whart
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| ARC Select Worth Price? I have no idea what an ARC select is (other than assuming it is targeted to that company in Minnesota that WZJ started) but my experience with the 6h30 in a Veloce line stage was that the new production tube could not reproduce the full harmonic e... | |
| Koetsu back...kind of. @rsf507 said "nice scam by this company, just another money grab." To me, the more interesting question is who was actually making the cartridges when Sugano the Younger was still with us. | |
| Koetsu back...kind of. I’m fascinated by this. On the one hand, I agree with @neonknight-- there had to be more than the aged son behind the company’s production process. And it would be nice if the cartridges were once again available. I cannot even begin to speculate ... | |
| Get yer Alice at Axpona Love it to Death is one of the great rock guitar albums. I went through the tortures of the damned to find an early "Straight" label (Zappa imprint for Warners) pressing that wasn't trashed. Record is collectible b/c of the cover. I must have twel... | |
| Jethro Tull For me, Stand-Up. I have a UK "bulls-eye" pressed at Orlake in mint condition that I got before some of these records got pricey. Thanks to Ian Anderson's generosity, I was able to interview him for my website several years ago, focusing largely... | |
| 5ar4 rectifier tube My Allnic phono stage uses this rectifier and I’ve rolled a bunch, including the GEC U52 (both brown and black base) and the Mullard metal base (really a Philips-Miniwatt, Holland), as well as various bakelite Mullards and a bunch of others. The... | |
| Considering switching to XLR cables, In my experience, a reputable dealer will often let you try different cables so you can determine sonic preferences for yourself. Yes, there are some known synergies. I had a slew of different "high end" cables in the house that I owned when I beg... | |
| Problem with CEC transport Likely because it is regarded as a gray market good not intended for sale in the U.S. How do you know it is not the belt? I didn't use mine much, had a fresh belt but the belt "formed" from non-use. Do you use your unit regularly? Will Audio-Un... | |
| Why whole house surge protectors are not enough I use both a type II (currently the Siemens FS140) and point of use (units vary). On my main system, I run a large (10kVa) iso transformer that is dedicated to the system and the manufacturer added a surge board inside the NEMA case, so all the li... | |
| how can I insure a shipment for more than $10,000 If you have your policies with high net worth type insurers, e.g. Chubb, Pure, they can write riders that will cover your while gear is in transit. I did this when I moved from NY to Texas because the mover’s insurance is based on gross weight of ... | |
| Clearaudio Ovation vs Kuzma Stabi R No complaints whatsoever. Very solid engineering, great support, they are never trying to "sell" you-- just trying to keep you running. The XL is profoundly different from the Reference- much deeper bass, there is a spooky quiet to the sound but s... | |
| Clearaudio Ovation vs Kuzma Stabi R This is one of the big obstacles in truly evaluating good gear- you have almost no way of comparing tables or arms at a dealer, even assuming one handles both lines, since you need to eliminate all the variables. I have had several pieces from Kuz... | |
| Durable record vacuum cleaner recommendation? Good luck with the surgery @billstevenson. I've had a few of them. The very idea is almost worse than the actual procedure. I flip mats on the Monks if I want to wash/rinse on it, pop it into the ultrasonic and dry with the Monks, just to get t... | |
| Durable record vacuum cleaner recommendation? Below is a photo of one of the cleaning stations at the Packard Campus in Culpeper, which is the intake facility for the Library of Congress. The photo was taken in late 2014. (The facility is not open to the public) I have been using a big Monks... | |
| Koetsu cartridges. They must be something special. One observation for which I don't have an answer- the Jade sounds different than the Tiger Eye on the same system. From what I gather the innards of both cartridges are the same. The difference in the hardness of the stone is recognized, generally... |