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| Audio research I auditioned the SP9 Mk 2 and found it wanting. Ended up buying an SP14 that was far better. I'd pass on the SP9 - you can do better.The SP14 phono stage used exactly one tube, so no issues with trying to find tubes going south, and it sounded go... | |
| How do you store and catalog your vinyl? Ikea Kallax is a Godsend. I have many of them to house my 4,000+ vinyl, organized alphabetically, with separate sections for rock/pop, jazz, audiophile and classical. I have never seen the point in cataloguing them, except that it might prevent ac... | |
| Looking for ideas - new mono blocks for stereo music Interesting system you have. The Marantz receivers are actually pretty good. I use a 7702 Mk 2 pre in my AV system (the one that superseded it was a step down) and as I use two different amplification set ups depending on whether I am doing AV or... | |
| DAC OR NO DAC??? A friend uses the Schiit and it is quite good, although sounded not as good as my Hegel HD12, which to many ears sounds about as good as the more expensive HD25.You can find the HD12 slightly used for $1K or less.https://www.computeraudiophile.com... | |
| Need to recap my Classe Audio DR-8 Amps - need suggestions Forget about it and use the amps and enjoy them.. If they have an issue, just contact the service centre and send them in (costly, but nice to have that available).I sent a DR3-VHC in a few years ago (when Classe was owned by B&W) and they re... | |
| Lyra Kleos vs Koetsu Urushi @ mulveling I agree the Koetsu & Bob's Devices SUT combination is amazing. It's hard to imagine anything beating that paring for musicality I have never heard any phono stage that was better sounding (with Urushi or not) than the John Cur... | |
| Leaving Solid State Equipment on all the Time My preamps are always on standby, so no warm up time needed. Can't do that on my amps as they are class A and would put out 500 watts apiece in heat into the room - not a good idea in summer.I just turn them on a half hour before listening and hav... | |
| SOTA vs VPI (or stick with my Rega?) I own both - VPI TNT 6 and Sota Cosmos. Both are good, but for long term support VPI is probably better. | |
| The Absolute Sound vs Stereophile I used to take both but did not renew either starting around 2003. They had both become less and less relevant to my interests, which were primarily the music, not the gear.Friends loan me issues from time to time and nothing I have seen makes me ... | |
| Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs Thanks for the reference to that interview - hadn't seen it before.RV worked out his theory on a model you rarely hear about, in the 1980s - the Vandersteen 4 and later 4A (which as a significant improvement over the 4). Didn't make many - someth... | |
| Bryston preamps I run a BP17 in my 2nd system and I do it with a tube phono stage (CJ Premier 15) and have no issues ( I use a step up transformer for gain).The BP17 is dead quiet at all gain settings and is a good sounding preamp | |
| Outer ring - who uses and what are your findings I have two systems of hold downs in my tables, one a screw on clamp on the TNT - I've avoided trying a periphery ring on that table as I believe it requires a change in platter and a $2,000 bill that probably isn't warranted by any benefit in soun... | |
| Good carts with SME V wspohn – which Koetsu worked best in the SME V? I was not a fan of the Black. I have been running a vintage original Sugano made Urushi for years. While I could have bought one of the follow-ups (the fancy stone bodied ones) I usually bought a... | |
| I am TORN between Tube power amp and SS power amp. I run both a solid state phono stage generally viewed as one of the best ever made, and a tube phono stage (CJ Premier 15). Both give satisfaction.Suggest that you seek out a good sounding phono stage and not worry about what the internals are. | |
| Who said “ flat freq response “ is the best? The performance space affects the sound on the way to the recorder. Your room affects the sound that comes to your ears.Having amplification that has an output that is exactly the same as the input except for variable volume, just gives you the ch... |