Category: Analog

A good use of industrial ultrasonic cleaner on vinyl!

Paired the Rega RP6 with a home-brew tube phono amp by Frankie of Well Audio Lab. With the PS Audio Dectet Power Conditioner introduced to the system, noise floor has been reduced and i feel it is time for a dedicated phono amp. It has been a audio-festival month so far !

Gonna run in for 50 hours before commenting on the sonic properties. This phono amp can accept both MM & MC cartridges. Tube for MM, with MOSFET for MC and variable differential load.

 

The weather was very hot the past few days. I cannot enjoy the music with the humid air lingering in the ether. Air-con was not helping and i had to push it to overdrive mode just to get some cool air circulating the room.

I suspect the deterioration in audio performance might as well be coming from the old pair of GE JAN 5670W tubes in the Vimak DT300 CD Player. I have been using it since I bought from the previous owner early last year. The combination of humid air and awaiting for the Jeff Rowland Model 10 power amp this weekend prompted me to take action. Finally, I paid a visit to Frankie of Wells Audio at Burlington Square to buy a new pair of tubes.

With the heavy downpour this afternoon and a fresh pair of vacuum tubes, i find the music is alive and well again.

And that my friend is audio winning.