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| When to go solid state vs. vacuum? Yes, playing around with the ohm taps on a tube amp can make a difference. My VR-4 Gen II speakers are 7 ohms nominally, but the bass module is 4 ohms. Since bass is so taxing for an amp, switching to the 4 ohm tap produced a much better result. F... | |
| New tubes in Rogue M-180 Monoblocks From what I have read about KT-120s in Rogue amps, the KT120s seem to get pretty universal praise. Note that some Rogue amps need some modification in order to run KT120s. Best to confirm that your Rogue can use these tubes. | |
| Preamps waste of money? My experience with preamps is that at a certain price point an active preamp can get you the level of detail that a passive provides. In my experience, a passive preamp while giving gobs of details also tends to limit dynamics and drive. The "oomp... | |
| Phono Pre-Amp Questions Yes, phono preamps will not have any volume control (with very few exceptions like the PS Audio GCPH, but even that is usually plugged into an AUX (or any non-PHONO) input. | |
| Tube amp for Harbeth compact 7 You might want to add Rogue to that list. The Rogue amps can run with a variety of output tubes, including the EL34. And many are really praising the KT-120 that some Rogues can use. But Line Magnetic also seems to be getting a lot of praise for s... | |
| Best speaker for under 2gs To feel comfortable giving a recommendation I'd need to know a bit more about your space and musical preferences, as well as what aspects of musical reproduction are most important to you. | |
| What to upgrade first Hmmm, for your analog front end, I would suggest a Well Tempered Simplex ($2100ish, with a built in arm, incl a golfball) and a used Dynavector P75 phono stage (can be bought for around $400 used). Then figure out a good cart upgrade down the road... | |
| Jack White Promoting Vinyl Nice Interview on Sound Opinions with Jack White here: http://www.wbez.org/sound-opinions-jack-white-101427He discusses vinyl and his label, as well as The White Stripes and much more. Good stuff. | |
| Vinyl reissue labels to avoid? There is also some discussion of this on Fremer's Analog Planet as well as SH Forums, my go-to resource for any pressing/reissue questions I have. On the "sounds surprisingly great for the price" I am consistently impressed by the OJC vinyl. Some ... | |
| Comments on Moerch DP-8 I grabbed a used DP-6 here recently and yeah have found it to. E a beast to set up compared to other tonearms. Dhcod, I am curious to hear why you preferred the UP-4 to the DP-6. In all areas, or only certain areas that are more of a priority for ... | |
| Upgrade a Dynavector 20X2 H on a VPI table Well, how married are you to your phono stage? A lot of great options out there that can accommodate a LOMC as low output as the XX-2. I love the Dyna P75 in Phono Enhancer mode with the XX-2. An especially goo pairing due to the carts low impedance. | |
| What kind of Upsampler and Jitter reducer?? Timlub, Please do report back on the Audio-GD. They do seem to have quite the following, especially from the HeadFi crowd. | |
| Which Integrated amps should I audition? I concur with Ryder. Choosing the integrated amp first and speaker second is the wrong order to make this decision. | |
| Need help solving a hum problem I would try to ground the phono pre to your preamp. That solved the problem I had with my Dynavector P75. | |
| Any punk fans care to give some band suggestions? Fugazi. Fugazi. Fugazi. And they have a wonderful progression through their first album (released as "13 Songs" on CD), through their last ("The Argument"). And you can also go back to Minor Threat, if you are particularly enjoying the early stuff... |