wrm57
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| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms Ironically, this thread is hi-fi history. | |
| Where's Mijo? Great news. And that’s from the Holy Grail, btw. :-) | |
| Where's Mijo? I appreciate the response. I did a quick search to see if he’s participating in other forums under the same moniker, as many do, but found nothing except a few posts from 2003 in Audio Asylum. Troubling. I don’t always agree with his judgements bu... | |
| Speakers for 2nd System! If you start looking small bookshelf, the Proac Tablette 10 Signatures are stellar. While not ostensibly high-eff, they are incredibly easy to drive with tubes, given their 10 ohm nominal impedance. I put a pair in my 300 sq/ft shop/gym, powered ... | |
| Cornwall IV V-Cap ODAM and Path Audio resistor modification @ephan , If you like the sound of stock CW4, I don’t think you’d be disappointed. I can’t really imagine why anyone would prefer the stock to ones with the Sachs mods. I went a bit beyond those but the meat of the upgrade is in the superb caps and... | |
| Cornwall IV V-Cap ODAM and Path Audio resistor modification @ephan , I see you’re new here. Welcome. FYI. If you type @ followed by the userid of a member, as I did just now for you, it alerts that user. I just saw that you asked me this question in an old CW4 threat, but I was not aware. | |
| Cornwall IV V-Cap ODAM and Path Audio resistor modification For me, the mods took everything good about the stock CW4 and made it better. More refined, less strident, better tonality, greater palpability, just about everything I wanted with no downside. But that’s me. I also swapped in WBT NextGen binding ... | |
| Would you buy a tube amp if you were unable to use vintage tubes in it ? @whart , I know what you mean about Andy. I once placed an order and he called me 18 months later to fill it, haha. Sorry, Andy! I’m pretty sure KR Audio is still operating. The 5U4G I’m talking about (actually called Riccardo Kron Anniversary Edi... | |
| Would you buy a tube amp if you were unable to use vintage tubes in it ? @whart , hey bro, sorry to be tardy: I just saw your post. Yes, still running the H3000, although I supplement it with the MC/MC phono in my VAC preamp and a last-gen K&K Maxxed Out with silver Lundahls, which is a gem. The Allnic is still top... | |
| Would you buy a tube amp if you were unable to use vintage tubes in it ? Yes. In my 5 tube amps, I use many current production tubes. Not because I’m cheap. I have boxes of NOS in the closet. I just prefer some of the new tubes is some cases. In others, like 5ar4-type rectifiers, current tubes can’t match up to my favo... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? If inflation were the concern, the obvious move would be to buy now before prices rise. Economic instability is an entirely different worry. But the penny candy conceit sure sounded clever. | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I’m probably done. Or nearly. I’m phono-centric and cartridges are consumables, so I might buy one or two more down the road, but unless some electronics blow up, I think my components are set. As for this hobby being an addiction, I’m happy to d... | |
| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? Having owned MC501 monoblocks for 18 months, I would say bass weight and and a smooth, musical presentation were more characteristic than micro- or macro-dynamics. But I’d hazard to say this is not necessarily true of all Mac amps. | |
| Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre Too bad no balanced outputs are offered. | |
| Most reputable independent tube equipment repair facilities in the US ? @inna , you could give Mike Garry a call at Hudson Valley HiFi in Cornwall, NY, which is not terribly far from you, just above West Point. He accepts shipments if you don’t want to make the drive. His shop is does warranty work for Luxman, as well... |