zazouswing
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| Would Appreciate Advice Before I Buy I believe Big Band and Classical especially are going to be a challenge for that cartridge - lots of instruments to parse out. Consider upgrading when able. The Denon 103 is a good choice, but you would need a SUT. A Hana SH may be a good choice. ... | |
| Tubes Avoid eBay. 50/50 and not worth the risk to the gear. I have bought lots of vintage tubes from several sources. Those listed above are all top notch. Add Grant Fidelity - sells the spin-off brand from psvane - should be trusted. For eBay, I’ve had... | |
| SUT Advice - Which Ones Are The Best? I currently run the Bob’s Devices 1:20/1:40 with the Denon 103R and a Hana Mono SL; an Icon Audio 1:10 with the Hana ML; and the Miyajima ETR Mono with Zero’s and Infinity. The Miyajima does have a switch to select impedence in addition to primari... | |
| Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used Room size? I’m not certain I would consider 40wpc push pull to be a flea watt. I own a 40wpc push pull and a 200wpc solid state. When I started out, i used both with some Dali speakers - I believe 86db - in a medium sized room. The 200w dial at 50... | |
| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? I think what most are trying to say is that it’s a matter of limiting factors. Look at your signal path and identify the weakest link. Figure out where you want to land for the system (usually budget driven decision) and upgrade the weakest link f... | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? I think you just enjoy the sound as much as the song. Everything else just gets you there. | |
| The Absurdity of it All Sounds to me like a standard existential crisis. If we were to look at the process of ‘hearing’ music, and try to find the most ‘repeatable’ method of doing so, no matter the subject, the first thing to remove from the picture would be the brain. ... | |
| Please help! First Hi-fi audio system for small listening space I also have (several) small rooms to contend with. Sounds like you’re on a good path. Room treatment, to the extent space allows, will be important. Also, avoid equal distances between speakers and boundaries where frequencies may start getting ca... | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? First off - yea get the surgery, but afterwards, give mono another chance. I have the AT 33 mono and it’s a fine cart - excellent for the money, but you need to step up to get the best out of mono. Mono soundstage is forward and back, up and down.... | |
| Sota or Technics I also listen to big band and own a 1200GR. I don’t know the details of the Sota arm, but the technics has removal head shells. A must if you listen to 10” 33s and 78s on a single table. It also has push button speed control. It is based on the S... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Hard to narrow down without repeating. +1 on Neutral Milk Hotel - In the AeroplaneAlsoAmon Duul II - Dance of the LemmingsThe Freeborne - S/T - Circus 2000 - S/TThe Gerbils - 2ndThe Treniers - I only have the 78’s but I think they were brought tog... | |
| Please Educate Me I got so tired of reading the harsh comments I decided to scroll down and just post. Seams to me @paul6001 posed an interesting question - got me thinking. Our DACs are processing digital information the same as our microwaves, yet we judge them v... | |
| Decware: a worthwhile option? I currently have a Decware Phono stage and a Torii JR in my system. My speakers are 96dB open baffles. The Torii JR is not one of their flea watts. It’s more like a hybrid SET / Push Pull. That beings said, I think their 2 watt would have been fin... | |
| Back to vinyl need phono stage help! +1 on the ZP3. I don’t own the other phono stages mentioned here to compare, but I have compared it against a Pro-Ject tube box DS-2 and a custom mono unit. The tube box is very analytical in comparison. The ZP3 was the least fussy piece of equip... |