vair68robert

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ultrasound record cleaning machine damaged my records
pfmaudio  It will be interesting to hear what the dealer has to say and hopefully if it's a problem that can either be fixed or exchanged for another manufacturer . I don't own a US cleaner ,  but I've sent in close to 200 albums to Record Genie... 
Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II
+1 for audioguy85  's recommendation  I have the Tavish Design Adagio , it uses 6 tubes for MM cartridges  and adds Jensen SUT for MC  cartridges ( upgrade to the 1 to 1.12 transformers ) . The great part about them besides the extensive variety... 
Vinyl Only
@groovey  I agree with you , I've gone so far as to put my JL and YO albums in storage and only listen to JL's Acoustic CD .  
Tube Amp recommendation for Thiel CS1.6 under $2k
@5751  Great tubes ( especially RCA Blacks from the 50"s ) , I use 3 of them in my phono preamp . You're not the only person with redundancy issues , every now and then my responses are double sent , it seems to come and go . What speakers and ... 
Tube Amp recommendation for Thiel CS1.6 under $2k
@uthlidian  Go to " Thiel Owners " on this forum and ask this question . soix is correct , especially with your budget .    
Vinyl Only
To All I'll agree that some songs ( like Angie ) are boring and or monotonous but to me they are not bad enough to get out of my chair and lift the tonearm . I also agree with that songs covered by other artists can be off putting or at least hi... 
Vinyl Only
@dekay I've not heard of " The Last Castrato "  but a few minutes ( even seconds ) of listening on Spotify makes me want to never lower a tonearm on to that recording . @czarivey  If so why would you buy the albums they award ?  The songs I will ... 
Record Store Day 2024?
I suppose that if there was a title or two that I really wanted I would stand in line here at The House of Records , Greg was giving out numbers and limiting 15 people in at a time . The shop sold all but about 10 records and when I went there a w... 
Need help with Thiel CS 1.6 speakers
Rob worked with Jim and Tom and is now the official Thiel repair person .  Coherent Source Service – Specializing in repair and ...   Coherent Source Service https://www.coherentsourceservice.com  
Anyone listen to entire albums?
After reading the responses I guess that I am in the minority , listening to over 95% vinyl  I pick an album turn it over and play that side because I had listened to the other side that last time I picked that album .  This holds true for almost ... 
Outlet Question
@jea48  I installed them about 10 years ago , model 8200W  15amp  purchased from HD Supply , good deals for 10 or more . The inside is the exact same as the 20 amp , you pay extra for the cover ! I took a 15amp apart and found the 20amp side b... 
Outlet Question
The hospitals that I worked in used Hubble HG outlets , light switches and power plugs .  I replaced all the outlets and switches in my house with Hubble and used Hubble HG outlets and switches on the circuit that my system is on ,  I also used an... 
Thiel Owners
@jlm86  There is a beautiful set of 3.6's in NY state and a set of white 2.4's in Virginia , both are listed on Reverb and both are local pickup only ,   
Sota Sapphire and Isolation?
The Merrill Heirloom TT has a spring suspension and I use the GEM Dandy  60 Durometer Decoupling Foot under my table , at the same time I use a wall mount TT platform to totally eliminate footfall vibrations from a wood floor . One can jump up a... 
Thiel Owners
Rob suggested the 2.5 ohms and said he heard that 2.7 ohms were used and had positive results . Two days ago I ordered Mills 5 watt 2.5 ohm resistors from Michael Percy Audio , half the price that PartsConnexion is now charging .