albertporterAlbert Porter's SystemJustin,I began with managing a high end store in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area in the 1960's. That store sold McIntosh, Bozak, AR, Dual, Thorens, KLH, Electro Voice, Sennheiser, Tandberg, Sony, ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI agree with your assessment of Audioquest sound. Since their humble beginnings, they became big and powerful and moved away from their original sound. During the years Joe Harley was gone ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemBelieve it or not Nrostov, at one time Audioquest made the best cable there was. Although that was more than 20 years ago, even during late '80's through '90's, their conservative copper de... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemThe Graham Phantom is supposed to be excellent but I have not heard that model. I owned three of Bob's earlier versions before moving back into linear tracking tables. Glad the speaker cabl... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemNrostov, I reread what you posted and you were clear enough, I was just thinking about cartridge / arm combo. In spite of having owned quite a few turntables and tonearms, I never owned a R... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI think the cartridge would be the bigger upgrade with your present system. Certainly the EAR electronics will support a moving coil cartridge, which I prefer to the Grado. Perhaps a Denon, Dynavec... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemNrostov,I clicked on your system to try and find the cartridge but did not see it. What are you running in the Gyrodec?The Tara cables are much better than a lot of what's out there... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemDmurfet, "Rolling" is a recent popular slang for tube swapping. I don't use the term myself but right now seems to be as popular as "PRaT" (Pace, Rhythm and Timing). posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemGregadd, didn't mean to ignore you. We are so deep in tube lore I missed your post.The Jade is everything the Rosewood is and more. Actually the motor inside the two cartridges is the same,... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemZaikes, I love the Illinois Jacquet, my copy has a tiny bit of noise which is no surprise since it's half a century old.Janos, good to hear from you. Looks like you and Alex are ganging up ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemExcellent, I understand completely. Maybe I will score a big photo shoot and have spare cash to purchase a complete set of EH KT88 and we can compare notes again. If the wholesale price was... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI had the Sovtek 6550 tubes that came with the (silver) VTL 750's I bought from the dealer. The (black) VTL 750's that I just replaced tubes in came with the older version Svetlana (dimple ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemZaikes, my shipment of Wing C 6550's arrived and I replaced the tubes in my VTL 750's that drive the Dali's bass through 1K frequencies. With only 6 hours on the tubes, we had the best sound to dat... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemThank you for that very nice compliment Justin. Your welcome to call me if I can help. I have become good friends with Lars in Denmark and Ben here in the USA. Great people and a great company, I t... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemMattSO I guess I'll wait until it arrives and see what I have. In your opinion, if the amps only have 400-500 hours on them, do I need new 6550's yet? And I am curious to... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemRe tubing the VTL 750 is easy. Go for the output tubes the amp was originally designed and voiced for, the Wing C 6550, previously called Svetlana. Just Dont buy Svetlana, as both they and... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemBill,The Signature upgrade replaces many resistors and capacitors in the main unit and they sound terrible until completely broken in. I agree the Signature is not as warm and gushi... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemBill, believe it or not, I was the first person to run dual supplies. It was my idea. At first Jim White had doubt that anyone else would be interested due to the high cost, but now everyon... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Underpay architect audio system.Very creative solutions to your needs, keep us posted with changes. I like your photo's :^). posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemHello Brooney,You obviously have analog as one of your sources, otherwise no need for an Aesthetix Io. I've heard the Io alone, driving the amps directly and also used other line stages in ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
My first new system in 20 yearsDecent into music :^) posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemThe new Dali crossover is balanced, mine is single ended. My understanding is there are two single ended factory crossovers, designed as phase plus and phase minus and wired for balanced. Comments ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2, Lamm, PDS MPS5Where the heck have I been the past 33 years in this hobby?Exactly were the rest of us are, hopefully learning day by day :^)We're defeated only when... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2, Lamm, PDS MPS5Any ideas where I might find a pair of Telefunken 803S ? Have you ever used those?I have never tried them, I can't justify their high price when I have p... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2, Lamm, PDS MPS5Doc, I am pleased you found those tubes. The Telefunkens you're using are my favorites. The Mullards are good but the Tele's are absolutely magic.A buddy in my audio group just purchased a ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment |