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| How rare is an audiophile Big difference between an audiophile and one who just loves music! I know plenty of music lovers that enjoy music on a low to mid fi system! As far as audiophiles go they are few and far between!! | |
| Picture worth a penny LOL!!!! @analoguefan Me too! Nothin’ like looking at dirty toenails just before dinner. UGH! | |
| Forté 1A power amplifier.... still good? Many moons ago I owned a Forté model 3 (200 watts). I used it with Dahlquist DQ10s and Vandersteen 2Cs and 3As. It was one of the better solid state amps that I’ve had before and after! | |
| 6DJ8 vs. 6922? I like GE and Sylvania. All these tubes are interchangeable! The 6DJ8 is a dual triode preamp tube. ECC88 is the European designation for this tube. 6922 and its European equivalent E88CC are premium versions of the 6DJ8. 7308 and E188CC and the ... | |
| The most tower like stand mount under $4k I’ve owned the Falcon IMF-100. You can get the kit or factory built for under 2 grand shipped ( no tax). They are sold factory direct only. They are a Transmision Line design. I received them in less than one week after placing order. IMF 100 “Co... | |
| Music Hall's "Classic" turntable :How does it compare to other similarly priced T/T's The Technics SL-100C can be had for a grand. It does have auto-lift and no built in phono preamp. I doubt that you would go wrong with it! https://www.analogplanet.com/content/technics-sl-100c-premium-class-direct-drive-turntable-makes-its-us-deb... | |
| Advice on how to liquidate system @riie "Just put some liquid on it " Great solution Brainiac!!!! | |
| Micro Seiki ma-505 x is a low or heavy tonarm? Here is a discussion about that arm. The head shell weighs 9.7 grams! https://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?t=48848 | |
| Any cartridge recommendations for a Grace G-707 arm on a Thorens TD-125 deck? The Grado Opus 3 would be a good match! Grado Timbre Series, Opus3 - The Absolute Sound | |
| Micro Seiki ma-505 x is a low or heavy tonarm? If you read this it states that the 505 has an effective mass of 14.5 grams. It might be that the 7 gram mass information that you have is not including the weight of the head shell! MA-505 Denon 103 Project — Micro (micro-seiki.org) | |
| Micro Seiki ma-505 x is a low or heavy tonarm? Here ya go! 14.5 grams Using a basic effective mass calculator (link below), the Micro Seiki MA-505 has an effective mass of 14.5 grams. It needs another ~16 grams to achieve a new effective mass of about 30 grams. To add 16 grams to this tonear... | |
| Micro Seiki ma-505 x is a low or heavy tonarm? That arm has a 14.5 effective mass. You can use this chart to calculate if the cartridge that you want to use would be compatible with that arm! http://www.mh-audio.nl/Calculators/RF.html | |
| Hooking up MARANTZ MODEL 15 without a PREAMP? Yes! Audio Output Analog Stereo RCA (Fixed or Variable) Coaxial RCA | |
| Hooking up MARANTZ MODEL 15 without a PREAMP? There are left and right inputs on that amp. Look on the rear at the top! | |
| Hooking up MARANTZ MODEL 15 without a PREAMP? Use the RCA outputs of the Bluesound into the Marantz inputs and it will work without any preamp needed! |