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 11 years ago | View comment | |
Another Woman's PerspectiveHave you tried playing the Sondek with the lid removed? posted over 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 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 almost 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 almost 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 almost 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 about 12 years ago | View comment | |
House Fire, will need to start freshSucks. Best of luck man. posted over 12 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 over 12 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 over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Changed description to include some historical info. posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)System edited: Added some fresh photos. posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Iso, that's top class kit you have there. I was going to go the big speaker/SET route with Min's http://www.tubeaudiolab.com/It seems like that is the final destination! posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)System edited: Added photo of the new old Quads on home made stands. posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Isochronism, I have just added Quad ESLs. Photos and report coming soon! posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Hi Dan,How are you doing with the HF35s?I love mine. They remind me of Leak Stereo 20s with better bass and better transparency. They are exceptional.Brian posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Thanks Dan. Lovely 401 you have there. You're right -I'm also thinking full range speakers like Altec 604s or Tannoys would be nice. I might try Jensens or something like them in open baffles. Anot... posted over 12 years ago | View comment |