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| Considering analog...but nervous If you are that adverse to a little surface noise I would not recommend this medium. While the majority of new vinyl is fine, you inevitably will come across a poor pressing. It's part of the deal. I've also found that shopping for used vinyl is h... | |
| Opinions Please - my next speaker $5 to $10K used The older I get the more I'm convinced that there is no such thing as the perfect speaker. Each design has their own trade-offs. Given your wide taste in music I would suggest getting two speakers of completely different (but tried and true) desig... | |
| New to TT's some advice questions For vinyl newbies, I generally recommend buying thru a trusted local dealer who can help you out with all the set up issues (Cartridge matching,VTA,VTF etc..).VPI,Clear Audio,Rega,Nottingham,and Well Tempered are some Mfg's that come to mind that ... | |
| Kondo, Zanden, CJ, Ref 5? Pre w/ Pure Tonal Color? Lloyd:Art Dudley of Stereophile and Jack Roberts of Dagogo have done several reviews on Shindo preamps. Go to those two sites, type in "Shindo" and you should have some reading material. Tone Imports is the US distributor. Pitch Perfect Audio is a... | |
| Koetsu Blue Lace Onyx vs. Coralstone I agree with first poster. Brian of the Analog room has more experience with the stone body Koetsu's than anyone else I know. | |
| Kondo, Zanden, CJ, Ref 5? Pre w/ Pure Tonal Color? Based on what you are looking for (tonal color and harmonic richness) I think you should also add Shindo to your preamp list. | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Al:In well executed designs, I think the SET "magic" is there for the high powered SET's as well. My favorite high powered SET tube is the GM70. I like my GM70 amp just as much as my 45,2A3 and 300B amps. In fact, If I could have only one SET amp ... | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET I currently own an Atma-sphere OTL (S30), 4 SET amps (45,2A3,300B,GM70), a SEP amp (single ended pentode using 6CL6 tubes), a reburbed Dynaco ST-70 and a Class D amp. I have owned a myriad of other SS, PP and SET amps over the years. With appropri... | |
| How a turntable is like a gym membership I've gone the complete opposite direction. I had a crap TT when I was a teenager and went completely digital in college with my first CD player. Got back into vinyl with better quality equipment a few years ago in my mid 40's. I have a nice CD pla... | |
| $3500 to spend on a tube preamp....ideas? I would also recommend Shindo for preamps. Check the Pitch Perfect website. Occasionally, Matt gets used units back as customers "trade up" to other Shindo models. One of the benefits of buying through Matt is this extremely liberal trade up polic... | |
| why do some turntables have multiple tonearms? The older I get, the more I appreciate mono recordings. Having two tonearms allows for dedicated stereo and mono setups at the ready. It makes things that much easier. | |
| Owning too many speakers The older I get, the more I believe that owning multiple speakers is the way to go. There is no such thing as the "best" speaker. Each design has its own strength and weaknesses. Having speakers of different designs allows you to mate different mu... | |
| pre and amp ideas 10-12K Budget Agree with Shindo preamps. If you buy from a Shindo dealer they have a very liberal trade-up progam. Start off with what you can afford and move up the line later as budget allows. Most of the folks I know who have bought Shindo gear still have th... | |
| Best value amplifier under or near $6K I was able to get GM-70 monoblocks from SAC Thailand for under $6K delivered. That's 35W of SET goodness. The GM70 is my favorite high powered SET (I prefer it to 211 and 845 tubes). Other commercial GM70 amps go for $13K (Dehavilland), $20K (Shin... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs. ? Test drive a Shindo if you have a chance. Not balanced but I think these may meet your other requirements. |