robert_camar

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Old-school, and the quest for musical nirvana
It's because equipment are not designed for musicality today....they are designed to be analytical microscopes in search of inner detail, and not to perform a musical synthesis in the name of the whole musical gestalt. That is why I stick to a sin... 
Question about valves running hours
Tubes are like incandescent lamp bulbs. They wear out in time, and switching them off between auditions helps lengthen their lifespan. One set of tubes will last for let's say, two to three years (daily use) without losing the sparkle in the trebl... 
Should I upgrade my phono linestage first or the tonearm for better results?
My opinion is very biased (admittedly) but there it goes anyway - I always think that improvements to phono stages are more worthwhile than tonearm changes. I'm a die-hard Graham fan, though I intensely dislike Clearaudio cartridges. They are one ...