johnss
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| Reel to Reel Tape Hello rauliruegas, No problem on the fdbk and thanks for the input.I am out 2-3x per month to attend or record live acoustical concerts, so while I may have become accustomed to analog sounds, I also have listened to countless hours of live music,... | |
| Reel to Reel Tape Dont forget freq response is not the only answer. Need to ask how much data is coming through at a given frequency? sure hi rez digital has an upper freq of 40k or more, but how many samples are used to make that curve? 4 samples? Also forgot to m... | |
| Need help finding out availability of Mercury Living Presence new pressing LPs speakers corner has re-issued the most of the Mercury catalog. they are available from several on line sources. I have bought most of their re-issues and would have to say they are better than the FR originals which were pressed by RCA's Indy plant. | |
| Reel to Reel Tape orpheus, don't waste your breath in debating. some folks are mainly spec driven and some can really hear. all a person needs to do is listen to a live mic feed, then A-B to tape and A-B to digital. The digital always sounds like a copy. The tape a... | |
| Reel to Reel Tape would agree with topoxforddoc and RUSSE41. Good LP is better than digital and tape blows away both LP and digital.The big problem with tape is its an addictive drug... . once you start listening to it, you want more and more of it. Its very tough ... | |
| Prima Luna Tube Question On the rear panel make sure the stereo mono switch is in the stereo position if you are using the amp as a stereo amp. Its possible the switch got bumped or moved during transport or unpacking. If the switch is ok, have you tried swapping cables f... | |
| Primaluna separates or Integrated? would agree with comments from the others. the Dialogues have larger Output transformers, so will weigh more. The prologue premium pre amp uses no cathode follower, so would keep cables between the pre and power amp on the short side. I have both ... | |
| Manley Chinook with (very) low output MC ZYX? I never tried the opamp in the power supply, just the two on the input circuit. but having said that, the third may make a difference too. The other area on the Chinook that really benefits the sonics and reduced noise is replacing the load resist... | |
| Can I substitute a 12AU7WA for a 12AU7 in a Primalina amp? for your pre amp, would suggest you get the PSVANE 12AU7s and the PSVANE 5u4G rectifiers for your preamp. will really open up. | |
| Phone Stage and DAC for PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium I would opt for a used Manley Chinook phono stage, and a Denafrips Venus DAC. Have not heard any better DAC until you reach 10K. | |
| Manley Chinook with (very) low output MC ZYX? should work fine. I have exact same phono pre. also have the ART-9 and lower output LOMC carts; Benz LPS, and Madrigal Carnegie One which are both around 0.2mv output levels. You will need to move the gain switches up to the highest setting. Have ... | |
| Adcom gfp 750....why so many for sale? and the adcom gear is not too tough to hot rod with better parts, so can really make them sing...if you don't mind doing a little work. | |
| Otari MTR-10 MKII of course....all three are very good. and need to include the Sony APR 5000 series with this group. | |
| Douk Audio. Any experience with any of their products? doukmall is a pretty reputable seller. Have bought 3 things from him including a pHono preamp with a ground hum issue. They took it back and issued credit. other items worked as advertised. The last few years, the Chinese have really upped their ... | |
| Otari MTR-10 MKII Pretty tough to compare 747 and X1000R to an MTR-10. The 10 uses a completely different format (quarter track vs. half track) than the other two and plays and records at much higher speeds. The mechanics on the Otari MTR series are much more robus... |