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SUT for Lyra Clavis Evolve 99
Alanpiga,Another factor with SUTs is that the SUT will "step down" the impedance that the cartridge "sees" at the phono stage by a factor of the voltage gain squared. So, for my set-up, at the 40 ohm tap, the gain is 10x the voltage (0.7mV to 7.0m... 
SUT for Lyra Clavis Evolve 99
EAR MC-4. Very flexible and built like a tank. The MC-4 has 3 ohm, 6 ohm, 12 ohm and 40 ohm taps. The 3 ohm tap is 30x voltage gain and the 6 ohm tap is 24x. The 40 ohm tap is 10x. How much gain does your phono stage provide? I run my phono stage ... 
new tung sol kt 120
From my understanding, the tubes are only recently available on a large scale. Chris J just started to carrying them. 
new tung sol kt 120
I run Sonic Frontiers SFM-160s, which use four KT-88/6550s per amp to produce 160w. My current situation has Gold Lions in the amps. Great sound.I exchanged e-mails with Chris Johnson re: the KT-120s. While an increase in power of about 10% is com... 
12-inch armwand on Graham Phantom II?
Would love to see the cheat sheet if it comes available. I run a Phantom Mk ii with a 10" arm wand on a TNT Mk IV.Brent 
Bulk cables: Oyaide vs Furutech
I would drop Chris VenHaus at VH Audio an e-mail. Great advice, selection and service. 
VPI HRX
If you truly want to go with the Phantom Mk ii and the HRX, that is your decision. FWIW, I consider the Phantom Mk ii the best non-table specific pivoting arm made. If yes, I would suggest you contact VPI and speak with Mike. I recently mounted a ... 
Best budget, high current, DIY power cord wire?
I have exchanged e-mails with Chris VenHaus on this one and have done my own A/B testing. THE budget high current PC is the Flavor 4. You will find better, but not unless you spend multiples more. Build a Flavor 4 with your favorite connectors and... 
Isolation of stacked components
I have done some research on this topic and learned alot. I am getting ready to try a solutions.Question: has anyone actually shielded the power transformer of stacked components to reduce EMI/RFI? I have found fairly easy and inexpensive solution... 
Isolation of stacked components
Thanks for the responses. Steve at HAL did suggest I try four ExtraFirm Tenderfeet under the bottom unit and four regular TenderFeet between the two units to ensure proper loading. I have had ALOT of luck with his advice and products, plus they fi... 
Isolation of stacked components
Thanks, but that is not feasible in my arrangement. 
Does my phono stage have sufficient gain?
Thanks, Dougdeacon. I hope I didn't sound "prickly" in my response. I ALWAYS like critical input - only way to improve. Yes, Bill Thalmann and Chris Johnson did wonderful work: completely re-wired with Teflon di-electric solid core Ag, Teflon V-ca... 
Does my phono stage have sufficient gain?
Thanx, Dougdeacon. Ths impedance issue is a concern. Using the 3 ohm tap on the MC-4 and the stock 47.7K ohm impedance of my phono stage, the load impedance would be about 53 ohms = 47,700/(30^2) - low for the UNIverse. Might not be a good fit. I ... 
Does my phono stage have sufficient gain?
As always Al, thanks for the education.Brent 
Good tube tech in Milwaukee, WI?
I have used Audio Ventures of Waukesha, WI (http://www.audioventures.com/) to great satisfaction for both tube monoblock repair and speaker re-building. I am also familiar with other audio nuts who have used them and been very satisfied, including...