ghosthouse
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| Upgrade advice, please. Hey Mapman, Thanks. I'd like to stay with tubes. As stated, my goals are more volume (getting to 85 - 90 db without things sounding strained), deeper and better controlled bass, higher resolution. Your reply is exactly the situation I'm in...go to... | |
| Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick? JoLida's factory mod to their 502B (roughly $200). I got my circa 2000 amp done about a year ago. Didn't listen to it much until recently. After (~50?) hrs of break in, things are sounding amazing. More clarity, detail, & bass slam. I need to ... | |
| Looking for the Honda S2000 of turntables 213cobra- A very well written, thoughtful and informative response. Good stuff! Thanks. | |
| How far do you sit from your speakers FWIW - I listen ~84" from the front speaker plane in an irregularly shaped alcove that is 12' wide by 13' long. The Totem Forests are 70" apart (center to center) and 32" from the wall behind them (measured to the front of the speaker cabinet). Th... | |
| Looking for the Honda S2000 of turntables 2nd the recommendation for Technics. Talk to Kevin at KAB Electroacoustics (http://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/). $2K should be more than enough to get a nicely optioned (tonearm damper) 1210 along with a great cartridge. If you get one of his mo... | |
| The Cheap Stuff Thanks, Joel. I'll have to look for a copy of "Out of the Blue". | |
| Best Guitar CD Recording Don't think I saw him mentioned, but Nick Drake's "Five Leaves Left" and "Pink Moon" have great sound and wonderful acoustic guitar. Definitely recommend Ralph Towner as have others. "Soltice" is one of my favorites. | |
| The Cheap Stuff Hey, what ELO LP is that? Enjoyed it. I'm a sucker for a sweet pop hook. Have Eldorado but nothing else by them/him. Also - what record clamp do you use? Have fun. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Best "Upgrades" to Jolida 202a Tried to reply last evening but I don't see it included in this thread. Contact JoLida about their factory upgrades. Had them done to my 502B. Price was very reasonable and after a break in period, the sound is very good. Sounds similar to the (vo... | |
| jolida 202 or 302? Whatever JoLida you buy, live with it a while and then get the factory upgrade. Just now getting an upgraded 502B w/KT88s back into my system. After it first came back some months ago, I was not impressed at all but only listened to it for a few h... | |
| Tung-Sol 6550 reissue bias in Cayin A-70T? Probably a good idea to contact Cayin, though I thought KT88s and 6550s were interchangeable. For what it's worth, when I went to KT88s (including Shuguang Pentas)from 6550s on a JoLida 502B I stayed with the same recommended 50mV as for the 6550s... | |
| Essential Zappa: what's missing from my collectio Yo Mntnman62 - great stuff. Do appreciate the 'rambling' | |
| Select Your Less Than Ideal System I'd opt for "C". | |
| Essential Zappa: what's missing from my collectio Somewhat redundant to previous posts...Uncle MeatBurnt Weeny SandwichShut Up and Play Your GuitarAbsolutely, get "Chunga's Revenge"."Orange County Lumber Truck" on Weasels is fantastic.I love the stuff on Hot Rats.(Good recordings on Rycodisc) | |
| What is your favorite guitar solo of all time? Yes, truely too many to have just one. Zappa is genius. Check out the album "Burnt Weeny Sandwich" and in particular, the track, "Theme from Burnt Weeny Sandwich". His solo is a model of lyricism and economy. Got no argument with the Hendrix and S... |