miner42
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| What do you use to polish wood plinth? Give SOTA a call and get their suggestion on what to do. | |
| McIntosh MVP891, MVP881, or MCD500, MCD301? A used MVP871 will get you close to a MCD500 or MVP891. You can get those for $1700 used. | |
| Which integrated amp? There is a nice combo on Audiogon now in your price range - a Rotel RC-1580 preamp and a RB-1582 amp. I use thie same to drive B&W N804 and ASW800 subwoofer to loud, clean levels. | |
| Shout out to Syntax - re: Delos For the price the Delos is a gem - competes with $2500 MC on the market. | |
| Ed Cassidy of Spirit is dead Saw them in 1978 at a venue in Granite City, IL - The Grainery. Promoter did not book them a place to stay after the show and they were not going to play because of that. I allowed them to stay at my house - what a memory. Very nice and cordial, a... | |
| NEW Rega RP6 - Anyone own one yet? IMO an RP6 and above (RP8) needs a good quality MC or at very least a HOMC. With my P9 I am using a Lyra Delos and feel that this cartridge is not doing my table justice. | |
| Best T/T Pods/ wood blocks to eliminate vibrations I use a Gingko platform designed for regas (I have a P9). Works wonders for isolation. | |
| Mint Best Tractor still in business? Yip is a great supplier to deal with. I had no problems in shipping and he always kept me informed of status. He gets a 100% rating from me. | |
| Delos Loading I use a Delos on my Rega P9. I started with a 100 ohms loading (C2300 preamp - allows me to adjust loading with remote from seating/listening position)and settled on 200 ohms. The US distributor for Lyras suggested 500 ohms loading. | |
| C2300 preamp Yes, keep your C2300 - a very fine, repsected tube preamp. Sell the C32 and by your forgiving wife a MC452 amp. | |
| any success with "Vinyl flat" and warped records I no longer use my bag - I instead us my Breville Smart oven set for 150 deg. usually 45 minutes at a time. | |
| Mcintosh owners tube discussion First thing I noticed was how much more quiet the Psvanes were - less tube rush. Plus, the midrange was more fluid, not as harsh. I got the upper level of Psvanes when Grant Fid. forst introduced them - $75/pr. | |
| Mcintosh owners tube discussion Replace the stock tubes. I have used many brands of tubes (Teles, Mullard, Mazda, Amperes, Solvtek) and settled on Psvane Treasures fron Grant Fidelity. I also liked Gold Lion reissues. | |
| spirit of 76....by spirit Jimi Hendrix gave Randy Wolf his name Randy "California" ( he was from CA) when they played together (another Randy was in the band - Randy Texas - he was from Texas). Randy C.s parents would not let him tour with Jimi (he was too young to be expo... | |
| Rotel 1520 or separate phono stage? When Ihad my Rotel RC-1082 preamp I had to upgrade to a Graham Slee Era Gold MkIV to hear a difference - new it is $1200, I paid $700 as a demo. Rotel phono stages are decent for being included in the package. |