whart
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| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? I rolled NOS Tele and Siemens among others in the Steelhead. Didn't change my conclusion. Perhaps @lewm is correct about the cause of what I called a slight electronic glaze. I'm not a follower of one brand. I had ARC stuff starting in around 19... | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? I thought sommeliers had formal training. And there were different levels for different certifications. They learn about growing, dirt, cultivation, weather, etc. as influences in the taste, plus have experience in tasting and distinguishing. I ... | |
| Stylus gauge recommendations ? I have a bunch, none of the 900 dollar ones, I still have a Technics SH-50P1 strain gauge from 1973 that works, but analog dial, not 3 decimals deep. I have a few of the cheaper digital ones, I like the DS3 Ortofon. It has no dimple as I recall. ... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? @wrm57 are doppelgängers. We seem to make the same moves. I also went from a Steelhead to the H3000, it sounded better in my system. I was rolling tubes in the Steelhead and using the MM inputs at 47k. I also used a line stage which added more mea... | |
| How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes? Your questions: warming up time additional heat to the home Running in summer time additional cost to run are trivial. The way I look at it, your first stop is assessing the quality of the power coming in. Are you in a single family dw... | |
| How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes? Exposed tubes can present lethal voltage, extremely high heat (enough to burn) and should not be around small children or pets. Regular maintenance of these devices, if well made, can lead to lifetime ownership. 6336 tube running at 18 watts per s... | |
| SET amplifier (for AvantGarde Duo's-original) recommendations The Avantgarde Duo is magical with the Lamm ML2. There are a few things I did to bring up the bass to the level of the mid-horn, both in terms of quantity and quality. But the Lamm adds an extra dimension to the sound that makes the combination so... | |
| Kuzma Stabi R mat? I can't speak to the "R" but I've owned a Kuzma Reference and still use an XL, which has a bonded fabric mat of some sort. My suggestion is to talk to Franc and to Scot Markwell (if you are in the States, he is the U.S. distributor). Both may have... | |
| Can I get more out of my Koetsu ? @mulveling - I think you are right. The less compliant cantilever is going to send energy back into the arm. Those old school Fidelity Research arms could handle it, not just because of mass at the headshell but because they were pretty substantia... | |
| Do I buy an upscale TT? @pennfootball71 - sounds like you met Bill Parish. :) | |
| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback @tomic601 - yo. thank you for talking to Max. | |
| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback The Mara machines are reconditioned MCIs which I remember from the ’70s in studios. I’m pretty sure they get credit for auto-locate- you could punch in a number and the deck would advance (or rewind) to that point. These were 24 tracks, with MCI b... | |
| What characteristics do you listen for when purchasing amps/preamps ? I don’t think you can speak of amplification without the speaker in mind. Get some seat time with systems that are considered the "best" if you are in a place where you can do that. And then figure out what sound you like. I have a particular be... | |
| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback You really gotta get with the tape heads, with Myles Astor, Mike Lavigne, and others who are plugged in. One thing is sound. Another is tape handling. Also your location is possibly important. There are people who supply heads or will relap yours... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? I’m not sure throwing out a figure representing the retail value (or actual amount paid) tells you much. What about the person who has purchased equipment in considered fashion, perhaps ten years ago or more? Is that a lesser system, qualitatively... |