Cheers Graham, this is what i'm looking for folks, your experience to help me avoid costly mistakes.
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Location: Chorley, Lancs
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I'm Mike.
Cheers Graham, this is what i'm looking for folks, your experience to help me avoid costly mistakes.
As the late Colonel Sanders once said
"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken!!"
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
Posts: 13,696
I'm inthescottishmafia.
Used to have a Denon, agree it’s a good bit of kit, in fact I liked it enough to move up to a 1000 and rebuild it. Still have it. Great sounding but again it gives you the head amp sound. Haven’t heard a better of it’s kind though.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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Location: Essex
Posts: 173
I'm Paul.
Been through enough transformer from Auditorium, Billington, Cinemag and more... Now I just live with a Hashimoto HM-3 and a Audio Innovations S800.
Friend has an Art 9 also and uses the HM-3 also.
I also have a stash of head amps and as good as they are I would not favour them over the Hash'... Good luck.
EMT 930ST
Garrard 301/3009 MK1
Micro Seiki MR-711/MA-202L
Stax SRA-3S MM phono amplifier
Nagra BPSv2 phonostage
BigBottle BB3 Phonostage
Telefunken Bv.42-01 Transformer
Hashimoto HM-3 Transformer
Braun CC4 Transformer
Ortofon Spu Synergy
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Miyajima Waza
Denon 103SA
Audio Technica AT33 Mono
IFI Pro Linestage
PYE HF12 KT66 Monoblocks
Uchida Sun Audio SV-300BE
Crimson Elektrik CS1500
Quantum Electronics 202D
Marantz 1060 Integrated
Western Electric Line Transformer
Yamaha CDR-HD1500
Tannoy 15" Bespoke
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
Posts: 13,696
I'm inthescottishmafia.
Had Hashimoto, Mayware, AN, vintage Luxman and Klangfilm and probably others I’ve forgotten. Settled with a Tribute with my Gullwing.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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Location: Cheshire, UK
Posts: 2,829
I'm Clive.
It’s a bit of a generalisation but I find SUTs match valve phono stages well whereas solidstate works better without SUTs. I have S&B TX103 SUTs which are tremendous, these are paired with a Hagerman Cornet 2. I also have a great SS MC/MM Phono 2 from Lindemann.
TT 1 Trans-Fi Salvation with magnetic bearing + Trans-Fi Terminator T3Pro + London Reference
TT 2 Garrard 301 with NWA main bearing + Audiomods Series Six 10.5" + Ortofon 2M Mono SE
Digital Lindemann Bridge + Gustard R26 with LB external clock
Pre and Power Amp EWA M40P + M40A
Bass Amp & DSP Behringer iNuke NU3000DSP x 2
Speakers 1 Bastanis Sagarmatha Duo with twin baffleless 15" bass drivers per side
Speakers 2 MarkaudioSota Viotti Tower
New Member
Location: ontario canada
Posts: 22
I'm douglas.
I picked up a AT 650 sut, and it is a match made in heaven for my AT ART 9! This is going through a Gold Note PH -1 phono stage.
Cheers, Doug
AV Room Forum Leader
Location: Chorley, Lancs
Posts: 2,734
I'm Mike.
Thanks everyone, food for thought indeed
As the late Colonel Sanders once said
"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken!!"
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