sgordoxyz
Responses from sgordoxyz
| Kirmuss 'In the Groove' Ultrasonic Record Restorer - Upscale Audio Edition Many confirmations about ultrasonic cleaning being a good method but no one offering recommendations of alternatives to Kirmuss. I agree the price is high and the process extensive. I have never use US cleaning but I do believe it should clean th... | |
| Jay’s Audio CD Transport I have owned the CDT2 for 4+ years. Mine is black and the finish is excellent. I’m very happy with my purchase. I connects to the original Terminator and the pair are great. | |
| Speakers that disappear Setup is critical and it will vary with the speaker. This includes room treatments. There needs to be space behind the speakers more than beside. Then the recording will be the next most important. Some recordings will never allow speakers to dis... | |
| Looking at these specific preamps give me your opinions I own the PrimaLuna EVO 400’preamp. Very pleased with it. Very quiet and great sound stage. It’s a dual mono design and right at 60 lbs. A reliable preamp. | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? Cables make a difference! Actually everything has a sonic impact. Many combinations available too. | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Pinwa mentioned a specific Lundahl transformer and felt it lowered the quality of the MidWright PH 9.0. My unit has two LL1660S transformers. (18mA) I have no idea if these are better but this is what I have. I think this phono stage is very revea... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? I suggest you check out the ModWright PH 9.0 XT. The XT is an upgrade with Lundahl SUT’s and the power supply is tube rectified. Just using a SUT mean using the MM input so matching impedance could be an issue. I have seen but never owned some SUT... | |
| Tube or solid state phono stage? I have an all tube system. Two PrimaLuna EVO 400 power amps plus EVO 400 preamp. I first had the EAT E Glo S and now the ModWright PH 9.0 XT. The ModWright is an excellent phono stage. I highly recommend a tube phono stage. The PrimaLuna EVO 100 p... | |
| Where Do I Go from Here? I’m similar age and I have Sopra 3’’s plus a pair of REL 212 SX. My amplification is a pair of PrimaLuna EVO 400 power amps so tubes plus the EVO 400 preamp. I use many Shunyata and Cardas cables as well. I’m very happy with the Focal pairing. I’m... | |
| Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound? I have owned the Plixar BAC 3000 for 5 years and recently added a second so I can have one for two power amps, two subs and another for my preamp, phono stage, DAC, transport & streamer. These are balanced 3000 watt toroidal transformers. You ... | |
| Diving into balanced Definitely 1 meter or longer. You never know what your arrangement will be later. My preamp and power amps are 7.5 meters apart. Nice to have sources close to the sitting position and the amps close to the speakers. Speaker connections are short w... | |
| Experience purchasing a used high-end cartridge Too critical a part of the signal path to by used. I vote no. | |
| Vibration dampening If you have watched many REL viideos you will know they strongly suggest to NOT use any isolation materials for their subs. I assume this should apply to any sub. The goal of setting up a sub or subs is to not know it is on until you turn it off. ... | |
| speakers and cables Step one is to determine if the output of your amp is balanced or single end. If it is balanced the negative is not ground. If you don’t know the. The safest thing to do is connect the black to the chassis. If you have REL line subs then you need ... | |
| ReL Subs: High Level or Low Level connection For me hi level is best. I’m sure there are advantages for low level with some systems. I have two EVO 400 amps plus 2 REL 212SX. My main speakers are connected to the 4 ohm tap and the RELs to the 8. It is an ideal situation in my opinion. The hi... |