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LINN IKEMI USERS... Recommendation Plz
Kimber Kable PK-10 Palladian's connected to a Richard Gray 400Pro w/PK-14 from RG400Pro to source Linn Ikemi unbelieveable what it does to transform the listening experience. Also run phono stage/pre amp thru same method and the step up will produ... 
TNT 4 vs Cosmos III?
I agree that the phono gain and cartridge should be evaluated before picking a turntable. You should audition both tables using the same music sources. VPI in some setups appears darker sounding,however,some Cosmos tables are described as bright s... 
Mac MC- 60s and Cremona Auditors
Mac tube equipment was voiced with Altec Lansing speakers during the 60's and 70's. Many of the speakers were high efficency speakers running 16ohms or 8ohms.A common model used was Voice of the Theatre A7-500, which had a large sectional horn 511... 
Speaker cables for Mac MC60s
Most spades today are larger than the speaker terminals/posts of those made in the late 50's and early 60's you may be best making your own terminations on cables (Radio Shack) has spades (gold plated) that fit MC60's. Get copper oxgen free type c... 
Line Condition /Pwr Protection on Mono Block amps?
Another idea that works well for high current amps, use a PASSIVE not active line conditioner. Richard Gray equipment is excellent. Audio Research Corp uses these conditioners exclusively,because they don't limit the power that high current amps n... 
Marantz 7 Questions
The 7 had several designations and added letters to distinguish variations. The most substantial difference in design was the tube/solid state models 7,7c,7p (all tube models) 7t (solid state) There were some used commerically that had a set of ra... 
Marantz 8-8b question
Well,if it has the octal socket it is an 8 not an 8b. The 8 was made between 1959-62. 30/watts vs. 35/watts in the later 8b's. The original price on a 8 was $250. The 8b was made from 1962-1966.Typically, matched up with the 10b tuner and the 7c p... 
Marantz 8-8b question
Hi,Your question has an easy answer.Turn the amp you bought around to the back side.On the left side is an octal socket(black),this was used to plug a Marantz mono preamp directly into the Marantz amp(because it needed high current).This feature o... 
Turntable HUM
I have a TNT 3.5 w/JMV 12.5 arm. SDS. I have had problems in the past with loud hum on the phono stage. Here are some things to consider.Loud hum usually is a grounding problem.I am assuming you only experience the loud hum with the phono stage.If...