normansizemore
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| Krell KSA 50 (fan?) noise? I have a KSA 50, though I rarely listen to it anymore. Erik is giving you excellent advice. I actually took my fan out, removed the motor label and lubed the motor with some light weight motor oil and then put it all back together. It’s extremel... | |
| What's been your turntable ownership over the years? 1977- 2019 Dual 12291995- 2000 Linn LP-12 with SME 30092000- 2005 Aniston RD-11 with Grace 7272001- 2019 modified the Dual 1229 (now with Grace 747 tonearm)2003- 2005 Garrard 301 with SME 30092015- 2018 EMT 927 with SME 3012 | |
| Who Here Owns a Sansui 919? Please describe performance vs other tunersi The tuner on my 9090DB is better performer than my McIntosh MR-78 by a long shot, and the Mac is no slouch. I would imagine the TU-919 would be similar. Sansui is very sensitive, and extremely quite. It also never drifts and I’m using nothing ... | |
| Adcom GFA 555 amp upgrades The 555 is one of those pieces of hi fi that are just about perfect. I'd leave it alone.. Nelson knew what he was doing when he designed it and if modding is a must that is the man I would talk too. Norman | |
| Vintage Carver I still have my Phase Linear 400 that I still use and can't seem to part with. I have a near perfect 4000 preamp that I never use and is in storage with a host of other goodies.i have always liked Bobs amps. Always. N | |
| NOS Shure V15 type III cartridge opinions Use it! The VI iii is an excellent cartridge. My Son has one and uses it daily. Wonderful dynamic and well balanced. N. | |
| McIntosh MA5200 hum It’s silly to conclude that one must stay away from McIntosh because of the problem you are experiencing. If you like the amp, keep it. Send it off to McIntosh with a note of your issue. They will most likely repair it for free and bill you only f... | |
| The marantz sound? Kosst amojanI’ve tried them with a Phase Linear 400, a Great American Sound Grandson, a Krell KSA 50 and an Adcom GFA 555. The Phase and the Krell are the best combination. Yes, no matter how loud it’s never harsh. The marantz preamps are so diff... | |
| Good Sounding Vintage SS Receiver or Amps I really enjoy the sound of Sansui. So sweet. Also love old marantz, Onkyo, and tube Fisher is likewise addictive. Vintage Mac is very good too. Oh and we must through in old Harman Kardon anything is excellent..n | |
| Sansui 9900z in my sights....... I find that the 9090DB seems to do everything just right. To me it was the last of the 'sweet sounding' Sansui's. You never will experience listening fatigue, and the build quality is first rate.Sansui has a sound. It certainly isn't 'mid fi' b... | |
| Advent 201 tapedeck: Is good for a modern setup? Pryso,I've been an audio nut now for at least 45 years. I feel like I have owned every cassette deck worth having. Nak, ReVox, Tandberg, JVC, TEAC, TASCAM, Pioneer, any many others.. I alway seem to come back to and can't part with the Nakamichi ... | |
| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? Really great discussion. Personally I prefer tape to vinyl. I am an analog junkie, but tape, especially master tapes sound best. I also love using cassette. I have hundreds and hundreds from over the years that still sound wonderful. I have an... | |
| Advent 201 tapedeck: Is good for a modern setup? Phil,I came across this ancinet post. You are spot on with everything you said. Especially the Advent history. I still have a 201 and a Nak 500 that I can't seem to part with. They still really sound good!N | |
| Best REEL TO REEL blank tape? You really need to use maxell or TDK with the 909. Newer formulations, especially the +6 tapes will be grossly under biased on the 909. I have maxell tape that is 40 years old and never had any problems that I often experience with the 'professio... | |
| How important is component “aesthetics” to you? Zavato,I loved my MR78, C-29, MC2105 and MC2300 with the lights dimmed. Mac makes some of the best looking gear, proving that you can have good looks and superb sound. These days things are simpler for me. It's a Sansui 9090DB which looks and s... |