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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 8,248
    edited April 2021
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    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »

    Where did you finally get the LSA repaired?

    I remember when you first mentioned it needing help. Don't you live in Smyrna?
    Harry

    I took it to Benny Amina at Modular Electronics in Alpharetta. I live west of Marietta. He was recommended by the guy who owns Underwood Audio and I was told he can fix anything. He had also had some experience on LSAs prior.
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  • guyincognito
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    The Aurender showed up today. Swapped out the Bluesound and so far I am pleased.
    Rega Planar 8, Apheta 3 MC , Aria mk2 Phono
    Aurender n100h, Benchmark DAC2 HGC
    Arcam SR250, Parasound JC5
    Revel F208, SVS SB-4000
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  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,101
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    guyincognito wrote: »
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    The Aurender showed up today. Swapped out the Bluesound and so far I am pleased.


    Very nice! After you get some saddle time,give us some more thoughts on the benefits over the Bluesound.
    See my profile for list of gear.
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  • displayname
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    guyincognito wrote: »
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    The Aurender showed up today. Swapped out the Bluesound and so far I am pleased.

    This is very tidy. Always something nice about a compact system like this.
    Analog: Hana ML > VPI Prime Signature 21 > Bob's Devices Sky 20-S > Sutherland 20/20 w/LPS
    Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
    Norma IPA-140 > Rosso Fiorentino Volterra
    Hifiman EF600 > Hifiman Arya Stealth
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  • johnnyc
    johnnyc Posts: 1
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,584
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    Looks great! Dust covers for tt's can be rediculously expensive.
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  • ALL212
    ALL212 Posts: 1,686
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    This fell out of the back of someones truck recently so I had to put it in the main rig.

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    When I had both Odyssey Audio preamps I always favored the SS one, the Candela was good, just not as good. But the Kismet rig only comes in Candela and it is good. That setup is flexible and I've got the Rogue 99 running as pre now to the mono Odyssey Audio Kismet amps.

    I like it better than the Candela.

    Guts after a tour to get it upgraded to "super" at Rogue. Tube coolers are Pearls, not from Rogue.

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    Aaron
    Enabler Extraordinaire
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,079
    edited April 2021
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    ALL212 wrote: »
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    Nice pre!

    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • Emlyn
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    I decided to re-tube a Sonic Frontiers Line 3 SE+ yesterday. Used eight new inexpensive Electro Harmonix 6922 tubes for the non critical circuits. I say new but I have had them for 15 years unused since I bought a few bulk sleeves of them. Good thing tubes don’t go bad sitting in a closet. For the critical spots I used a pair of matched Brimar 6DJ8s that came from a Special Edition Anthem Pre-2L and a pair of NOS 6U8As from Philips.

    The old tubes had started to generate some low level whine and clicks after several years. The replacement set is absolutely quiet and the magic is back after a 24 hour warmup. The Sonic Frontiers preamp has a naturally flat solid state like sound quality so bright tubes like Russian ones in the spots in the signal path don’t work so great if the user is after tube warmth.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,250
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    Nice rack. Love my 400 pound Mapleshade rack.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,101
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    Jetmaker737 wrote: »
    After a few years of jonesing and consideration (especially of the cost) I pulled the trigger on a Mapleshade rack. My former rack looked good but had glass shelves (yuck) and didn't fit very well in my constricted beach bungalow situation.

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    Former rack shown below. Was located to the right of the right speaker by a door. Goodbye old rack. 9 years of faithful service. Off to a new home.

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    Please don’t take this the wrong way,but,nice rack!
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 2,021
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    Thursday I positioned Trey’s laser cut diffraction pads on my RTi A7s and CSi A6 - perfect fit.

    Took a few PMs before Trey sent paper templates to verify the fit - 1000 thanks to Trey for his zeal and patience! I hafta apply a little Velcro so they’ll stay with grills removed.

    Pics to follow. Tony
    Samsung 60" QN65Q7FAMFXZA QLED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro, Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer

    Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
    BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed” & “Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)

    LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
    Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
    *all connected w/Premiere ICs
    5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”

    Power Conditioning & Distribution:
    4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,894
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    Added a Pioneer TX-9800 tuner. Been wanting one for sometime. Had a opportunity to pick a clean one up yesterday. Now working on my antenna.
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL T9x, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, ModWright PH-150, SonoruS ATR10, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon power cable, WAY power cables for all other sources, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ speaker cables, WAY interconnect cables
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,894
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    Might need some help from you guys on antennas.
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL T9x, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, ModWright PH-150, SonoruS ATR10, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon power cable, WAY power cables for all other sources, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ speaker cables, WAY interconnect cables
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,894
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    Thanks for the info @pitdogg2
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL T9x, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, ModWright PH-150, SonoruS ATR10, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon power cable, WAY power cables for all other sources, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ speaker cables, WAY interconnect cables
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,147
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    tratliff wrote: »
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    Added a Pioneer TX-9800 tuner. Been wanting one for sometime. Had a opportunity to pick a clean one up yesterday. Now working on my antenna.

