vintageadict
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| Phono stage for second system I went back and forth on a phono stage upgrade for over a year. Sutherland and the Goldnote ph10 were high on the list and one box solutions. I could do two boxes and just got the Modwright PH9.0 x. Still breaking it in but amazing right out of th... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0 Tubed Phono Stage I just added the PH 9X and while the stock tubes may not have the lush tube sound that you can get with other phono stages, I don’t feel I am lacking anything. It is a massive upgrade in regards to soundstage, Background and detail. The nice thing... | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... It is interesting to me how every commercial has a silver faced 70's era receiver, turntable and speakers in the background. It's considered cool I guess but for looks more than real function. I have a collection of older equipment from the 70's t... | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... Restaurants are absolutely packed where I live. It amazes me how much people spend eating out and on bar tabs these days. I couldn’t do that when I was their age unless I wanted to be a slave to the CC companies. IMO, below is the number one reas... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Forgot to address the " do I mention my system question". I don't really talk about mine in detail unless asked. I'll mention it in conversation and invite someone to listen if they are interested. Unless they want to know details, I keep it there. | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Interesting question. Any comment I would make would be heavily influenced by a few things. 1) do they like the system? If so then I would be complimentary. If they like it then that is all that matters. Peoples ears and listening habits are diffe... | |
| 6SN7GT VT231 TUBES One of the best things about the 6sn7 tubes other than they sound great is there are still a ton available and many at reasonable prices. I use them in a Modwright LS 100 preamp. I didn't go all in on the Tung Sol round plates that go for such hig... | |
| 6SN7GT VT231 TUBES Thomas, I've read through your 6sn7 tube shootout many times. It's a great guide and has helped a lot in my selection. Any particular 6f8g tubes that you prefer? Thanks, Mark | |
| 6SN7GT VT231 TUBES I'm using the Sylvania 6sn7 gtb tubes right now and love them. I actually bought several sets just to have backup. I also have a few sets of the Raytheon and Tung Sol 6sn7gt (not the oval mica). I think they are really close but slightly prefer th... | |
| Roon and Sonos I spent 2 hours on the phone with Sonos Support last night. The problem is the Connect which was purchased in 2017. It is now considered a legacy product. These product cannot accept many of the updates in the S2 app and actually prevent newer pro... | |
| Roon and Sonos The connect that I have is the oldest piece. I am having issues with it and the amp which is less than a year old. I don't use the port, arc and sub quite as much (for music at least) so I need to check them. Maybe they don't interact well and th... | |
| Roon and Sonos I'll be following this thread. I don't use Roon but have considered it since the Sonos app update. I am pretty deep into the Sonos platform for casual or background listening. I have a connect, amp, port, arc and sub. The app has major issues. Vol... | |
| Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget I’ll second the Dynaudio suggestions. I am sensitive to high frequencies as well and their dome tweeters are very smooth and detailed without being overly bright. I have no listener fatigue with mine. They are also not overly picky on placement. ... | |
| Seeking a Warm 12AX7 Tube for Preamp I've got an assortment of 12ax7's and my suggestion for warmth would be NOS Mullard (IEC variety are less), Brimar (can be bought from Langrex in the UK for a reasonable price), or if new issue the Gold Lion B749. The reissue Mullards didn't do ... | |
| Experience with Modwright products? FYI, called Dan and he guided me through the fix on the LS 100. Just a couple of adjustable resistors whose pots can get noisy. Immediate fix and they can be replaced if I wish. Dan and Kristin are great to work with. PH 9.0 x is also ordere... |