nsgarch
Responses from nsgarch
| simaudio 740P VS Mark Levinson 326S Pyramid Audio in Austin TX is a very competent Levinson repair service; and most important (for me) was they have people who know everything about all the old (and REALLY old) Levinson equipment. At least as of three years ago ;~) | |
| cartridge demagnetization Safest way to degauss cartridges (including MM cartridges) is passively as suggested by Terry9. I happen to use the Cardas/Stan Ricker test record, but any good (meaning as high a level as possible from a vinyl groove!) frequency sweep test track ... | |
| analysis plus oval 8 vs purist venustas Welcome to Audiogon. It looks like you may be a new member, and this your first post. So that's why I'm going to take a LOT more time than usual, to answer your question KINDLY, and not try and 'beat you up' for asking a question that's not really... | |
| repair or replace Accuphase DP-75V after 15 years I recently sold that very unit for a deceased friend's estate (you can look up his comments here on agon under fatparrot) . This is a FABULOUS unit! It sounded great in my system and I would have kept it, except I'm happy with my Wadia gear, so . ... | |
| Adding a second MC275 VI, is it worth it? Same question as Lloydc? | |
| Genelex Gold Lion KT-88 reissued tubes Tubesrule, I sold my Shuggies to a friend (as a backup set) shortly after my last post. They were still performing perfectly, but I was antsy to try the Psvane black-coated tubes which had just come out.The Psvanes had better quality construction ... | |
| Vintage MIT MI-330 Hemihead, it upsets me to learn that you encountered someone who simply perpetuated the misinformation started long ago by audio sales people, and I stand by my explanation!It's especially upsetting to me in this case because the "source" of this ... | |
| Motor repair for Goldmund Studio TT /w Pabst motor Hi John, the T3-F arms CAN be made to work, but they're a real PITA! And depending on your environment (changes in temperature and humidity) they don't hold their settings very well. Additionally (as with all linear trackers to some degree,) they ... | |
| Mark Levinson 25 vs 25s vs JC-2 I already posted this response to another recent enquiry about this phono amp:I had a 25s (and 26s preamp) for many years. I recently sold them to (two different) individuals in Asia for 50% more than I paid for them used in 2004!They are both ver... | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? The stock Mac tubes are OK (better than when the first of the current version 275's first came out in 2004) but you can do way better. Nevertheless, they should still reproduce snare drums well, and unless there is something terribly wrong with th... | |
| Cleaning melted plastic from MC275 chrome surface NO GOO GONE!!! It will definitely take off the lettering, and probably won't dissolve MELTED foam anyway.What you need to do is heat up the melted foam and begin wiping/working it off in stages. The best way to heat up the melted foam is with stea... | |
| Mark Levinson 25s is good Today I had a 25s (and 26s preamp) for many years. I recently sold them to (two different) individuals in Asia for 50% more than I paid for them used in 2004!They are both very fine pieces of equipment (the "s" models that is -- the 'regular' 25 and 26 ... | |
| What is the best planar or electrostatic speaker? This is a bogus comparison! Electrostatic and Planar Magnetic loudspeakers are two different kinds of machines, with different sonic signatures.You have to ask: "what's the best of", in each category separately. | |
| To Tube or not to Tube...... Maybe this will help you to better understand the issues. It's part of my post from another thread, but applies here:Even though it's a little off-topic here, I feel I should explain WHY (very genrally speaking ;~) tubes seem to be better than tra... | |
| best speakers for vocals? I still believe electrostats are (or a qualified "can be") the most accurate sound reproducer -- with some of the best horns, domes, and air-motion devices coming very close.The 'qualification' with respect to 'stats', is they MUST be driven with ... |