jtimothya
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| Best rack for non-suspension turntable? Cello - would you please say more about your SRA platform. I'm v. interested in their Craz rack. Thanks.Tim | |
| 6CG7/6FQ7 options My experience with these in the CJ Premier 12 monoblocks found nice results from the RCA clear top 6FQ7 and the 1958 Sylvania 6CG7. No experience with ModWright.Tim | |
| New Teres Direct Drive Motor Available as Option The Verus arrived here yesterday. Setup was straightforward and operation is simple. Spinup and spindown times are quite reasonable. I do need to retrain myself to not give the platter a push to get things going - caught my hand a couple times jus... | |
| Aesthetix IO Sig V 2nd power supply & Lamm LP2 del Hey Shane - now that you've heard the Aesthetix Io, how do you think it compares with the ARC PH7? Is there a $3k difference (not that we're counting)?Tim | |
| How to measure crosstalk The word 'azimuth' is kind of a giveaway that you're asking about a phono cartridge. :-)I use the Wally Analog Shop to do this, and it is a great tool, but kinda pricey. Michael Fremer covers how to do this in the .PDF document that comes with his... | |
| Acoustic Sounds Customer Service I buy all my sleeves here: Sleeve City I've made maybe 5-6 orders. They sent me the wrong product once; I called and they shipped me the correct product and said to keep the wrong order.This is not a comment on Acoustic Sounds, from whom I've had ... | |
| Should I upgrade from Sylvania 6DJ8 to better tube I owned a CJ 16LS for several years and am familiar with the 17LS. Both respond well to tube rolling, and yes, there are better tubes for these preamps than Sylvanias. I had the best results mixing tubes from different manufacturers - of course al... | |
| Any Comparisons between VTL 7.5 & ARC Ref 3 Thanks, Elberoth - perhaps you saw subscription prices for the UK. The HiFi Critic Web site says a 1 year (6 issue) subscription sent to the US is 75 GBP. At present exchange rates that works out to ~$149 USD. I agree that head-to-head comparisons... | |
| Any Comparisons between VTL 7.5 & ARC Ref 3 Elberoth2 - could you give a bit of the highlight of Collom's remarks on Ref3 and ACT2. I enjoy his writing, but at roughly $150 USD for a one year subscription his words turn into cream.Tim | |
| Please help with speaker choices I would not describe the larger Audio Physic speakers as warm though they will reveal the character of the electronics driving them. Mid-field positioning is a near necessity for full appreciation of their virtues. That means out into the room, ty... | |
| Conrad Johnson Act 2 or Act 2.2 Please excuse my not understanding what you are trying to accomplish apart from 'improve the sound' - could you say a bit more about your goals or what you think is a weakness of your system?Changing dampers may help smooth out small tube noises, ... | |
| New Teres Direct Drive Motor Available as Option Chris and all, what is the size and composition of the Verus' O-ring? I'm already looking forward to lively debates about sonic merit and wear from various O-ring materials (urethane, flourosilicone, polyacylate, etc.).Anybody wanna buy my tape sp... | |
| C-J confusion. 'ART' is an acronym for Anniversary Reference Triode while 'ACT' stands for Advanced Composite Triode.True to its name, the C-J ART III commemorates Conrad-Johnson's Thirty Year Anniversary. It is an all-out cost-be-damned assault on the state of ... | |
| Conrad Johnson Premier 12 tube monos Other than the ARC VT-100 MKIII, not sure what other fully balanced tube amps there are at under $5k used...You owe it to yourself to try fully balanced Atma-Sphere M-60s. Used they easily come in under $5k (new around $6k iirc). Do not for a mome... | |
| Conrad Johnson Premier 12 tube monos I owned a pair of Premier 12s for several years and had a chance to compare them to the ARC VT100 mk2 and CJ Premier 140. Ran them with the GE 6550As they were originally voiced with along with an RCA double-mica black plate 5751 and military issu... |