jperry
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| Anybody watch the Grammys tonight? "What am I missing?" Nothing | |
| Is a SUT needed? Have you tried low noise NOS tubes from Andy @ Vintage Tube Services?http://vintagetubeservices.com/You might want to give him a call. | |
| Coming out of the blackhole called work...retirement For more about Work, the dirty word.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK_tuQOmvFU | |
| Which preamp for a pass labs? I would get a Pass preamp. Nordost makes good cables IMO. Pick the one that fits your budget. | |
| bmr philharmonic Especially if you have to make a significant deposit up front, then wait for them to build the speaker. If they have it in stock and can ship it with a PayPal payment no problem. | |
| Done buying new vinyl Send them back to Amazon, and a the return policy is great reason to buy new records for unknown manufacturers from Amazon.I have had good experiences from known quality manufacturers. | |
| I need some advise on a shipping disaster. Glad to hear they found the other speaker and hopefully it is undamaged | |
| I need some advise on a shipping disaster. What is Audiogon's shipping policy?Shipping a Sold Item:The buyer and seller will determine which party is responsible for paying the shipping charges. Regardless of this determination all items shipped will be F.O.B.* destination. In other word... | |
| phono pre with Parasound halo 2.1 integrated You need about 60 db of gain. Take a look at the thread below.I recommend a used Ray Sammuels F-117 Nighthawk. They show up occasionally on Audiogon.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/favorite-phono-stage-in-the-500-800-range?highlight=%24500%... | |
| phono pre with Parasound halo 2.1 integrated The issue is whether the phono preamp will be compatible with your cartridge. Any phono preamp will work fine with your integrated amp.What cartridge do you have and what is your price range for a phono preamp? New or used? | |
| PS Audio P5 owners--are the fans truly quiet? @hifiman5 Thanks for the information. I had a PPP and eventually sold it due to the fan noise. | |
| Grounding blocks, boxes and cables, what are you using? @twoleftears I used the Granite and it works. It is similar to a new Nordost product. http://www.nordost.com/qrt/qkore-ground-unit.phpIn the end it required too much fiddling and too many wires for me. Mine is for sale if anyone is interested. | |
| PS Audio P5 owners--are the fans truly quiet? @hifiman5 Are the fans on the P5 significantly more quiet than the fans on the PPP? | |
| What is really the purpose of streaming?? I think it is mostly about convenience, but if you use Roon with Tidal it can show you music that you can discover, like, and possibly would have never thought to hear. | |
| Do I need a sut? I agree with @jmcgrogan2 that you should not run the transformer into the MC input on your Herron phono stageFrom the review in Stereophile. The T-2000 transformer has 36 db of gain."At a ridiculous 0.05mV (50µV), there is no preamp with high-enou... |