Vintage (mostly)Thanks David. I had a look at the rooms and gear in your Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl system! Goodness! I have been using the Belkins (black i think, blues are not made anymore I think) for ages and ha... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Thanks Salectric. Yes, the EICOs are magic. You are right-classic circuits, good components, old Deccas and old jazz vinyl beat much of the new reissued stuff . posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jazz Lover's Vinyl SystemVery nice set up Salectric. I imagine the sound to be very fine with great tonal color. You might look at Jupiter Copper foils as an alt to Duelands.See here:http://www.enjoythemusic.com/di... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Re Croft Micro 25R. Ended up with 2 x Telefunken ECC83 in phono stage and 2 x Telefunken ECC83 in the PSU regulator and a GE triple mica black plate 5751JG in the line/buffer stage.... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Thanks Needfreestuff! posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)UP-OCC solid core copper for speaker cableAfter reading about all these expensive cables and their extravagant claims, I decided to source most likely the same wire that goes into many of t... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Hmm. ok, after more extended listening and comparison between the 25 and 25R, I have noticed that whereas the GE5751 worked a treat in the 25, they are lacking in the R. (I know about ht e gain)I w... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Swapped out Croft Micro 25 for the R version. It came with cryoed JJ ECC803S which are decent enough tubes but don't hold a candle to the vintage ones I swapped in. See item for mor... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Exlibris, if you can afford it, go for the Reference... Call John Wright, he will advise. You have many options at the higher end. Look at the Soundsmith piezo (can't recall the name) cartridge. posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
System 954I love my Decca Super Gold too. I had it re-tipped by John Wright in England with a Paratrace stylus which takes it to a new level. posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Hi Sunnyboy. Yes, amazing how bad it was! posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Jazz Lover's Vinyl SystemFabulous set up. I love your preamp and speakers. I built a crazy overkill preamp years ago but my folks threw it away when I moved. Someday, I may try another attempt. posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Weakest link -NAD,Emotiva,Monitor Audio,Debut TTI think you summed it up in your comment about the power amp: "Heavy as hell. Powerful. Cheap"I see folks like you all the time putting together systems from catalogs and ... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)The wife bought me a Boston Audio Mat 2 for Christmas... Quel suprise! Out of the blue. I think I might have mentioned something a while back. We had friends over but I disappeared into the basemen... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Another Woman's PerspectiveHave you tried playing the Sondek with the lid removed? posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Here is a clip which I took with my Samsung S4 phone:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1LS5iN3G54 posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Thanks for the update Dan. The extra weight has to have some effect on the bearing. Are you using the ceramic ball or another make? I read somewhere that the best are brass and you replace them as ... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Lespier, those AC3Xs look amazing. They ain't cheap! I did run the Decca on an Ittok years back but it was never really happy. I'd love to try it on a Decca International Arm but they're hard to co... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)OK, after some delays in the mail the refurbished Decca Super Gold came back with a new Paratrace stylus (and tie cord).Under the magnifying glass, the diamond looks very fine and thin after th... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)I came by a 1957 vintage (burnt in) GE tube and swapped out the Telefunken ECC83. Initial results indicated slightly better channel separation and initially more relaxed presentation with improved ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
House Fire, will need to start freshSucks. Best of luck man. posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Raytheon was a no go. Constricted and thin. A good tube just not a great one. The GE JG=5751 BPTM is simply outstanding. It's weird how tubes can make or break a rig. There's the possibility the NO... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Swapped out the (phone tubes) GE 5751 BPTM for NOS Sylvania 5751 Gold GPTM.Firmer and tighter bass, a little dryer than the GE which are very liquid. Definitely a bigger presentation with the m... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Changed description to include some historical info. posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)System edited: Added some fresh photos. posted about 13 years ago | View comment |