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| Why do old tubes sound better than current tubes? The secret is inside. Quality of wire, cathodes, plates, durability...Low noise (ask Aesthetix Callisto owners, they can tell you something about that), low microphonics, maybe shock resistance and so on.forget the pricing for NOS, turn back the t... | |
| EMT turntables as good as other great vintage TT? Well, it depends. On one side we have those who prefer the old units (better quality, Studio Standard, all of today is not worth the money ...) and you find others who say, Studio Standard has nothing to do with sound quality in first place. Relia... | |
| New arm DaVinci, TW-Acustic or? I got excellent results with those carts with FR-64s (mine is in excellent condition, no DIY owner before me), FR-66s and DaVinci Grandezza. But I think, the new 12" Phantom is a real interesting choice. deep soundstage, shocking dynamics, very go... | |
| Graham Phantom DV XV-1s setup question The Set Up is a bit individual, for example the loading. 100 ohms with Phonostage A is not identical with Phonostage B. It is like a chain, Phonocable, Gain from Preamp, Amp and so on. My choice would be in the 1k area, but it depends on the Phono... | |
| Lyra Helikon upgrade The Delos does more things right than a lot of much more expensive cartridges. Some dont share my view about the Helikon which I prefered to some more expensive Lyras, it has - or had - a tonal Balance which is very rare. Even today with lots of ... | |
| Getting a Koetsu Onyx cartridge rebuilt - help It could be possible, that such a Koetsu - which is coming back from a independent re-tipper - will show better specs than those from Japan :-) | |
| Correcting drifting with Sutherland Timeline I use the Timeline, too. A very useful product, you can "see" the difference between Belts, new ones, older ones and what I like most, the correct speed when the needle is running in the groove. That is a difference compared to other alignment sys... | |
| Power cord used with phono pre- amp? I bet you have done a lot of cable comparisons on your way to nirvana.Hi AQ4L :-),well, honestly, yes, some. But I am not a cable fanatic, I think the best investment is in better electronics. Cables are normally used to compensate something weak... | |
| Power cord used with phono pre- amp? The problem with "this" kind of "upgrade" is, that it won't survive a comparison with another piece of electronics which is done better internally.But anyway, from my experience, best for bang you can do is to replace the connector only. I use Oya... | |
| Why three motors? Gents, let me explain,this is a very compex response so read carefully.Dear Downunder, thank you very much for your insight and warning. It is indeed VERY complex, I read it carefully AND very s-l-o-w-l-y.Probably that Pic from the Raven is an ol... | |
| Why three motors? Please illuminate meSimple answer: That's Higher End*Sad* Personally I feel discriminated with a 1 motor Design. | |
| ZYX R-1000 Series Omega-S My impression, I also used the Delos at that time.I used it first in Phantom II, then switched to FR-64s later.I used 2 different Phonostages with exact Settings for the internal impedance of that cartridge, one has 63dB gain in the Phono, the oth... | |
| Turntables better than a Wadia 861SE w/ Statement This Thread is from 2005.High End Digital was never High End (only from Price) and is dying right now.In a very few years high End will be Analog only, "the digital" will be replaced from Data downloads in probably some external DACs (PC/Mac to Do... | |
| Arm & cartridge combo for Basis Debut ? I didn't follow the pricing for 2.2. Versions, but I think, they are in the 1.5k$ area. I switched from 2.2 to Triplanar VII and from that back to Graham (Phantom).Your Zyx has a big advantage, it is not critical/sensitive to Arms. When you like i... | |
| Arm & cartridge combo for Basis Debut ? The difference between Graham 1.5 and 2.0 is, the later one offers greater bass extension and solidity, increased dynamics and a expanded soundstage. The high frequencies are detailed and extended, yet remain very neutral and totally natural. The ... |