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| How do 6SN7WGT vs 6SN7GT differ? The "W" is a mil-spec designation. The "GT" is the oldest, followed by the "GTA" and "GTB". The earlier are usually the better. However GT and GTA and WGT are all great. The GTB is very good if made during the first half of the production life of ... | |
| Nottingham and Teres comparison Ted, a good improvement of the platter would be higher on the upgrade scale than a power conditioning upgrade. However, you do have to remember that the main bearing at the center of the TT is the most important part of the TT, and that is what wi... | |
| ???Cartridge break in??? Yes, there is a break-in period on cartridges. There are also some adjustments, such as VTA that are required when you change cartridges. Play it for about 20 hours, and then adjust the VTA by ear. You can start out with the VTA adjusted so that t... | |
| Nottingham and Teres comparison Some of the lower end Nottinghams have HDF platters, not wood. I have never heard of a real wood platter on a Nottingham. The new Teres 265 has a real wood platter made of Cocobolo wood laminated for stability, that is nearly three inches thick. I... | |
| Music Reference RM200 or David Berning ZH270? Slowhand, welcome to the world of Berning. It's the best of the tube sound, with none of the weaknesses, and all of the good parts of solid state sound, rolled into one package. Speed, power, bass, detail, tone, delicacy, openness, transparency, p... | |
| Nottingham and Teres comparison 4yanx, how did you like that Illustrious tonearm and the 901 cartridge? | |
| Nottingham and Teres comparison My recommendations would be that IF you decide to go with a Teres TT, then get one of the models with the wood base. I feel that is one of the most important aspects in improving the sound of this brand of TT, over the acrylic base 100 series. All... | |
| The truth about interconnects - can you handle it? Pbb and Danvetc, I can only report my experiences. As probably both of you know from my many previous posts, I have no desire to spend more than necessary for good sound. I have always tried to point out good value type of products. I don't own th... | |
| What is a switching power supply for amps and All David Berning amps have used high speed switching power supplies since the early 1980s. Many people think that Berning amps are some of the best available. | |
| The truth about interconnects - can you handle it? I'll mention another thing. When we were doing this testing, it wasn't just with cables. Components and other things were switched as well, and the task for the blindfolded individual was to not only determine if something had changed, but to name... | |
| The truth about interconnects - can you handle it? As I have posted numerous times before, I have done literally hundreds of blind tests, and had people that worked with me trying to do their best to trip me up. That said, if there was any change in equipment that did make a difference, I identifi... | |
| The truth about interconnects - can you handle it? Agree with Gs5556. I handled it a long time ago. What you hear is what you get. I suppose the next website link will be about the "fact" that we can't see the difference between anything either. Afer all atoms are atoms. We're just imagining the w... | |
| Recordings First issue, or original release is generally the preferable one to get. The master tapes were fresh, and the stampers had low wear. The original jackets also may have had some unique things like gatefolds, or embossing that re-releases may not ha... | |
| which is better amp for electrostat speakers Can't comment on those, but everybody I know running stats prefers Wolcott Presence 220. | |
| Review: Decware Gizmo, make your Lowthers sing Tweak Herman, I think I'm going to try a set of those next month when I get some money. |