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| How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make? papafrgog, sorry I misinformed you. The tubes that Aesthetix sold me were JJs, not Sovteks.Regardless, the replacement Gold Lion B759s are working wonderfully for me. | |
| VPI JMW 10.5i on a Scout No, it won't work without modification. The pivot-to-spindle distance is different for each tonearm. | |
| How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make? papafrgog, I’ve been using an Aesthetix Rhea for over a decade and I bought it used.I initially struggled with tube rush and I guess that’s why the original owner unloaded it.I’d tried all sorts of 12AX7s to tame the tube rush, but to no avail.In ... | |
| Want to get into Analog I am with frogman. You gotta start somewhere.My first vinyl setup was somewhat humble: A Clearaudio Champion with a Benz Micro Ace cartridge and Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena phono stage. I bought them used for no more than $2.3k circa 2006.... | |
| recommend hifi home setup service in oakland / east bay Chris, I am not a dealer, but I can certainly lend a hand as a fellow audiophile/music lover.Send me a PM with your info. | |
| linear power supply for turntable The specs that you provided for the wall-wart indicate it is merely a step-down transformer, not a power supply at all, thus LPS need not apply.The turntable could have built-in power supply circuit, and it may or may not be linear. If it has such... | |
| 9", 10" or 12" tonearm? VPI's HW is working on a 14" arm that's nicknamed the Longboy. I got the feeling it ain't goin' to be cheap :-(http://www.vpiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9547 | |
| Review: JM Labs Diva Utopia Be Speaker Hi Johnson,I have a pair of Micro Utopia and wish to the perform the same mod that you did. But for the life of me, I cannot figure out how to remove the crossover -- I removed all the screws on the back plate where the binding posts are mounted, ... | |
| Turntable Illumination - Recommendations? I use this one:http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70169694/ | |
| Benz Refs stripped screw hole Just rethread the hole with an appropriate size tap. | |
| Analog turner with strong reception Thanks all for your suggestions and insight. They are very helpful! | |
| Analog turner with strong reception Which one do you think is more sensitive? The Technics or the Sony? | |
| Blue Note reissues Have a similar experience - almost all new reissues I bought are warped. In fact, those heavy 180-gram vinyls are worse than the ordinary ones.For this reason, I hesitate to plunge $600 into the Bill Evans Riverside reissues from Analogue Producti... | |
| VPI Classic - Now you have one...... Which cap to replace? What are the original and replacement values?Thanks. | |
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