    Beautiful tuner, man! Congrats.
    SystemLuxman L-590AXII Integrated Amplifier|KEF Reference 1 Loudspeakers|PS Audio Directream Jr|Sansui TU-9900 Tuner|TEAC A-6100 RtR|REL T/9X SE Sub
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    tratliff wrote: »
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    Added a Pioneer TX-9800 tuner. Been wanting one for sometime. Had a opportunity to pick a clean one up yesterday. Now working on my antenna.

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    so... howzit sound?

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  • GEBBY44
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    Embarrassed to say this but I've never heard one of these vintage dedicated flagship tuners. What about these old tuners makes them so sought-after? The beauty is undeniable but sound-wise what makes a good tuner vs a great tuner? Because seeing that beauty makes me want to start listening to fm again.
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,894
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    I really have not been able to give it a good listen. From what I have heard it was good. But I’m working on securing a good antenna because at my location I just can’t get a good signal with the mediocre combo powered indoor ones. I should receive a dedicated outdoor antenna tomorrow.
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL T9x, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, ModWright PH-150, SonoruS ATR10, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon power cable, WAY power cables for all other sources, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ speaker cables, WAY interconnect cables
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  • tratliff
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    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Dedicated outdoor antenna on a tower is the only way to go.
    The older turners had more gangs in the air capacitor better filters you could change out (if needed) to grab and lock in stations and reject garbage in the air.
    Go to fmtunerinfo.com and read some of the stuff there for better knowledge.
    I've not had that particular tuner but do have a Sansui tx719. I've been lucky enough to own the Carver 11b, and several old Yamaha tuners.
    Sadly in my parts FM is a joke anymore.

    Yeah outdoor antenna is what I am planning but hope that the signal is good in the attic. The HOA will frown on a pole mounted one. I might could get by with it close to the roof. But I am going to see how it works before making a decision. I'm not really out to far.
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  • Jetmaker737
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    tratliff wrote: »
    Yeah outdoor antenna is what I am planning but hope that the signal is good in the attic. The HOA will frown on a pole mounted one. I might could get by with it close to the roof. But I am going to see how it works before making a decision. I'm not really out to far.

    I have an electrician coming over tomorrow to run some coax up to my attic and put an outlet next to my stereo. I've got a Magnum Dynalab ST-2 to put up there. My tuner is a Sansui TU-9900. I bought it on this forum. I had it modded by Joseph Chow and he put a special filter in it to screen out the side band signals that radio stations use to put the song title and whatnot. It can interfere with adjacent channels. Anyway, tuner sounds awesome and there's some worthwhile radio stations in my area.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    GEBBY44 wrote: »
    Embarrassed to say this but I've never heard one of these vintage dedicated flagship tuners. What about these old tuners makes them so sought-after? The beauty is undeniable but sound-wise what makes a good tuner vs a great tuner? Because seeing that beauty makes me want to start listening to fm again.

    IF (!!!) one can find a station broadcasting good quality audio, the sound quality can be superb through a good tuner. Such stations are few and far between, but they're not gone-- some of the college, NPR, and other not-for-profit stations below 92 MHz, and even a very few commecial stations, still care about the quality of their signal.

    FM tuners got caught up, IMO, in a 'paper chase' for ever-better sensitivity and selectivity specifications starting in the late 1960s -- and (again IMO) a lot of the "fmtunerinfo" darlings don't sound very good at all, even though they are excellent as radio receivers. :|

    The best sounding tuner at my house is a (vacuum tube) McIntosh MR-67. Mac stuff in general doesn't do much for me, but they knew how to build a good performing & good sounding tuner. Maybe they still do; I don't know.

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    The Mac is sitting on top of a Kenwood KT-9900 in the photo above. The Kenwood is a more "modern" tuner that also sounds pretty good, if a bit "drier" than the Mac.
    EDIT: I should mention that Kenwood had two different tuners carrying the KT-9900 designation. The other one was somewhat snazzier than this one. This one is, in essence, a KT-8300 with a bronze instead of "clear" aluminum faceplate. :) The KT-8300 was a pretty good tuner, though.

    The second best sounding tuner at my house was... much less expensive & much less physically impressive than the MR-67... but it sounds dandy. This is a Sherwood S-3000V (vacuum tube).

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    I paid twenty times as much for the Mac as for the Sherwood. The Mac has, of course, loads more cachet, and it does have better bass than the Sherwood. Otherwise, they're pretty close sonically.

    I realized a couple of weeks ago that I have a "thing" for FM (and AM, for that matter) tuners. :p There are... a few... of them here and there at our house. :blush:



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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    I do have a Pioneer TX-9500II here, one model year before the TX-9800 mentioned earlier. Nice tuner -- I've yet to actually listen to it, though. :/

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