vernonwtx
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| Acoustic Research AR-9 speakers -- comments...? I wanted to updated my 07-08-2012 comment above on the Quintessence Acoustics Summit speakers (for anyone searching). I added a second run (double cable run) of SR Telsa Apex speaker cables from my Canary M500 amps, and these speakers came alive.... | |
| Nakamichi TX 1000 turntable $3k is funny. I seen in is going in the $7-9k range lately, with a NOS unit just went on eBay for $20k. | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes Would the Elrog's be stable in a Canary Audio M500? | |
| Canary M500's Anyone heard them I have the M500s since 2010. Excellent units | |
| Canary M-500 Monos- which 300B tube- I have the M500s since 2010 with the Sophia 300b Mesh. Excellent sound and no bias issue. If you are having bias issues, you should check if your voltage is fluctuating, particularly while trying to bias set. | |
| Need recommendations on phono amp upgrade Lewm, I am looking at a high gain (>70dB) as to sufficiently record into the Memory Player. Also, I tried to select some preamps that were available and seemed highly recommended, with the Canary being the exception as I own Canary amps. You ar... | |
| My thoughts on Synergistic Research Tesla I recently went from a single run to a double run of 8' Apex on my Quintessence Summits. It made a huge difference. | |
| Anybody try doubling different cables? In my pre-2010 system, I have AR9's with Synergistic Research Resolution Reference X shotgun cables, which I jumpered together at the speakers (effectively making a double run). This greatly improved the sound and was better than a Telsa Precision... | |
| Acoustic Research AR-9 speakers -- comments...? I have 5 sets of AR-9's. From my original bought-new in 1982 pair to a set rebuilt by an electrical engineer (best sounding of the 5). Rebuilt set is on my secondary stereo system. 3 sets are on my HT setup. IMHO they are some of the best sounding... | |
| Can a Marantz SA-1 be converted to DAC? My understanding is the CD transports are not available any more. So, it is trash the SA-1 (sell for parts?) or try to get some value out of it by converting to a DAC. | |
| Best tube choices for Jolida Music Envoy Everything is so "synergistic" dependent on other components, cables, tubes... When stock, my Envoy Preamp was more detailed with TF ECC83's, and sweet/warm with cyro'ed Mullard CV4004's. Mullard 10M's did not sound good, and the GE 5751 were too ... | |
| Yamaha PF-1000 vs Systemdek IIX ? Headshells: Most Yamaha P-* turntable headshells would fit (P-200, P-300, P-700). You can buy a used turntable plus ship for $40-60 for the headshell. | |
| Yamaha PF-1000 vs Systemdek IIX ? The best info I have is fromhttp://www.thevintageknob.org/YAMAHA/PF1000/PF1000.html#which says it is a medium mass tonearm with 10mg friction (verse say 20mg for Systemdek Profile arm). I am not sure how you would add mass. I had a Discwasher Disc... | |
| Yamaha PF-1000 vs Systemdek IIX ? The Denon PF-800 combo should sound satisfying. The simple suggestion:- heavy center clamp / weight (300-700g) ($36 up, cost effective)Others, costly:- Herbie's Audio Lab's Way Excellent II ($60 up, will increase height)- upgrade to a Denon DL103R... | |
| Yamaha PF-1000 vs Systemdek IIX ? Finished testing with cables and cartridges on the Systemdek. (The Systemdek was easier to use as a "compare" platform... with goal of deciding which components to upgrade PF-1000 with.) I recorded these to my Yamaha CDR-HD1500 harddrive, allowing... |