quincy
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| Your turntable history It would be my pleasure to go through my turntable history from 1978 - 2026, but alias, there is an AI Bot here that removes my posts for no real reason..... | |
| Do you buy new, used or new or used gear? Yep, about 50/50 on my side. Used pre amp. New amp. Used table and arm. New cartridges. New speakers and subs. New phono stage and equalizer. All cables and interconnects new. | |
| Do you buy new, used or new or used gear? Yep, about 50/50 on my side. Used pre amp. New amp. Used table and arm. New cartridges. New speakers and subs. New phono stage and equalizer. All cables and interconnects new. | |
| Is Budget Audiophile an oxymoron? After 46 years in this hobby I can say 'yes' to the question. You have what I call 'Entry Level High End', where a product family utilizes 90 percent of the technology of the ultra expensive item, but at a more acceptable price point. Remember t... | |
| The Vacuum Tubes Last Stand! | |
| The Vacuum Tubes Last Stand! | |
| Phono cartridge grading Wow! I had no idea so many cartridges/manufacturers even existed! | |
| Went to buy Vandersteen 2C speakers and came home with a conrad-johnson Premier 11A. | |
| Went to buy Vandersteen 2C speakers and came home with a conrad-johnson Premier 11A. Hang on to those puppies! Tube's can stay static, power off, for a hundred years! Once those Svetlana tubes warm up, at night time, the plasma created inside due to electrons moving in the vacuum will emit a beautiful purple lavender glow, and a... | |
| Went to buy Vandersteen 2C speakers and came home with a conrad-johnson Premier 11A. Yes, the KT88's are interchangeable with the 6550's. I went thru the tube rolling phase many moons ago. Yes, the amp will sound different, not necessarily better. I tried a quad of the Tung Sols.....bad experience. One shorted out after only a... | |
| Went to buy Vandersteen 2C speakers and came home with a conrad-johnson Premier 11A. PS... CJ equipment is built like a tank! I've a premier 17ls pre amp for almost 35 years. No issues. Also a CJ LP66S amp for 25 years, no issues. | |
| Went to buy Vandersteen 2C speakers and came home with a conrad-johnson Premier 11A. The 6550 power tubes are an excellent choice for this amp. When it comes time to replace them try Electro Harmonix! Have fun with your new amp!! | |
| Went to buy Vandersteen 2C speakers and came home with a conrad-johnson Premier 11A. I owned an 11a for many years! Great amp! It is phase inverting with zero feedback. So, you will have to flip your speaker cables at the speakers, red to black and black to red. Prior to spending monies sending it to CJ, get it fired up in yo... | |
| Any thoughts on the new Schiit Buf tube buffer ($99)? Haven't looked at this device as of yet.... what's it supposed to do?? | |
| Benz Micro Glider - Rebuild, Trade-in, or? Output and loading is almost the same, so you don't have to futz with your phono stage. |