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| Need advice on what to look for in a turntable - budget $6K to $10K Someone else recommended the Michell Orbe SE. I agree but take it to the next level with the full Pederson mod. A used Orbe with the Pederson mod kit could run as low as $4k, sounding better than tables costing much more. Pick your favorite arm. M... | |
| Favorite guitar players not named...... Remarkable that no one mentioned Michael Bloomfield. | |
| Your single favorite component Herron Audio VTSP-3A line stage. | |
| Hello, FM experts: What's the best type of outdoor antenna for my location? http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/30-2460After an exhaustive search, this is the only FM antenna I could find currently for sale. It's working well for me. Your trees shouldn't be an issue. MCM also sells rotors and other antenna mounting acce... | |
| Cable Cooking/Burnin I use the Hagerman Audio Labs FryCleaner, an older kit version of their current lineup. They now offer three, pre-assembled products, all substantially less expensive than the audiodharma Cable Cooker.Bob Crump (TG Audio) would string 100 or 150W ... | |
| primer on buying vintage tubes? Jim McShane, Brent Jesse, Andy Bowman, Brendan Biever and Doug's Tubes are all great tube vendors. I've also had good luck with larger vendors like Tube Depot. I would never recommend Upscale Audio. My experience with them has been terrible. Other... | |
| Cudos to Brent Jesse Jim McShane, Brent Jesse, Andy Bowman, Brendan Biever and Doug's Tubes are all great tube vendors. I've also had good luck with larger vendors like Tube Depot. I would never recommend Upscale Audio. My experience with them has been terrible. Other... | |
| Stupid question about Sutherland Ph.D. phono pre I used to own the PhD. Yes, you can use MM cartridges. It's likely that you can use the stock gain board at 45db and loading board at 47k for most MM cartridges.Although the PhD is the quietest phono stage I've owned (very important since I use Av... | |
| Power amp s for Avantgarde Duos? I've used the following amps with my Duo 3.2 system: Wavelength Triton WE300B, Wavelength Venus 45, Welborne DRD 300B, Yamamoto A08, Yamamoto A08-S. I settled on the A08-S (EML 45 solid) and have been very happy for about three years. Great match,... | |
| Kubala-Sosna versus Nirvana SX-Ltd The interconnect was the biggest disappointment although I wasn't very impressed with the speaker cable either. I tried both in high efficiency SET systems as well as more conventional systems. These products are considerably overpriced. | |
| Kubala-Sosna versus Nirvana SX-Ltd I haven't heard any K-S product but found the Nirvana SX-Ltd disappointing in several different systems. It wasn't hard to find other alternatives that I preferred, in almost every case for substantially less money. I'm currently using Grover UR5 ... | |
| Speaker & IC cable for Avantgarde Duos BTW, check out Jeff Day's recent review at 6moons.http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/47labs6/cables.html | |
| Speaker & IC cable for Avantgarde Duos I drive a Duo 3.2 pair with the Yamamoto A-08 stereo amp (replaced Wavelength Venus). After trying a number of more expensive cables, including Nirvana SX (grossly overpriced, disappointing performance), I ended up with Grover Huffman's silver UR ... | |
| Isolation Platforms...worthwhile? I also found the Neuance platform to work best under my CD player after many other evaluations. | |
| Good inexpensive cables Grover Silver Reference II. |