wrm57
Responses from wrm57
| Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions? I’m hardcore into vinyl but became curious about streaming. So I bought the Auralic Aries Mini bundled with a year of Tidal to use in a second system. After listening for the past week, all I can say is wow! It really sounds good! I have a Marantz... | |
| Grateful Dead: Mars Hotel LP recording My MoFi Mars Hotel sounds just like yours, fjn04. I always thought I got a bad pressing, but apparently not. | |
| Dedicated Line(s), One Line or Two? Indeed. I had my downstairs remodeled two years ago and put in four 20-amp lines coming off an 80-amp subpanel. I use them all: one each for amp, pre-amp, and phono stage; then the leftover one for digital, etc. I even sold my RSA Dimitri. Everyth... | |
| Turntable isolation... I use a Minus K and love it under my Brinkmann Oasis. I used to have a second one under a Clearaudio. You have to weight them to their limit, though, to get best results, and balancing your TT on them can be a little challenging. I use heavy brass... | |
| Best KT88s (specifically for VAC Auricle Musiblocs) You are most welcome, andreweast. No, I have never tried the 88-98. | |
| Best KT88s (specifically for VAC Auricle Musiblocs) I tried the Gold Lion KT-88s in my 300.1a and did not like them at all--very detailed but too mechanical and hard. The Shugang KT-88SC are much better to my ears, with more bloom and texture along with plenty of detail. But VAC can no longer sourc... | |
| TUBE AMP LOVERS - What SS amp makes you smile??? On a whim, and as a change of pace from my VAC 300.1a, I picked up a used Plinius SA-103 last summer at a really good price from someone here on A’gon. May too good of a price: it was advertised as mint but arrived with a noisy right channel. Who ... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? I have four systems operating in my home, one of which is vintage, more or less: H/K 430 receiver with ADS L1290 MkII speakers and a Nak BX300 deck. It sounds really, really good. But it's still the lowest rung. | |
| Unison Research S6 or Leben CS-300F or Manley Stingray II??? Don't put too much stock in Stereophile. I have a Stingray II in a secondary system (with Merlin TSM and a Marantz SA-11s2) and find it very satisfying, especially after re-tubing with Psvane EL84. Never heard the others you mention, though. | |
| Spu bottom parallel to record? I run my two SPUs with the arm tube parallel to the record surface, then adjust by ear. It's probably the same position as with the SPU bottom parallel, but I haven't checked. | |
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music A good man who made good speakers. Sad loss indeed. | |
| record weight .... correct weight? I second Elinor's recommendation the Oyaide weight. I've settled on the lighter one on my Lenco after trying out quite a few well-regarded clamps and weights. It is adjustable in increments of 200g; each change brings an audible difference. Made o... | |
| VAC Signature 2a Preamp Question I had this problem with my Phi Beta preamp, which is much like the 2a Sig. As others have said, you simply have to move the power supply as far away as possible, at least 3 feet. | |
| Does anyone run 2 or more turntables... For the same reason I have three systems: because it's fun. | |
| The Band: S/T and/or Music from the Big Pink My Big Pink, bought in 1972, sounds excellent. |