fleschler
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| Isolation devices and CDPs I use U.S. Amperex 7308s. I've tube rolled about 15 brands including other 7DJ8s, Valvo, Telefunken, Mullards, etc. and found most Amperex gold pin and 7308s sounded best overall in dynamics and tonal balance. Siemens is the one top brand I haven'... | |
| EAR 864 V1 V3 Tube Type In my system, I use a clear-top RCA 12AU7 and a 1950s D getter, ridged black plate Sylvania 12AX7. Other systems could use other combos but the RCA is easy to find and relatively inexpensive. It has great bass and dynamics. I found the Mullard 12A... | |
| New VPI Rim Drive. Harry reportely purchased a Garrard 401 or very similar but high end rim drive years ago. Rim drive also incorporates the Idler Wheel Drive design, etc. The new table and proposed retrofit is called a "beltless" drive. | |
| Legacy 20/20 and Tubes Error-EAR 890 amp not 790. | |
| Isolation devices and CDPs My Acute sounds best with a large buckwheat pillow under it (also under my EAR 324 phono stage). However, I would eventually like to use a Townsend Seismic Sink. Otherwise, the Acute (and most of the 100+ CD players I've tried at home from the 80s... | |
| Legacy 20/20 and Tubes NO SMALL ROOMS! MATCH THE SPEAKERS TO THE OTHER EQUIPMENT.Sean has never heard probably set up Focuses. Robert Pincus of Cisco Music, Tom Port of Better Records and Steve Hoffman (you should know who he is) love the Focusus. Steve Hoffman mastered... | |
| VPI Periphery Ring / Center Weight You are correct. The mini-footers are okay but a superior suspension such as my Townsend seismic sink made a huge difference, the difference between an also ran and a high end turntable. I own both the VPI Sama (for 78s) and a VPI TNT VI superplat... | |
| New VPI I knew about this from Mike of VPI. I own a TNT VI w/superplatter and VPI IV Sama...(for 78s).Motor noise is an irrelevant comment, baseless. The biggest problem I have is with the table isolation. I use a seismic sink under the tables which makes... | |
| Good, Neutral, Reasonably Priced Cables? The Empress Phono Interconnects are the finest cables made. I have upgraded from the SRII cables. The Empress uses the same internal wiring; however, the shielding common to virtually all Phono ICs is a metal type shield. Unfortunately, the SRIIs ... | |
| Empress and Michael Wolff cables The Empress Phono Interconnects are the finest cables made. I have upgraded from the SRII cables. The Empress uses the same internal wiring; however, the shielding common to virtually all Phono ICs is a metal type shield. Unfortunately, the SRIIs ... | |
| Cheap Thrills Dynaco A25 vs Sound Dynamics300ti? Forget any model of Sherwood other than the 7100 or 7100A. I've tried the bigger units with only the 7200A coming close. The 7300A is big and brash. The quad units and later units sound like... well a cheap solid state receiver. The 7310 is awful ... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? These 10" LPs are not the typical softer vinyl we know but the stiffer, less yielding vinylite. The LPs are remarkably unworn except for the solvent use. Steam cleaning and brushing may be in order after the various VPI cleanings. My friend sugges... | |
| Stylus cleaning: tools, fluids, techniques? I see so many negative comments on forums that suggest the worst case scenario without knowing the facts. I'm glad extremephono wrote back. I've got several friends using them on their Benz, Lydian and ZYX cartridges. (Premature collapse-it's know... | |
| VPI-19 feet Dear Bob Bundus, I purchased the stands prior to the seimic sink. The stands (and equipment) are 20 feet from the speakers in a 25' deep room with an alcove of 8' X 6' for equipment in the back. The stands did not do it for me. The seismic sink does. | |
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