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| CARY -- WHERE ARE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES? I was in contact with a tech about six months ago and he was extremely helpful and always answered my questions concerning my SLI-80F1. I hope this isn't the case concerning Cary's customer service as I like their classic products. This is the sor... | |
| JMW 10.5 tonearm cartridge recommendation I use a Benz Micro Wood SL .......Good Luck with the table I really like mine. | |
| Don't use this to lube your VPI Classic bearing Directly from the Classic Manual. After at least one year of use, the platter bearing and motor will need to be lubricated. For the platter bearing use 1/4 teaspoon of white lithium grease placed on the ball. For the motor, use 1 drop of 40-weigh... | |
| dedicated power line for audio equipment I ran (2) dedicated 20 amp lines and used 10/2 Romex.Chuck | |
| Acoustic Research AR-9 speakers -- comments...? I have a pair of AR-90's the smaller brother to the 9's they are very nice but POWER HUNGRY. Mine are in need of restoration such as foam surrounds. There is a person on e-bay called vintage AR that sells parts for AR speakers that I understand is... | |
| Upscale Audio -- Tubes and Reliability I too have had excellent experience with Upscale Audio. I have bought tubes as well as my Amp (Cary SLI-80F1) from them and have been very satisfied with my purchases.Chuck | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? Most of the new vinyl I have purchased sounds very good to excellent. But can't say they are better or worse than my old recordings. All things being equal the vinyl outperforms my cd's / SACD's but as always it is recording dependent.Chuck | |
| An SACD question I still do although if vinyl is available I buy that.Chuck | |
| Integrated Amp for Focal 1027be speakers You might want to consider a conrad jonhson CA200. | |
| El34 vs. KT88 You may also want to consider the Genelex KT-77's which is an EL-34 variant . I use the Genelex KT-88's in my Cary SLI-80F1 and like them very much as they produce solid bass with extended highs and a nice mid-range basically an all around nice tu... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations Agree with the SUT suggestion (Bob's Devices)if you like the Denon. | |
| HasCD sound exceeded expectations since 1983? Had LP's went to all Digital when the format came out because of the quieter background. Because of all the recent hype I tried vinyl again and I am now back to that format most of the time. And because of my recent vinyl experience cd's / SACD's ... | |
| Retubing an ARC VT100 mkll I have a Cary SLI-80F1 integrated with Genelex KT-88's and like them very much. As for the 6922 varients I use Amperex 7308's from Upscale Audio and again really like these tubes. I know you said no NOS tubes but these were a vast improvement over... | |
| Early digital recordings on vinyl vs. CD? I have a few of these and they are very nice recordings so I wouldn't necessarily avoid them. In general I think they are better than the CD but I tend to prefer vinyl to cd anyway. But as always it is recording dependent. Chuck | |
| Sony XA-5400es player...Giant Killer or just Ok? Very Good player stock and you can always have it modded by Modwright.Chuck |