jollytinker
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| Recommendations on stuff to look at for upgrading a 300B SET amp Art Audio Jota? I've just started using mine with a pair of 96db horn speakers and the experience so far is extremely good. I've been using the Jota for about 4 yrs now with upgraded tubes and I think it's marvelous. other things have come and go... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme - Vinyl Cleaner – Repair of Water Pump Failure Make sure you use the AD unit relatively often, like once a week. Or empty the tank if not in use. If it sits a few weeks with water in it the pump gets unhappy and will eventually break. This is a problem with the first models more than the secon... | |
| Art Audio - anyone know what's up? Great to hear! thanks for posting @Verdant | |
| need turntable setup recommendation in New England +1 again on Goodwin’s. Jim is still there picking up repairs once a week, at least as of recently. If you want a professional job I think you can trust them. What kind of turntable do you have!? | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD Pardon me if I’m wrong, but is this whole discussion based on a test with a sample size of only one (the Sarah Mclachlan album)? If so, then we’ve really gotten ahead of ourselves here. You can’t make a global judgment about digital vs. analog bas... | |
| Old vs. new I’m always surprised at how good bop til you drop sounds, given that it’s supposedly the first digital LP. It doesn’t have that shimmery flourescent sound I associate with so much 80s era recording. Maybe a lot of the bad digital sound of the earl... | |
| Tonearms: Ripoff? Actually, @madavid0, the issue IS about whether you want to spend money on a high-end tonearm. you have a conspiratorial mindset in which anyone who disagrees with you must obviously be hiding an uncomfortable "truth" about tonearms and audio in ... | |
| Tonearms: Ripoff? c'mon folks, let's leave the media politics out of this. It's a rabbit hole even worse than debates about CDs and vinyl. | |
| Best MM? ... and apologies if I'm hijacking the thread - I promise to report back :_) | |
| Best MM? I'd love to try a MM cart myself but I always get stuck between my distrust for used cartridges, on the one hand, and the fact that NOS carts that have been sitting on a shelf for decades sound like a bad idea to me (dried up suspension rubber). ... | |
| What's up with Soundstage Direct? Happy to report that I was refunded the full amount of my purchase after contesting the charge with my bank. And it was a big chunk of change because I had sprung for a VPI tonearm upgrade. kudos to this thread and others like it - it can only hel... | |
| NOS Grace F9E question thanks guys for the info on the voltage output. @chakster I was looking for info on the F9 and also the Level II cartridges. @rauliruegas thanks for that link - I had actually seen it before. it’s what made me wonder why it’s so hard to get simple... | |
| NOS Grace F9E question anyone know the voltage output of the Grace carts? I'm having a hard time finding that info. thanks in advance. | |
| What's up with Soundstage Direct? Add another one to the pile ... I paid for a new VPI tonearm under the trade-in program about two months ago. no responses, no nothing. checking in with the bank now to see if I can find redress. Fun! Btw - VPI is aware of the problem but appa... | |
| Audio Desk Ultrasonic Record Cleaner Onwers? I use an Audio Desk machine and love it for the simplicity. I suppose I change the water every 70 LPs or so, mainly because I go slow these days and by that time it feels about right to make a change. A few points: I agree that the machine appears... |