wolfie62
Responses from wolfie62
| Cartridge Force - Is a Little 'Over-Force' Okay? 2.7 grams VTF is WAY too heavy for a 2.0+/- VTF cartridge! Youd be better off using a washer to add weight to your counterweight; just buy one whose center hole is close in size to your stub. Then your dust cover will fit, and you’ll be able to d... | |
| All New Yamaha NS-2000A Loudspeakers Are On The Market Copies of Polk speakers. Copies of everyone’s speakers for that matter! Anyone even considering these needs to have their HiFi license revoked. | |
| Why are people paying these stupid tube prices? Been loving SS since 1965! I’m still enamored by those SS devices. Tube heads are boobheads. Tubes: A fool’s errand! | |
| A first Well, my neighbors were having a pool party this past weekend. Playing their portable really loud, using their phone as a source. Lots of distortion. Metal, hip-hop, rap. I wheeled out my old DIY speakers from 1992, my spare receiver in it’s h... | |
| Yep much to do about nothing. Fear brains. When Russian transistors become scarce, and Chinese McDonald’s close down, then I’ll be worried about tubes. | |
| Wow....just look at this guy's car audio..... Back in 1986 I entered my car in a car stereo competition. I won honorable mention. The judges said I had the best SQ, but not the loudest. Turned out that my Dynaudio drivers (tweets, Dome MRs, MW, W, were not “car audio” drivers and disqualifie... | |
| Are Tube Buffers for real or even worth it ? You have to be careful using the inexpensive tube “buffer” preamps. Some are just straight wires input to output. The tubes only see filament voltage. I have one; only when I pulled off the covers, traced the circuit board, did I find that there w... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings Octave Records. About the best recordings I’ve yet heard. Consistent high quality. Even their vinyl record versions are very high quality. DSD recorded. Zephyr conversions to PCM. | |
| I need help choosing a budget phono stage gift Go ahead and laugh. But I heard the Bozak-Madison phono preamp. It punches way above its price point. $14. NOT made in China, either. I prefer it over the Mani-2. Sometimes simple is best. | |
| Best Phono Stage @ozzy62 That was before I finished my project. Really before my settlement was finalized. I still have that equipment, in my old listening room. My, what a difference a settlement makes….. But I stand by what I said. Unless you have a quarte... | |
| Best Phono Stage Or give your statement credibility because you own something better than Schiit and have a system to justify your opinion. @ghdprentice So credibility is measured in $$$$$$$$ now, right? I spent over $200K on my system. Another $50K on ... | |
| Best Phono Stage You should post photos of your system under your ID. It is very helpful in understanding where your opinion is coming from. @ghdprentice That would do no good, other than fuel derogatory comments. Let’s just say a court settlement went my w... | |
| I finally purchased a new Integrated Amp I’ll keep using my 1980 SAE Two A14 Integrated. Designed in CA, manufactured by Luxman. Dual mono construction. A real sleeper! Parametric tone controls, world class amp and MM/MC phono pre. | |
| Best Phono Stage Spending $2k-$3k is jus money down the drain. You’ll need to spend $15k, minimum, on a phono pre just to get into the minimum required performance from any cart/arm. Spending less is just a leap into the rabbit hole. | |
| Do you build anything for your high fidelity system? If so, what do you make? I built my 4-way speakers. Built the phono preamp. Built the amps. Built the shelves. Built the turntable stand. Built the speaker cables and interconnects. Working on my first turntable. Built several styli for several of my cartridges. N... |