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| DAC break-in... @lak ,+1 | |
| mono block or bi-amps which would you pick? Mono blocks. | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB The headphone suggestion is a good one, it cures a lot of woes and can give you some great listening sessions, also keep in mind that the speakers are like an open window to your upstream components and are not going to cure any of their short com... | |
| Picking a Tube integrated amp For a great integrated you need to add the VTL IT85 to your list, it is an el34 based ST85 with the VTL 2.5 preamp incorporated and makes for one hell of an integrated amp. There is one used on another site and VTL still sells new ones. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Climax Blues Band / Gold Plated | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Japanese pressing of 461 Ocean Blvd. | |
| Filling speaker stands: sand, lead, steel, rice. Full, half, etc? I use playground sand (sold at my home depot) mixed with lead shot and apply evenly distributed but do fill to the top. I have used this on speaker stands in the past and still use on my Lead Balloon turntable stand where it tightens everything up... | |
| Done, really done! Zavato, your system looks great and it is always nice to get to the point where you can just turn it on and listen to music. I too was at that point until just recently and had a failure of an older tube amp, bought new amps while old ones are bei... | |
| MIT ... joeabrams Don't you mean, hope I plan to keep them for good, after all your the one going to the MIT dealer to sort it all out. | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) I am also a fan of Pass when it comes solid state, loved the CJ 2250 and 2250 ss amps when I owned them 10 to 12 years ago and wonder if their new amps would be a good choice as well. Should be easy to get in front of them for an audition. | |
| MIT ... joeabrams No | |
| Review Audioquest Hurricane (part 1) I'm going for a walk. | |
| Thing of upgrading the Soundsmith Carmen II Have you tried adjusting VTF and VTA? These adjustments in very small increments can not be discounted when trying to get a cart to it's sweet spot. | |
| Lowering the noise floor @noble100, wishing you great success on your upcoming procedure and please keep us posted. | |
| VPI prime scout vs VPI scoutmaster? The Scoutmaster is one hell of a good turntable especially for what they are going for used. Sold my Scoutmaster 2 years ago to purchase the prime, cheapest way I could get into the 10 inch 3D arm which I just had to try, the Scoutmasters double p... |