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| AR-VT-200 vs Vtl MB-450 One other consideration -- VTL will insist you use their tubes. A full set for a MB-450 II or III will cost you north of $1600. Using any one else's tubes you will run into maintenance issues with them (I'm not saying they won't work, just that VT... | |
| AR-VT-200 vs Vtl MB-450 By the way do not buy gen 1 450s. They are obsolete and you will encounter maintenance issues. 450ii from a dealer can be brought up to iii but it’s costly (albeit worthwhile). I own the iiis upgraded from ii and they have given years of sterling ... | |
| AR-VT-200 vs Vtl MB-450 VTL service is first rate if you buy from an authorized dealer. If you are buying used in the open market you may encounter problems. The 450s are very friendly. That is they fail nicely simply blowing a fuse if a tube goes bad. Check the archives... | |
| Need help solving a system problem This is acoustic feedback. Just because the frequency is too low for you to hear doesn’t make it not feedback. The trigger could be your footfalls or environmental sounds but that can be enough to set it off.The simple solution is a rumble filter ... | |
| Is it true that a digital cable has to acclimate to your system? My experience with many many AES/EBU cables is just like @spatialking -- first impressions are usually directionally correct, improvement is steady after that but usually does not change the fundamental character of a cable -- and it is certainly ... | |
| Benefits of adding a 10MHz Master Clock to a digital system Thanks for the post @jacksonkuo unfortunately I don’t think either of us have made this comparison. However since creating this thread I have become aware of the Abendrot Stute clock which certainly provides an upgrade for those for whom cost is t... | |
| why a high end phono preamp? Are all stand alone phono preamps both MC and MM?There is a school of thought that designing a lower gain MM only phono stage is optimal and using transformers to deal with the additional gain of an MC cartridge. Given the diversity in characteris... | |
| FM vs. HD RADIO.... anybody think FM is better? HD radio is often low bit rate digital so depending on how many channels the station is running it often may perform worse than FM. Good FM with a un corrupted signal (like a live concert feed for example) can sound great, pity there so little of ... | |
| Cartridge Mounting Hardware My experience is that in my setup choice and use of bolts is a fairly important factor. Acoustical Systems who make my cart (Palladian) recently switched from stainless steel to Timet 1100 screws and the audible effect of this change was not subtl... | |
| Simple and Effective Upgrade for Wall Wart Power Supplies While it may seem off that inserting an extra length of wire improves things I suspect a plausible explanation may be that the extender improves the quality of the connection between wall wart and socket. Wall warts are often heavy and pull down o... | |
| Vinyl Sleeves and Jackets Yes, always - for everything it gets an ultrasonic clean and then a new MSFL inner and a Sleeve City 5.0 outer (https://www.sleevecityusa.com/ultimate-outer-5-0-record-sleeve-p/9390.htm) -- these are great quality and well priced outersLeaving it ... | |
| Jazz LP Review: Lyn Stanley's The Moonlight Sessions Vol.1 No worries -- at least Lyn got a sale of the "London with a twist" 2 disc set from me! Your posting prompted me to go on her site and order it :-) | |
| Jazz LP Review: Lyn Stanley's The Moonlight Sessions Vol.1 @rshak click to page 2 of Lyn’s Store and there it is ...https://lynstanley.com/shop/page/2/ | |
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| SME Armboard for Triplanar @maxson. While quite well made that adapter is not suitable for a Triplanar which requires a flat surface with three holes drilled in it. What is really annoying is that I cannot find a diagram of the Triplanar mounting arrangement. The arm is sup... |