clio09
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| Nakamichi Cassette Decks I currently own the 680ZX, 550 (2 of them), and 480. I preferred the 680Zx to the Dragon and think it could be one of the best decks Nak built. I also own a Tandberg 440A and that is quite a nice deck as well. You can occasionally find them on eBa... | |
| Tube Preamp Isolation Go to an HVAC supplier and buy the rubber/cork/rubber blocks that are used under AC compressors. These are the same as the Mapleshade Isoblocks, but will cost you a lot less. | |
| Cary SLP98L Tube Rolling In my system it was well worth the time and expense. As I said in a previous post, the Cary is most likely voiced to the Chinese 6SN7s, so they won't sound horrible, but in my system when I swapped in excellent NOS 6SN7s it was clear to me that th... | |
| Wish me luck Mitch Singerman in LA is well known for his EAR 834P mods. I'm sure if you contacted him he'd be glad to discuss the mod package he installs. Hovland caps are part of his package as is a complete re-tube. Mitch is a great resource. | |
| Need Copper Cables for 18ft Runs: Bang for Buck AlphaCore Goertz MI-2 Veracity should work for you. Excellent cable at an affordable price. | |
| TRL Audio Mirror D1 Signature Jman66,I can tell you that the FET output, hexfreds, and Auricaps aren't going to make a significant difference between the stock units. However, the TRL modded unit will outperform the D1 and although I haven't heard it, I'm confident will also o... | |
| HFNR and antiskate on SME 3009/III I used the Wally antiskating tool to set up my TT. I confirmed the results with the HFNR test tracks. Just out of curiosity I tried Nsgarch's test. This method works as well for me. I even set the antiskate to the opposite setting and saw exactly ... | |
| DAC choice advice - hard-drive based system I have to agree with Pardales comments on both accounts. Listen to as many of DACs as you can, and rememeber, each of us is just lending our opinion. You ultimately have to live with the choice.I also have to say that I usually am impressed with w... | |
| upgrade to the original birdland Not sure what the rest of your system is or your requirements for sound improvement, but I found the Audio Mirror non-os DAC to be superior to others costing considerably more. I'm not familiar with your DAC which is why it might be helpful to und... | |
| DAC choice advice - hard-drive based system A couple areas I would steer you to are the Audio Note and Sakura System (47 Labs) web sites. There is some good information here on the non-os philosophy and why these designers consider it superior to upsampling. In the case of my DAC search (wh... | |
| Cary SLP98L Tube Rolling Vintage Tube Services - Andy BouwmanTube World - Brendan BieverI have had excellent results getting 6SN7 tubes from both these sources. | |
| Speaker cable help I'm using AlphaCore Goertz MI-2 Veracity on my Spendor 1/2e speakers and they are working out great. You could probably get a set for $400 new.www.alphacore.com | |
| Suggestions for bang for your buck speaker cables AlphaCore Goertz MI-2 Veracity cables are excellent copper cables for the cost. They should be within your budget. | |
| Advice please for upgrade. Gmood1,They don't have a website. There is a cable on auction right now. There is an email address for the contact and I think a phone number. I won a pair on auction and when I called the owner he agreed to let me try a few others. I am eagerly a... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 I use the HRS damping plates, mainly on my speakers, and am anxious to try the Nimbus dampers under my amp and preamp. |