lwal2

Responses from lwal2

Best concert you've attended
Grateful Dead. Cow Palace San Bruno Ca 1979  
Any thoughts on the new Schiit Buf tube buffer ($99)?
I have an old teac r2r. Sounds flat, dry un-engaging. Little tube buffer I bought makes it far more enjoyable for me to hear while I work.  This one is clearly built far better..there are uses for such a thing.   I’m going to check it out.   
Suggestions for a tube pre and power amp
++ for the RP7  great pre and responds to tube changes to taylor the sq. I have mine feeding a bhk 250.  Very musical and satisfying.   
Eversolo power change.
Agreed you can’t turn a 2k network player into a $7500 one with a $320 mod. in that I’m not buying a much more expensive unit, I’m wondering if a small investment will move me in the right direction. The A8 does have some pretty excellent perform... 
Continuous power supply
The lps made an immediate improvement in my Rega. Worth the cost to be sure.   
Cartridge Setup Question for Rega P10 with Hana Blue
I have an ML on a p8. Adding the 2 piece 2 mm shim was painless and made a world of difference in the SQ.  Much more detail yet smoother. Highly recommended.    
Why vinyl
Haveing listened to digital in many forms, including streamers at a wide variety of price points, for me, the allure of vinyl is that it’s not perfect. Micro distortions and certain (for lack of a better term ‘organic’) variations make it more hum...