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| Garrard 301 - Project Dover, Please lighten up. I was quoting Lalitk. That is why the words were in quotation marks. Evidently Lalitk experiences the TFK ECC83 as tonally rich. As we all know, one's impressions of the SQ of any single item in a system are dependent up... | |
| Turntable mat for Sony PS-x6 You'll get as many different opinions as responses. I use Boston Audio graphite mats and also the SAEC SS300 metal mat, with good results on DD turntables like your PSX6. Anyway, you have the right idea about replacing the original mat, if it's th... | |
| Garrard 301 - Project TFK ECC83s are so "legendary" for their "tonal richness" that the cost is high, and some duplicitous sellers are selling fakes. Caveat emptor. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Dover, who else besides Sovtek make “long plate spiral” 12AX7s and also market those tubes as LPS? But of course you can use any 12AX7/ECC83 in your phono stages. | |
| Phono preamp or SUT for low output moving coil sgordo, I beg to differ; a SUT has everything to do with the impedance the cartridge will see. There is a direct mathematical correlation, in fact. And the more voltage gain afforded by a SUT, the lower the impedance seen by the cartridge, which w... | |
| Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question I think SSG is saying he hears a big difference between 47K ohms load and any value equal to or less than 1000 ohms, where 47K sounds bad to his ears. I didn’t see where he talked about gain per se. So Karl, how do your Pass phono stages sound whe... | |
| Does VPI ADS work with Basis Gold Debut? Isn’t the amplifier unit of the SOTA eclipse system equivalent to the Eagle amplifier in the Phoenix system? The Eagle makes 25 W, and that is why I use it to drive my Lenco motor. Why not just adapt the SOTA eclipse system? If it’s not 25 W, I am... | |
| Does VPI ADS work with Basis Gold Debut? Test pilot. Mea culpa. Thanks for correcting me. I use the Eagle/Roadrunner to control the Lenco motor. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project 12AX7LPS is not a variant of 12AX7; the LPS suffix is a Sovtek code for low noise. So it’s a Sovtek 12AX7 that was presumably tested and selected for low noise. It’s well regarded, at least for having low noise. A randomly chosen NOS 12AX7/ECC83 i... | |
| Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question I am not suggesting you should continue to beat your head against the wall in order to make the 47K option sound "good" to your ears in your system. Just enjoy what works best for you. But your result does not illustrate a principle (47K sounds ba... | |
| Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question SSG, I think we established that your experience with loading your MC at 47K ohms, namely that it sounds BAD, is so unusual as to be considered "unique". So I would not warn others against loading at 47K ohms. John Curl and Audible Illusions kne... | |
| Does VPI ADS work with Basis Gold Debut? The ADS is old technology so far as even VPI is concerned. I think it predates the SDS, which is in turn superseded by other superior devices. However, if you perceive it to be beneficial, there is no harm in using it (that I know of, anyway). ... | |
| Goldmund Studio I never owned one but a friend had one with a Rabco SL8E tonearm. It was my unscientific impression that the suspension was under damped. To say nothing of the Lurne’ TT which bounced like a champ if activated. I think more modern designs are supe... | |
| Subwoofers are a superlative room treatment Quickjack, you’re not so quick. The OP clearly states what woofers he’s now using. From that information you can answer all your own questions. And, apart from the rise of open baffle designs and a few other ideas, I’d say there really is not much... | |
| Audio Note M6 phono tube suggestions I did some research myself. It seems that an important tube in the M6 is the 5670, which has a couple of other alphanumeric names (e.g., 2C51, 396A). The best ever apparently was made by Western Electric (396A). The GE version of the 5670 is readi... |