wlutke

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Recommended solid state amp for user with tinnitus
Samster,I'm 65 with tinnitus.  Can your cabinet handle 240w heat?  My SS Pass Xa-25 runs 90 dB speakers louder than it has any right to.  It's class A at 50w at 4 Ohms (plenty LOUD) and 100w at 2 Ohms, class AB.  Good pricing at Reno Hifi.  Great ... 
Herron VTPH-2A final thoughts.
Only a few hours in now so way too soon but here are some first impressions on the 360 vs. Ref 3 before they fade away. The Ref 3 shows its strengths in timbre, bass and coherence. Vocals and instruments are what they actually sound like. It’s con... 
Herron VTPH-2A final thoughts.
Next day - The music is flirting with me and I'm responding.  Sick bastard I know but it turns me on!  An unquantifiable quality that makes great gear great.  That's my review.   
Herron VTPH-2A final thoughts.
It's been only two hours and you'll have to pry this preamp from my cold, dead hands! 
Herron VTPH-2A final thoughts.
The VTSP-360 is here.  Very pretty.  I'll fire it up this afternoon.   
Why No McIntosh Recommendations?
because..  you get this kind of thread when you do try to talk them up.  Not worth it.  Just enjoy. 
What is the forum code word for "listen to this stoned". I'd like to use it on these two:
I use "Buzz required".  No questions like What’s LTTS?  We know. 
Herron VTPH-2A final thoughts.
My impression of the improvement to the PH-7 was in extension, tightness/amplitude of bass, timing, lack of glare and most definitely dynamics.  Where the PH-7 bettered it was noise floor. 
Herron VTPH-2A final thoughts.
I fell in love with my VTPH-2A when it arrived in January and I'm still in love six months later.  That's a really good omen because that almost never happens for me.  It replaced an ARC PH-7.  So now the big news - I pushed my limits of "affordab... 
Rega P8 with Alpheta 2?
gphill,Mine smoothed out at 45 hours through about 75 hours.  I find a 60 Ohm load to work much better than 100.  50 Ohms is too low. 
Calling all Vandersteen Fans
+1 to audioconnection.  My 3A sigs were glaring until the modest cost stranded speaker cable was replaced.   
Best 80s New Wave
Oingo Boingo 
Netflix audio quality playback does not compare to DVD or Blu-ray disks!
I have a Sangean WFT-1 Internet radio player and I'm not getting anything like CD quality playback on Radio Paradise or any other station.  Not to derail the thread but how do I get CD quality?  I'm old and don't follow all this new fangled digita... 
Increasing gain for your vinyl front end when pre-amp doesn't quite have enough juice
IMO - With a combined total of $500 new for the phono pre and line pre, a high noise floor is the penalty.  Increasing sensitivity or gain will still expose it.  A higher output cartridge at those same listening levels would require less gain, low... 
Why not use a non-contact stylus on a turntable?
Could it be the "why not?" of no contact is, from a noise perspective, that once you digitize, the pops and ticks can be removed with software. It can, and is, being done now with contact styli, an ADC and the same software that would be necessary...