wrm57
Responses from wrm57
| To Vandersteen or not to Vandersteen I owned 3A Sigs for a couple of years, spent a lot of time fine-tuning their set-up, and got them to sound really nice. While not the final word in resolution or dynamics, they are remarkably organized, coherent and convincing, and deliver plenty ... | |
| Tube preamp for SS amp Interesting. Thanks, Ralph. | |
| Tube preamp for SS amp Not sure about your price-range but VAC is a thought. I run a Phi Beta pre-amp into Bryston 28B-SST2 amps and the combo works beautifully together. This VAC model, like the Signature 2a, is based on the 8416 tube, an Amperex 12v version of the 6DJ... | |
| Turn table speed variation question Frogman, thank you for the fascinating and highly educational posts. Best,Bill | |
| Best step up transformer for Benz Micro LP S I use a Bob's SKY 30 with my Kansui. It utilizes Cinemag Blue transformers and is switchable from 1:15 to 1:30. Excellent sound. | |
| Isolation platforms for turntables You'll find some good feedback (as it were) if you do a search on Vibraplane and Minus-K. Both are excellent solutions. | |
| Tube rolling 12AX7As I'll echo Wolf_garcia in recommending the Psvanes. When I owned the C2300 they were my favorite, and I rolled in plenty of NOS and new production 12AX7. RCA black long-plates from the '50s were also nice in that pre-amp, but they're a bit pricier ... | |
| Turntables and power conditioners? Hi Gilles130,I use a Monarchy AC-regenerator, which was very highly recommended by Jean Nantais, who rebuilt my Lenco to what he calls Reference Mk II status. At least with this turntable, the re-generator results in better focus of instruments, c... | |
| Turntables and power conditioners? Dougdeacon nailed it. I use an AC re-generator dedicated solely to my turntables, which do not have separate controllers, to isolate them from the mains and feed them a constant 115v. I found this approach to sound better than plugging them into a... | |
| Allnic KS Park visit to USA Looks to be a fun and edifying event, one that I'll be sorry to miss. Now, if you could postpone it for 12 days, I'd be in Austin anyway...:) | |
| Allnic M-3000 monoblocks Thanks, Lak. Surprisingly little first-hand experience of these amps. | |
| Tube Rolling in the Allnic LS-3000 I bought an H-3000 phono recently, which uses the same tubes as the L-3000, I believe. My understanding is that people don't really roll tubes in Allnic pre-amps, other than the rectifier in the H-3000. Is there something about the sound you don't... | |
| Why my SUT hums only with certain phonostages ? Have you tried swapping in different ICs from the SUT to the RCM? Probably not the solution but worth checking. I have several sets of perfectly nice, unshielded ICs that cause an awful hum when placed between SUT and phonostage, although they're ... | |
| Aesthetix Rhea or Manley Steelhead I compared a Steelhead RC and a Rhea Signature in my system and much preferred the Manley for its superior dynamics and drive. The Aesthetix is good but the Manley is the better performer, I found. | |
| SUT decision: Ortofon Verto vs Ortofon STA6600L Pani, I've come to that conclusion myself, namely, that SUTs into an MM phono stage is the way to go for me. The Allnic H3000 is by far the best phono stage I've had in my system, and it is essentially a tubed MM phono stage with built-in SUTs for... |