roberjerman
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| best tube preamp to pair LM 518ia How about a vintage Precision Fidelity C2? All tube and designed by Bruce Moore of Parago/MFA/Audible Illusions fame! I owned a C7 and regret selling it! Any of Bruce's tube preamps can be had for a fraction of the price of a Shindo! | |
| a dilemma for cartridge/phono stage combination And I prefer step up transformers (SUT's) over high-gain phono stages! | |
| a dilemma for cartridge/phono stage combination Get a low output Benz mc and a SUT. I suggest a Bellari. About $350 and USA built. I have one! I have tried both low and high output MC's and prefer low. | |
| Just bought a Marantz PM6006, and it it disappointing Leave it on playing music for 24 hours and if it still sounds bad then return it! | |
| The Science of Cables @elizabeth +1 if only we had the Pope of Seacliff (HP) to give us his blessings! Ah, the good old days waiting for the new TAS to arrive! | |
| B&W Matrix 2, Series 2...are they worth selling? Check HifiShark for current prices! | |
| Want to get into Analog A Mitsubishi DD linear track TT would be a good choice! I have one in my collection. | |
| Sansui717 with 4 Bose 901VI issue (custom stand and subwoofer add on) Yes, get custom stands made! One can only like what one likes! | |
| Thorens TD-165 Make sure the tonearm/TT is grounded to the preamp. | |
| What was your favorite musical artist best album? The Moody Blues - In Search Of The Lost Chord! | |
| Another help me spend money thread or maybe not.... going to AXPONA Sanders ESLs and Magtech amps! | |
| Vinyl***What If*** Connect the Empire/Grado straight into the mm phono inputs on the Cayin. No need at this point for a separate phono stage! | |
| Vinyl***What If*** For LPs I recommend buying brand new reissues - to avoid the hassle of dealing with cleaning and the search for better condition used copies. Add an RCA record brush and fluid (cheap) for dusting. And some Magic Eraser for stylus cleaning - plus a... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** Buy a vintage Empire belt drive for a few hundred and add a Grado Sonata ($350). You'll be good to go! Those old Empires are largely forgotten gems! I have four! | |
| What was your favorite musical artist best album? Amon Duul II - March Of The Lemmings! |