jasonbourne52
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| Rega P3: Neo PSU or New Cartridge? The stock power supply is fine! I doubt paying more for a p/s will "improve" the sound! Get a better cartridge/phono stage. | |
| Technics SP10 MK3 Restoration Synthetic granite as used for the late 70's Kenwood KD600/650 is a superior material for a plinth rather than any wood product! | |
| Power conditioner some say yes and some say no. A power conditioner is just like the "Miracle carburetor adds 100 mpg to your car’s gas mileage". Stop falling for the claim that there is something "wrong" with the AC from your wall outlet! | |
| Home Audio Technician Twenty years old! Caps in the power supplies might need replacement. | |
| PS Audio FR-30 Speaker... Like we really need more five-figure speakers! | |
| Linn Sondek LP-12 tonearm recommendations? I use a Grace 707 on my Sondek along with a Denon 103D. | |
| Can Yamaha MC-5 and MC-9 cartridges be re-tipped? I had a MC9 in use and didn't like it! I soon replaced it with a $90 Grado! | |
| Replacing capacitors in the ML DAC Leave it alone! I am sure that ML used quality caps! | |
| Fourier Amplifiers What Is The History and How Reliable The Fourier, like all OTL tube amps, should only be used with autoformers. They are stressed when driving loads below 8 ohms. I have three Futterman amps. Autoformers let OTL amps see a constant higher-impedance load. | |
| Power cord supplied with Luxman L-509X Integrated Amp +1 badger_erich! Power cords, fuses, power conditioners are simply there to extract wealth from one party to another party! | |
| MFSL Eagles Self-Titled +1 rlb61! | |
| A 60 year old turntable design is still going strong! Vinyl Nirvana sells nicely modded AR TTs for ~$650. I bought one! Among the modifications the stock arm tube is replaced by a Technics with removable headshell and a wiring upgrade. The venerable AR is transformed into a competitor against today's... | |
| The smallest tube amp "It creates the same characteristic rich overtones" - this 6P1 tube is just a coloration-generating device! What happened to "faithfulness-to-the-source", eh? | |
| Best MC cart for Thorens TP16 MK1? Hana SL with Shibata stylus ($750) is the best choice! It will work on that tonearm without problems. What phono stage do you have? Gain - and noise - could be an issue if too low! I use an SUT with all my mc cartridges. I prefer this into a mm st... | |
| How long does Class A have? All Class A/B amps operate in Class A for at least a few watts. For many speakers this is enough for average listening levels! |