wrm57
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| Is preamp remote volume a deal breaker for you? For many years I was completely a purist, which meant definitely no remote. Now I can't do without one in my main system, mostly because it doubles as a 2-channel quasi-home theater. In fact, I've slid all the way down the slippery slope and deman... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso Signature vs. ARC REF 3 I, too, am interested in answers to the OP. | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment The Baerwald alignment using the UNI-Pro sounded better on the Graham than the Wally and better on the Universal than the MintLP. It also sounded better than the UNI-IEC alignment. At some point, I'll go back and realign again using all and rechec... | |
| Must Hear Speakers in $10K range They're not easy to audition and don't come up very often used, but PMC IB2i are exceptionally good. Worth looking into. | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment My templates are labeled UNI-IEC and IEC Baerwald. The former is Daniel's recalculation of the Baerwald geomtery, as I understand it. | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment I've been spending some time with my relatively new UNI-Pro this weekend, aligning an A90 on a Graham Phantom II and a Benz Ebony LO on a Clearaudio Universal arm. I also a have a Wally and MintLP for these arms, respectively. After some initial g... | |
| Bryston 7B SST2 + Aesthetix Calypso ??? Thanks for the detailed reflections. I considered the active ATCs before I bought the IB2i but with no dealers within 100 miles, couldn't audition. From all indications, they are wonderful. I also owned a C2300 for a while and enjoyed it a lot. Bu... | |
| Michell Orbe SE I owned an AC Orbe SE for a decade and liked it a lot. It was lively with great air and HF extension and created a good, solid image. I finally moved on because of pitch stability. The newer DC Orbes allow for speed adjustment, or so I understand,... | |
| Bryston 7B SST2 + Aesthetix Calypso ??? Thanks, guys. You've confirmed my thinking. Ssolman, out of curiosity, which ATCs have you chosen and in what ways do they improve upon the IB2i with the Calypso/Mac amplification? BTW, if you plan to sell your Calyso Sig, I might be interested so... | |
| Best tube integrated with Merlin TSM-MMI? 20 watts, which seems to be the Due Venti's rating, is likely not enough for the TSM-Mmi, in my experience. The Stingray offers the option of 18-20w in triode or 36-40 watts in ultralinear. As much as I like the sound of triode power (I also run a... | |
| Best tube integrated with Merlin TSM-MMI? I drive TSM-Mmi + RC with a Manley Stingray II. They sound great together. | |
| Shuguang Treasure tubes.... I tried the 12ax7 in my Mac C2300 when I had it. I thought the tube sounded very good. I actually liked it more than Tele ribbed and '50s RCA long blackplates (my favorite there). | |
| Shuguang Treasure tubes.... I just retubed my Stingray II with eight Psvane EL84s. I like them. Initially, they glared a bit; then they were a tad thick in the lows. But now, after around 60-80 hours, they've become nicely balanced and open with a warm, full midrange. While ... | |
| Ortofon A90 broken stylus I'm using 100 ohms at 60 db of gain on my Steelhead II/Phantom II combo. It's right on for my system. VTF is 2.25g and VTA is just a hair above level. I tried all the Fremeresque raised-tail recommendations posted here, in fine gradations up to ex... | |
| Ortofon A90 broken stylus Brucedan, congrats on your restored A90. You will love it. Ortofon customer service is the best. When I first received my A90, it seemed to convey an usual amount of groove noise in the right channel. Louis, the USA distributor, immediately had me... |