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| Soundstage vs background noise? I appreciate all the comments. Ralph, my experience is that tubes are just noisier than solid state. Admittedly I do not listen to music with my ear 4 inches from the tweeter, but I have to tell you, at that close range I always heard a hiss throu... | |
| What speakers should I consider around $5000? As an owner of F30's, perhaps I can add something. Cables matter. I have settled on Analysis Plus Solo Crystal IC's - my reference for years and available pretty reasonably on the used market. My speaker cables are Nordost.Originally I also used t... | |
| LP12 upgrades The single biggest improvement I experienced with my LP 12 was the Lingo, which surprised me. A much bigger deal than when I added an Ekos arm. And last summer I had my table tuned up by a longtime Linn guy in Westchester. That breathed life on th... | |
| Primaluna prologue 2 based system upgrade I'm going to suggest something free. Go to the Cardas website. They have a speaker/room placement calculator which I found to be pretty effective. What was most unexpected is that the bass locked into the room better when I placed the speakers per... | |
| cartridge plays the radio It's not your cartridge but rather you phono preamp setup | |
| Remember the year and first vynil you ever bought? 1976, Queen, Night at the Opera | |
| Wildly fluttering woofer Had same situation. It was my phono stage. Got it fixed, problem solved | |
| Manufacturer Repairs? What is a reasonable time? 3 months is unacceptable. In recent years my service experiences have all been good. Bryston was unreal. I shipped an amp Monday and I had it back on Thursday. Rogue did a repair in a week including shipping. Magnum Dynalab was also very quick. I'... | |
| warm sounding cartridge for rega arm Grados will likely hum as you get to the inner grooves. I tried a Grado on an AR table and couldn't take the hum. The Shure may fit your bill, but so may a Rega cartridge such as the Bias 2. I would pick the Bias | |
| Rega DAC: Cable suggestions The Rega Couple is a natural choice | |
| New lease on life for a pair of Ohm F's Tech Hifi- where I heard the F's, where the EPI's came from, and I even remember their house brand, Studio Design. | |
| What brand did you leave Rega for? I started with a Planar 3 and Linn K9 cartridge, then I bought an Exact cartridge (which was purchased in a shop in London for 1/2 the US price) to a Linn LP12. But the LP 12 went through upgrades too. My LP 12 originally had an RB300 arm, stil wi... | |
| Problem with Turntable leveling? Even if the platter is level and the arm is level it's possible the arm rest upon which your arm is lifted is a bit off level. This certainly could not impact playback at all | |
| Aleph 3 Buzzing noise Is this a mechanical buzzing sound coming from the amp or is the buzz coming through the speakers? If its a mechanical sound from he amp itself it may be the transformer. I once had an amp many years ago where the transformer buzzed- the transform... | |
| CJ ET3SE OR 16LS Series 2 I owned a 17LS2 for a number of years. It was a very good preamp. Might buy one again one day. Mine sold for a little under $3,000 when I sold it. |