rwbadley
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| I found my new reference album Thanks for the tip on this artist. I’ve been streaming The Returner but think I may invest in her CD. Good stuff, fun music and Linda likes it (bonus as she’s not always into my usual playlist) | |
| Perlisten D212 Subs (2) in the house. I also have the Perlisten D12s. It has evolved into a very nice sub. Initially it needed lots of break in as I couldn’t get enough gain out of it. But now is performing well. That driver when new is really tight and seemed quite closed in. It wou... | |
| What was your first record? I remember playing a 45rpm of Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford. Over and over... I think my folks were initially relieved when my paper route allowed me to then invest in a 45 of The Rolling Stones HonkyTonk Woman, and Donovan's Hurdy Gurdy ... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? OP so how did your comparison of the tube monos vs SS go?! Any thoughts? | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? I have a feeling a pair of 300 watt tube amps are going to show you some downsides pretty quickly. Better get a tube tester for a start. And have a good AC system- even in the winter 😎 | |
| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) Prof- Thanks for the well considered review of the SP10. I am impressed it seemed they did well even in comparison with the 22k B&W 803 D4. I would guess with sorting out the synergy and room interactions the SP 10 really could show good valu... | |
| McIntosh C2700 or Luxman L38uC Not a good idea to install the wrong tube. Stick with the 12au7 | |
| Luxman 595ASE I’ve had mine for a while it has maybe 100 hrs so far. It replaced an L590 that was here for about three years. I really enjoyed the 590, and it’s looks were elegant. Loved the dancing meters. The L595 takes the sound of the 590 a step or two ... | |
| Low buzzing through speaks I just went around with this same problem. At full volume with no source playing I was getting 48.5 dB hum and hiss from each speaker. Loud. I finally traced it down to the subwoofer rca cables. I put in a different and better made cable and my... | |
| Early SOTA vs New Something: Conundrum I just wish I could get my cd/sacd front end to sound as good as the SOTA ATart9xi does right now | |
| Early SOTA vs New Something: Conundrum The new AT art9 solved issues with the tonearm placement , so that was a good thing. The MDC-800 arm I quite like. Simple, straightforward to adjust and stays there without fiddling. Seems to work well. I have considered trying a Technics 1200g ... | |
| Early SOTA vs New Something: Conundrum Hi Spencer thanks for your reply With the new cartridge installed I am currently (other than the switch failure) very happy with the SOTA. My plan is to run it as-is for the moment. It now bests my digital front end; I'll call that a win I did s... | |
| Early SOTA vs New Something: Conundrum Thanks for all your replies I don’t know if the motor is ac or dc. I suspect dc but could be wrong. Thanks for the tip on the arm board. I might go that route and the bearing service, but found when the new cartridge (AT art9xi) went in it most... | |
| Early SOTA vs New Something: Conundrum An update: The new SOTA belt came in. I know I had replaced it once before years ago, but this one is quite different. Much narrower in width and quite a bit shorter. Whatever; it works very well. The old belt took a number of seconds to reach s... | |
| Early SOTA vs New Something: Conundrum I found this in a similar thread: gyneguy225 OP 83 posts 09-12-2022 at 09:23pm I spoke to Donna today, and she still recommends the Origin live tonearm. >I found out that there are a number of upgrades for my 30 year old SOTA for about... |