wrm57
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| Fuses that matter. Good to see people getting their humor fuses lit in this thread! I don't know about high-end fuses but cheap ceramic ones made an obvious sonic difference in my Manley Stingray II. It shipped with ceramic BUSS fuses, which blew in the filament-exp... | |
| Top jazz trios piano, bass, drums on vinyl? I meant 5-LP box. Please excuse the typo. | |
| Top jazz trios piano, bass, drums on vinyl? Mal Waldron, "Impressions," with Addison Farmer and Tootie Heath, 1959. Rhythmic drive with brooding undertow. OJC reissues are around in used record stores with decent jazz selections.Anything by Herbie Nichols. Hints of Monk's angularity, humor,... | |
| Ortofon --- A90 or SPU 90th? I think you can only get the SPU 90th as an NOS aftermarket purchase, which means without the normal Ortofon warranty. Take a look on eBay. 2juki often sells them. I've bought from him before and he's been dependable. The top of the current SPU li... | |
| Where Have All the 2A3 Amps Gone Listening to one as I type. Sounds, if not mighty, mighty fine. | |
| Vac Sig MKII tube circuit upgrade My Phi Beta preamp has the switchable option of using 6922 or 8416. I briefly listened to one of my favorite 6922 tubes, Hamburg Valvo Red Labels from the early '60s. I like this tube's combination of body, clarity, and extension. Frankly, it soun... | |
| VAC Owners:Outboard Phono Stage? Alon,Thanks for the compliment. I was mainly just talking about the differences between running the Steelhead as a preamp vs. through my preamp. The latter sounds better, and my post tried to speculate as to why. I didn't mean to generalize beyond... | |
| VAC Owners:Outboard Phono Stage? Well, to use the Steelhead as a linestage through its variable outputs sends the signal through additional internal circuitry, volume control, a series of other switches, and different outputs. So it's not as direct as you might think. And it does... | |
| VAC Owners:Outboard Phono Stage? Alsonski, I found the Steelhead RC to sound better through my VAC preamp than directly into the amps. It's good but the VAC adds something special. | |
| Which LPs are on your permanent rotation? Yogiboy, we have similar taste. Your first three have been consistently spinning on my tables for more than 30 years.Add:Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & ClarkDylan, Blond on BlondJoni, For the RosesWayne Shorter, SchizophreniaGary Burton, Du... | |
| Manley remote control users experience I've used the remote on my Steelhead and found it gradual enough for fine adjustments. I'm not sure if the Shrimp has the same system but I think it does--a motorized pot with a large phenolic knob. OTOH, I have a Stringray II that uses a electron... | |
| VAC Owners:Outboard Phono Stage? Mulveling and Alonski,Have you guys checked out the Miyajima Kansui? Like the Bronze and Kontra C, it uses an aluminum cantilever with an advanced stylus shape, in this case Shibata. The Kansui has great slam and a liquid, dimensional midrange you... | |
| VAC Owners:Outboard Phono Stage? Alon, that's a great recommendation for the Bronze and confirms what I'd imagined. The Replicant 100 stylus, of which I'm a big fan, on an aluminum cantilever suggests exactly what you describe--great detail combined with lots of body and tonal ri... | |
| VAC Owners:Outboard Phono Stage? I recommend calling VAC to find out about the differences between the RenIII and SigIIa phono stages. I might be wrong, but I think the line stages themselves are pretty different, with the SigIIa being lower gain. Another question for VAC. And as... | |
| VAC Owners:Outboard Phono Stage? Loading varies with the phono stage, the overall system, and one's taste, of course. And like anything in vinyl, it can always be optimized by fine changes, IMO. Whether one really needs to is another question. Playing with this VAC, I find change... |