran sounds very neutral and detailed, without the unnatural warmth of some other cables I tried. As for the price, the Sonoran is not real che... |