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Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2
Hello drbond, Another suggestion for your consideration would be the Wavestream Kinetics Deluxe Reference Level 5.1. It is an all tube design currently using (2 x 12AX7, 4 x 6DJ8); with extremely low noise ( I believe with the external power su... 
ILLINOIS JACQUET Birthday Party Vol. 2
Hi Frogman! I’m at work right now, so I can’t play it at the moment, but if I recall l correctly it is the sax playing at that moment.  I don’t think that it’s my cartridge mistracking.  I realize it can happen more often near the end of an album... 
ILLINOIS JACQUET Birthday Party Vol. 2
Hi Jason, Thank you for taking the time to reply to my thread :) The distortion only happens about 1/2 or 3/4 of the way thru the last song on side two. The rest of the entire album is completely quiet and plays mint. The distortion is very lou... 
Show Us Your Listening Room Art
Hi Jim, You've certainly got some great rooms and systems there.  I also love your dog :) Best wishes, Don  
Show Us Your Listening Room Art
@sbank   Spencer, thank you for the very kind comments on my music room. I love the variety that you have...not to mention the memories you must have :)  @nonoise  I love all of your artwork. Absolutely beautiful!  Also, thank you for sharing th... 
Show Us Your Listening Room Art
This is a neat idea. One of my interests happens to be photography and I love taking portraits of local musicians as they are performing. I of course share the images with the various musicians, but I also like to develop the prints and hang them ... 
SUT Advice - Which Ones Are The Best?
Anyway you slice it... (whether it be pure tubed, SUT/tube, FET/tube, and yes even with some solid state devices, etc... ) I truly believe that we should try and remember that we, as vinyl lovers, should all feel thankful and blessed that we have ... 
Favorite Platform for Linn LP12
@daveyf   Thank you!  Yes, Peter at Symposium is a great guy and easy to talk to, very responsive and makes a great product with excellent fit and finish.  It came packed very well.He knows the Linn LP12 very well and recommended the Segue over th... 
Favorite Platform for Linn LP12
"Congrats Don ! Enjoy the music. Symposium is a great company."Thank you, Sir :)  In these unprecedented times, being able to enjoy the music has been a sure blessing.... good for the soul :)Best wishes,Don 
Favorite Platform for Linn LP12
Hello everyone :)I just wanted to take a moment to follow-up and let you know what I ended up getting.I bought a Symposium Segue to use as the shelf to rest my LP12 on, placing it on my wall mounted platform.It works very, very well.  Far better t... 
Herron VTPH-2A vs Rogers PA-2 Phono Preamplifier
" find out if I like a quality “tube” phono stage.""If that's the case, expand your quest outside of made in USA gear and look at the the other players."We vinyl lovers are truly blessed, as there is certainly no shortage of fantastic phono amps t... 
Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant?
I've really been enjoying my Wavestream Kinetics Deluxe Reference Level 5.1 phono amp.  This is the most recent and up to date version.It is an all tube design currently using (2 x 12AX7, 4 x 6DJ8); with extremely low noise (I believe with the ext... 
Anyone drive Verity Audio Parsifal Encores with tubes?
I've the Verity's driven with the big CAT tube amps at shows several times and was always impressed with the naturalness of the sound.  Very impressive, and was always one of my favorite rooms.Best wishes,Don 
Linn Sondek LP-12 tonearm recommendations?
I run an ARO on my LP12 and absolutely love it! To my ears, it sounds very balanced - great lows, mids, and highs... all sounding balanced with no frequency standing out of place. It has excellent micro and macro dynamics across the entire frequen... 
CDP or DAC?
@pindac.  Thank you :)