wrm57
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| My Sonic Lab Platinum v Gold Signature @fjn04 , @rsf507 , I'm starting to think the Gold might be the way. What you described is pretty much what I'm after. | |
| My Sonic Lab Platinum v Gold Signature @vonhelmholtz , Some years ago I owned Mac 501 monoblocks and a C2300 tube preamp. Driving PMC IB2i monitors (big things with transmission line woofers), the sound was rich and musical. I've never heard the M12000 but it looks to be similar in con... | |
| My Sonic Lab Platinum v Gold Signature Good info, guys, and just the kind of feedback I was hoping to get. @blisshifi, I can certainly understand why you would think the Platinum could be a better match with my phono stage. The Allnic H3000 is refined in nature, as you say, and most p... | |
| Upgrading power cable to AQ Niagara 5000? Hurricane HC on my Niagara 5000. | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k I bought an Aric Audio Transcend Push Pull a few months ago and I’ve been delighted with it. Pure class A, triode or UL, variable gain and feedback using quality pots. You can run KT150, KT120, KT88, or El34 interchangeably, with varying power out... | |
| VAC preamps - too expensive? My Phi Beta preamp has been the beating heart of my main system for 12 years, on 14-16 hours a day and requiring zero maintenance beyond changing tubes every couple years. Love it. | |
| If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers Don’t underestimate the Perlisten S7t. Properly set up and fed, it does pretty much everything right. Very careful positioning brings out its best, which is not something shows are known for. But I understand the brand will be in several rooms, so... | |
| What are the audio differences you hear with turntable Mats. @no_regrets , as stated in my previous post, no, you do not need a clamp on Oracle mat! I’ve been using one for 12 years, so I should know. The concavity is not that deep. Any weight will suffice, even the featherwight Gravity One that I prefer. N... | |
| What are the audio differences you hear with turntable Mats. @lewm , the now unavailable Boston Audio graphite mats The BA graphite mat is available from Sakura systems, as I said earlier in this thread. https://www.sakurasystems.com/mat.html | |
| What are the audio differences you hear with turntable Mats. @no_regrets , My Nantais Reference Lenco II has the Oracle mat adhered to the platter. Jean said it was the best-sounding of the many he tried. It works perfectly well with weights and clamps other than the one made by Oracle. Personally, I like t... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes @jtcf , very interesting, thanks. Aric made me a Transcend PP a couple months ago and I love it. Right now I’m running Sylvania GTBs from the mid-1950s with KT150s. Excellent combo but I’ve been curious about the Linlais. I have those Psvanes in a... | |
| What are the audio differences you hear with turntable Mats. I’ve been through myriad mats on my Technics SP10R, including the stock rubber, Oyaide BR-One, Origin Live (love their Gravity One stabilizer), Ortofon cork/rubber, both thicknesses of Acromat, the Herbie’s mat, and others. All sound notably, some... | |
| Amp Around 60 lbs Which Sounds Like A Gryphon 300 Uh, the Diablo 120 weighs 57lbs. | |
| Mastersound evolution 845 vs. Jadis da88s vs auris forte 150 Not to shift the conversation, but have you considered speaker cables? I recently picked up Cardas Clear Beyond because I wanted more bottom, along with burnished and holographic mids, with a couple of my amp/speaker combinations. They really deli... | |
| Aligning cart on Rega style arms without defeatable anti-skating? You might have some small deflection because of the residual anti-skate, but I'd venture that it won't be much. One way to check is to look on from the front to see whether the cantilever visibly deflects when the stylus contacts the protractor su... |