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| Amp recommendations for Tannoy Canterbury SE Hello Wilfredt, all,A lot of good input on this thread. FWIW, I thought I would mention I have been using a Sonic Euphoria tranformer-based passive line stage for years, and have always been happy with the gain (or, more rightly, attenuation) prov... | |
| Is there a run-in time for Dynavector XX-2? HelloMy XX2MKII improved greatly after about 50 hours or so, and continued improving for a while after that. Although Dynavector recommends a 30 ohm load, after I achieved optimal set up, and with a Modwright SWP 9.0 Signature phono stage, the car... | |
| Amp recommendations for Tannoy Canterbury SE Wilfredt,The VAC Phi 200, at 100 Wpc in stereo mode, is a direct descendant of the PA 35.35. The layout of the tubes and transformers are identical. They can be used as mono-blocs as well. I bought my VAC right here on A'gon for the nominal sum of... | |
| Mint Best Tractor still in business? I ordered one a couple of weeks ago. Yip took my order, and promised delivery in a couple of weeks, so I'm expecting it to show up any time now. So judging from that, I'd say he's still in business.Regards,Dan | |
| Amp recommendations for Tannoy Canterbury SE Hello Wilfred,I don't have Canterburys, but I do drive a pair of custom-built Tannoy HPD 315's (12" Dual Concentric, ca 1975, but with new woofers with the updated Prestige "Hard Edge" surrounds). So far, the best amp I have found is an old VAC PA... | |
| Seattle, WA Oak Harbor, Washington | |
| How good does a TT have to be for a good cartridge Although I may be lacking in experience, compared to many on this site, I used for several years a Dynavector XX2MKII on a Scout Signature, with a couple of phono stages, Simaudio Moon LP 5.3 w/outboard power supply, then a Modwright SWP 9.0 SE. W... | |
| PS AUDIO PREMIER I bought a new "B" stock unit, as my P 300 bit the dust, and had two in a row that clicked constantly. Finally, the third one has been behaving itself now for several months, but it was pretty discouraging for a while. PSA was great about it, thou... | |
| Speaker suggestions at around $30k Take a listen to TAD Compact Reference speakers. | |
| Active or passive preamp For what it's worth, I ran a Sonic Euphoria passive line stage for years with an Aragon 3002 amp, and never had a problem with an impedence issue, always had as much volume as needed with that combination. I don't recall the input impedence on the... | |
| Efficient speakers with high powered ss amp? Yet another way to look at it is, if you have moderately efficient speakers, (93db or more)you then have the ability to use a broader range of amplifiers, from low-power SET, to high-power SS amps. I used to have a very fine pair of Dynaudio Conto... | |
| Tannoy Prestige line: Westminister and down I cannot comment on the Kensington per se, but I had 12" Monitor Golds from the early 70's to the late 80's. A couple of years ago, I determined I needed to return to Tannoys. Instead of trying to buy new or used in the Prestige line, I bought som... | |
| Who rebuilds Dynavector Tonearms? Hello Marty, Lew, all, I want to report I was able to adjust the slack out of the main bearing, it now feels perfect in its rotation, with no slack in the main bearing, as before.Thanks Guys, Regards,Dan | |
| Who rebuilds Dynavector Tonearms? Thank you, Marty, and warmest wishes of the season to you as well. Decadence is good, in moderation. Lewm, thanks for your response. The arm feels good as it moves laterally (or in the horizontal plane), very smoothly, there is no sign of roughnes... | |
| Who rebuilds Dynavector Tonearms? Hello Marty,Seasons Greetings! Thanks for the info, it's much appreciated. Hope all is going well for you and yours.Best Regards,Dan |