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| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Hi Keithr,You've had some great amps. Have you used all of these with the Def IV? Care to list them in order of preference?Thanks,Bill | |
| Speakers for Bryson 4B sst2 Bryston and PMC have a long history together. I run PMC IB2i with the big Bryston monoblocks (using a tube preamp) and I'm very pleased with the combo. They need to be tri-wired, though, for best results. | |
| Phantom + A90 question It may well be a non-issue in practice. With the front-center and rear-inside points touching the headshell along with the two screws, that's four secure points of contact, which is probably enough to maintain adequate rigidity. If the inside scre... | |
| Best bi-ampable monitor against rear wall $2500 I have a pair of Merlin Mmi placed a few inches from the wall and they sound remarkably good. Being non-ported helps, I think. They have dual Cardas binding posts so you can bi-amp or bi-wire if you wish but I don't think it's recommended. (Worth ... | |
| Phantom + A90 question The mounting issue with the Cadenzas, as with the A90, is that the rear-outside point just hangs in space. Definitely the meeting of some quirky designs from both Graham and Ortofon. My Ortofon dealer recommended sanding the raised bar and points ... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Hi Borg7x9,Have you looked at VAC preamps? Although it is out of production, the Phi Beta will drive loads as low as 200 ohms, according to its manual. The Signature 2A, which is the basically the same circuit and is still in production, should do... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup I'm not sure you'd be better off with the smaller amp but echoing what Charles said, 30 watts would seem to be plenty of power for 101 db speakers, so you might benefit from the less-is-more concept and save a little money, too. Your ears would ha... | |
| Fremer's review of the Anna cartridge My rebulit A90 will arrive from Ortofon within a few days. I'm going to inspect it very carefully. | |
| Speakers for Outlaw RR2150? I use this receiver with ADS L-1290/2 speakers in my gym/shop. They mate beautifully. Three-way floor-standers from the mid-1980s, this model is a great value on the used market, usually priced around $4-500. They look nice, too, with a small foot... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup A drug habit, indeed--mainlining earoin! Spirit, how quiet were the NAT amps during your demo? Of course, you were listening to relatively inefficient speakers (i.e., not 101 db), you said, so perhaps hum and tube noise weren't so apparent. Hum is... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Spirit, your post prompted me to check the NAT website. Those amps do look interesting! The smaller 30-watt, 211-based Se1 MkII monoblocks look like a great match for the Def IV. As a sidebar, anyone care to describe the meaningful sonic differenc... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? The wait is insanely long for the upgrade, at least in my experience. I was on the Musical Surroundings wait-list for something like 18 months. The only reason my arm was finally upgraded was because I had an issue with the DIN connector and had t... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? Andrew, I appreciate the tip on damping fluid. With my PII, I filled it to just under the edge of the square shank. Seems the Supreme benefits from a little less. I'll let you know.Jameswei, I can understand why that would bug you. Graham can be s... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? You're preaching to the choir, although I do think the newest Tri-planar bests the Graham 2.2 I owned for years before the Phantom II. | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? Hi Andrew,Your description of the Tri-planar is right on, IME. That fullness is quite attractive, especially when paired with a cartridge that compliments it well. I have a Soundsmith-retipped Shelter 901 on mine now and works surprisingly well--b... |