twl
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| preamp with phono, MC or MM with transformer? Herman, I am currently using a MFA Magus preamp with a Cotter step-up transformer. This is quite a nice setup, and I chose it because of much the same reasons that you are looking at. It was a good unit with an excellent phono stage at a reasonabl... | |
| Dedicated phono cable or quality IC I think that with a high output MC cartridge, you will be ok with a good quality interconnect. Input impedance of 47k ohms on the phono input is quite high, and with a HO cartridge, your signal level is not all that tiny. I'd say just to keep the ... | |
| Tweeter hiss? Normal. | |
| Music Reference RM200 or David Berning ZH270? I think that since the Berning amps generally retain about 80% of retail value on the used market, it is worth it to just buy new. I agree that tube rolling is beneficial with these amps, just as it would be with just about any tube amp. Mfrs cann... | |
| Dedicated phono cable or quality IC I think that cable upgrades anywhere in the system can give good benefits. I would say the earlier in the signal chain you can upgrade the cables, the better. | |
| Can a single driver system like a Lowther DX-3 Bennett, I just checked that ad and they are sold. I don't know if you bought them or not. But I can tell you that those Tyler cabinets appear to be a bass-reflex design, and that is not the ideal enclosure design for the Lowther. However, they wi... | |
| Floorstanders on wood floor, help Sistrum speaker platforms. | |
| Can a single driver system like a Lowther DX-3 I am using Lowther EX3 in Voigt Pipes. I am running a 2 watt 45 amp. My room is 14'x24' with 16 foot vaulted ceiling. Also I have an open floorplan with little boundary area. I can fill the room quite well, and it sounds wonderful. However with th... | |
| VPI redesigning experiment Ted, congratulations on your adventure. I would like to suggest using the Sistrum Audiopoints under the plinth instead of the cork/rubber feet. They are made of brass, and very well designed. I have them under the wood base of my Teres, and am ver... | |
| 60 dB phono, 19 dB preamp, Enough gain? Herman, I think you'll be ok with that. | |
| Upgrades for a cheapo tube linestage Hi David. I think that tube sockets may make a difference for you. I also think that improving the quality of the input/output jacks would help. Also changing any of the point to point wiring with something like Cardas wire would be good. Upgradin... | |
| rega rb300 wire I'd recommend using up-market wire for the RB300. They are not known for the greatest wire, and could benefit from something better, if you have to replace it anyway. Origin Live and Expressimo have some, as well as Incognito. | |
| Advise on phono cable please Romexwerx, you are providing yourself with your own punishment for taking a view that "wire is wire". It is clearly not the case, so you are relegating your own system to poorer performance than needed, simply because of your closed-minded positio... | |
| MM or MC cartridge..... Yes David, I know you know the difference, and you are enjoying a nice MC cartridge of your own. I'm glad you are. You should do a review of it, because most people are not aware of that particular version of the 103 that you have. | |
| Recommended pre amp's w/excellent phono stage MFA Magus, Counterpoint SA-5000, SA-3000, Audible Illusions Modulus, Audio Research SP-6. |