westcoastaudiophile
Responses from westcoastaudiophile
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? teac phono PE505 is much better than many expensive, often just for shiny optics reason in many ways: https://teac.jp/int/product/pe-505/spec | |
| Analysis Plus Oval 9 Black vs Black Mesh “..who do we believe here?” how about nobody? | |
| Matching a amplifier to speakers Four output KTs are driven pretty hard to produce 180W of power, thus lifespan will not be great, likely below 2000h. | |
| Differences in clock cables? @fthompson251 "I am wondering if anyone has done any testing, experimenting with different clock cables?” - yes, I’ve evaluated bunch of BNC test cable, mostly used for evaluating my chip designs (clocking circuitry). The winner is GORE, pricey lo... | |
| Accuphase A-48S @foolishman I would recommend to get professional tech./eng. help., small mistake can cause big $$$ loss. | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS | |
| Technics 1200G vs VPI Forever Model One "arm freeze problem” - Technics arm will perform well if maintained properly. My GAE’s arm tracks well up to 0.5gf with AT-ML180! There are couple of simple steps "how to” video on youtube. | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? "Do I need upgraded power cables?" Tangible “upgrade” sure, go for it! Cable has to be compliant with manufacturer's IEC design, safety / UL is important too. | |
| Headphone Output @coolrekz Gustard H26 headphones amp will resolve all your issues! you may also look to change headphones cable, to open Gustard huge damping factor performance. I am using kimber-kable 3m cable w/ my sony mdrz1r, - no loss! | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? "Are you an audio gear collector or do you get the equipment to enjoy the music?” - both | |
| Considering switching to XLR cables, @salc for less critical balanced conn I use Gustard XLR cables, featured w/ Neutrik terminations and sufficient quality cable. for critical interconnects Accuphase ASL/C series cables, 1/1.5/3m avail., work the best for me (pricey). | |
| Fun with MM cartridge correct, it wasn’t easy to find ml180, but now I have few, incl. nos.. | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? @barts +1 "Any "upgrade" could easily be a downgrade.” -so true! | |
| Fun with MM cartridge AT-ML180 spec: Frequency response: 5 - 42,000 Hz Channel separation: 30 dB @ 1 kHz Channel balance: 0.8 dB @ 1 kHz Output voltage: 4 mV @ 1 kHz/5 cm/s Coil impedance : 1.4 kOhm @ 1 kHz Terminating impedance: 47 kOhm @ 100 - 200 pF Inducta... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… @daytrader if you have dog in the house, class D will hurt your pet! I used class D amps for big PA systems, to entertain 80000+ people! Looking at your setup, I would recommend to consider class A SS, or tube amps if max power limitation is not ... |