Vintage (mostly)I thought I'd add that my other pair of Eico HF35s monoblocs power the Spendor SP2/2 speakers on the end of a Sony DVD player. The sound is quite remarkable since I swapped out a Japanese sand amp.... posted about 8 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Hi. Yes, 12AX7. Fixed bias, 3 chokes, redone from ground up. Ground busbar, oil caps etc. posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Ha! EICO HF35s rebuilt from the chassis up by Stuart Remington of Eicobuilders. It is the first time my rig has portrayed such holophonic imaging. The old amps portrayed good imaging from left to r... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Just swapped out my EICO HF35s for new power amps. posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
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 about 10 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 about 10 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 about 10 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 about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Thanks Needfreestuff! posted about 10 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 about 10 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 about 10 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 about 10 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 over 10 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 over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Hi Sunnyboy. Yes, amazing how bad it was! posted over 10 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 over 10 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 almost 11 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 almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Another Woman's PerspectiveHave you tried playing the Sondek with the lid removed? posted almost 11 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 almost 11 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 about 11 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 about 11 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 about 11 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 over 11 years ago | View comment | |
House Fire, will need to start freshSucks. Best of luck man. posted over 11 years ago | View comment |