whart
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| Audio Research SP-11 MK2 ... The SP-10 was the last full-on tube preamp ARC made and was the zenith of its 'old' sound. I owned one for many years, and its phono section was glorious for the time period. A good clean example that has been brought up to spec is probably fine, ... | |
| Listening habits and LP storage Jazzcourier, it is hard to find good help these days. My preference, before the downturn, was to use a hand wound Victrola. FWIW, there is a book called "Lost New York" which has pictures of elegant old buildings that have long since been razed. I... | |
| Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage? If the Chinook is anything like the Steelhead, it will benefit immensely by upgrading the tubes. In the Steelhead, I found the NOS tele to sound the best in the 6922 slot. Try rolling the 7044's also, they aren't as expensive, i think a pair of go... | |
| Listening habits and LP storage My records are on the same floor as my system, but they are not well-organized, and yes, there is always the temptation to play what you know, rather than explore new things. I was sorta 'off' audio for a while, but am now back, with a vengence. I... | |
| Dedicating circuits and fancy power outlets I went through the process in my current house about 6 years ago, and you could look up some of those threads if you want to know some of the ins-and outs i went through. Given that we live in a very old house (1780's) that had been added onto, en... | |
| Lamm ML2.1 with Wilson Watt/Puppy? Dunno. Better talk to somebody that is using the Lamms with Watts, and your model in particular. And, Vlad is usually pretty good to talk to if you get him on the phone. (He's not back til next week so you won't reach him before that).My ears woul... | |
| Lamm ML2.1 with Wilson Watt/Puppy? Like Triode, I use the "little Lamm" ( in my case the ML2) with AvG Duos and they are beautiful in combination. You should run a couple searches here because I thought the consensus was that the ML2 worked pretty well with the Watt up until the mo... | |
| Why is the market for used Levinson amps so slow? It seems like a lot of users still contribute here though despite all the problems. I agree, the inability to do PMs doesn't make any sense. And there are a number of contributors, old and new, who continue to provide good insight, are knowledgeab... | |
| Recommend some Blues music to a newbie yea, Mapman. That whole UK blues movement that started in the early 60's and recognized what most American listeners didn't or couldn't at the time, from their own music legacy (maybe due in part to the fact that the music didn't typically cross r... | |
| Speaker placement in small living kitchen Corn - i took a quick look at your diagram and from what i could tell, your listening couch backs up to the kitchen/counter/bar object? And, is a bit higher than your ears, sitting down, so in effect, it is like sitting very close to the back wall... | |
| VAC Owners:Outboard Phono Stage? I have been following this thread with interest- since a Steelhead was mentioned earlier, and I just switched from that to the Allnic h3000. It is far too early in the process to make any concrete judgments, but the Allnic seems to sound far less ... | |
| Can Tube Amps be Used for Home Theater? I was trying to read through your system list and figure out what you are using as a preamp for music, is it the ARCAM processor? I'm not in any way dissing ARCAM, or theatre processors in general (well, maybe a little bit on the latter), but if y... | |
| Who listens only to vinyl? I never changed from vinyl- i started in the mid-60's with a ratty all in one stereo as a kid, when vinyl was the only viable mainstream format for prerecorded music, and as time passed, and my hi-fi taste and budget improved, i simply continued o... | |
| Can Tube Amps be Used for Home Theater? At one point, I was using all ARC tube amps for my home theatre. (I didn't leave them on all the time, of course). The system consisted of a very old Dual 75a that I have owned since the early 70's, a Classic 60 that was relatively new, and a larg... | |
| Recommend some Blues music to a newbie There is also a rendition of First Time i met the Blues by Buddy Guy that was recorded live, and is included on the soundtrack of a movie about the Chicago blues that was produced a long time ago. The soundtrack is available as a download, and a C... |