whart
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| WHEN DID YOU FINALLY STOP... When I got to the point where I realized that the system was really good and that the incremental improvements, given cost, weren't. (I had already addressed the room, power and set up and done a fair amount of tube rolling). At this point, I'd r... | |
| Low level listening I have long used Quad stats and a few years ago, had my '57s restored by Electrostatic Solutions. You don't have to play them loud (in fact, they will not play at jet take off levels) to get the musical information. I use them in an all vintage tu... | |
| RIP David Lindley Oh, man, really sorry to hear this. Loved the guy- heard him as a stage musician with the big acts in the '70s and in solo shows. He will be dearly missed. A true American gem, brilliant player, great sick sense of humor and a "mensch." | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" Buy an older copy of Winter in America- preferred copy is Strata-East but the cheapie is a UK issue called The Bottle. Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson (on the Rhodes piano). It’s somewhat political (and interestingly not dated despite that) and ... | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? Interesting thread. @jpwarren58 wrote: Have any published their hearing evaluations from a medical provider? Why not?" I know my hearing has degraded at the upper frequencies due to age (I'm close to 70), But I think my judgment of what sounds li... | |
| 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. :) |