Zero Distortion: Tango Time

Those woofer cabinets of vitavox, like tannoy, will sing beautifully resonating together with shun Mook mpingo discs
 
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... Also want to get my kids used to tt, tube gears, classical and jazz...
This is a special gift for them. I still think of my mother when I play classical...was always on the 'record player' when I was young.

Maybe a MM cart so needle mishaps don't ruin the evenings flow ;)
 
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This is a special gift for them. I still think of my mother when I play classical...was always on the 'record player' when I was young.

Maybe a MM cart so needle mishaps don't ruin the evenings flow ;)
For some reason my EMT phono is very choosy about playing mm. Probably not enough gain. Ddk was very nice to sent me this mm to break my mm "virginity" in his words.

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I wrote back to him "Like real life first broke virginity didn't do too well." :(
I need a step up but it is not my thing to get more variable into my system.

Kindest regards,
Tang
 
MM's need just the right amount of capacitance loading. Very particular.
 
For some reason my EMT phono is very choosy about playing mm. Probably not enough gain. Ddk was very nice to sent me this mm to break my mm "virginity" in his words.

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I wrote back to him "Like real life first broke virginity didn't do too well." :(
I need a step up but it is not my thing to get more variable into my system.

Kindest regards,
Tang

You should have watched the right movies and read the forum center spreads before mounting it first time
 
Dear Tang,

The Vitavox are awesome speakers with very few equals.Your 927 is really a museum piece,in my opinion should be revered as such.

I also hold the American Sound in a similar camp,stay true to your taste and express yourself when creating the tone master home
system.

I have always been a DDK fanboy from afar,his tenacity in developing such a masterpiece is inspirational.His knowledge of vintage is
almost replete.I have liked very much Lamm amplification since first hearing it.

That said I believe you have a great opportunity to employ the EMIA or Mayer approach.Partnered with a G301 or TD124 in a dual arm plinth perhaps?

Whichever way you go this is the most rewarding,in my mind,musical journey.

Kindest regards,G.
 
Dear Tang,

The Vitavox are awesome speakers with very few equals.Your 927 is really a museum piece,in my opinion should be revered as such.

I also hold the American Sound in a similar camp,stay true to your taste and express yourself when creating the tone master home
system.

I have always been a DDK fanboy from afar,his tenacity in developing such a masterpiece is inspirational.His knowledge of vintage is
almost replete.I have liked very much Lamm amplification since first hearing it.

That said I believe you have a great opportunity to employ the EMIA or Mayer approach.Partnered with a G301 or TD124 in a dual arm plinth perhaps?

Whichever way you go this is the most rewarding,in my mind,musical journey.

Kindest regards,G.
Thank you very much for your suggestions G. The EMIA is one of the interesting solutions for my limited real estate. Aesthetically match my EMT too. I wonder how you came across this boutique brand. You are on an island.

Kindest regards,
Tang
 
Dear Tang,

Your Maag replacement is ready.I live on an island but I trust my ears and the ears of those i trust,the EMIA is drop dead beautiful to say the least.

I rarely follow trend as I mainly appreciate quality and tasteful implementations of artisan works.The original Vitavox are a masterpiece.Partnered with the MM EMIA LR phono the 50 mono blocks a Garrott brothers Decca blue and a Garrard 301 from Artisan Fidelity,Audio Grail or CTC would be right up there for me.

KIndest regards,G.
 
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Ked, when will you do the Pac visit writeup?

Looking fwd to reading that!

I have not done many write ups. I still need to listen to more Pac, possibly in Christoph's and one more.
 
For some reason my EMT phono is very choosy about playing mm. Probably not enough gain. Ddk was very nice to sent me this mm to break my mm "virginity" in his words.

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I wrote back to him "Like real life first broke virginity didn't do too well." :(
I need a step up but it is not my thing to get more variable into my system.

Kindest regards,
Tang
Dear Tang,
Actually the cartridge is a moving coil with built-in transformer so you can play it directly through the mm input, you can’t add or need another SUT in line with it. It’s strange that there’s not enough gain with your EMT phono the cartridge has plenty of gain. You should contact EMT and see why that is.

You’ll soon lose your vintage virginity with a bang ;)!

david
 
Dear Tang,

The Vitavox are awesome speakers with very few equals.Your 927 is really a museum piece,in my opinion should be revered as such.

I also hold the American Sound in a similar camp,stay true to your taste and express yourself when creating the tone master home
system.

I have always been a DDK fanboy from afar,his tenacity in developing such a masterpiece is inspirational.His knowledge of vintage is
almost replete.I have liked very much Lamm amplification since first hearing it.

That said I believe you have a great opportunity to employ the EMIA or Mayer approach.Partnered with a G301 or TD124 in a dual arm plinth perhaps?

Whichever way you go this is the most rewarding,in my mind,musical journey.

Kindest regards,G.
Dear G,
It’s a mutual admiration club! One of these days I have to make the pilgrimage and listen to some of your treasures.

david
 
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Hi David,
my friend in Milan with shop has to sell
Radford ST 60 amp,very rare,also cannot find anything in web,too rare at 3.500 euro and

Sondex pre N 001 and amp at 2.200 euro. When Radford closed Sondex go on to produce Radford amp

What do you think for Tang system or in general of these 2 amp?

I have Radford STA 15 MK III and is very beautiful
 
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Hi David,
my friend in Milan with shop has to sell
Radford ST 60 amp,very rare,also cannot find anything in web,too rare at 3.500 euro and

Sondex pre N 001 and amp at 2.200 euro. When Radford closed Sondex go on to produce Radford amp

What do you think for Tang system or in general of these 2 amp?

I have Radford STA 15 MK III and is very beautiful

Radford was known for its 15 and 25. The later 100 wasn't as good. We heard the 25 and 100 on tannoy at Montesquieu, and another 25 on a tannoy at westlower. The silvercore 833c 20w which Montesquieu has is quite better. And for lower wattage requirements there are better 2a3 etc amps, not sure what vitavox requirement is
 
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Hi David,
my friend in Milan with shop has to sell
Radford ST 60 amp,very rare,also cannot find anything in web,too rare at 3.500 euro and

Sondex pre N 001 and amp at 2.200 euro. When Radford closed Sondex go on to produce Radford amp

What do you think for Tang system or in general of these 2 amp?

I have Radford STA 15 MK III and is very beautiful
Dear Gian,
The Vitavox needs very few watts and a high end SET to sing, IME the top end can be hot with a high powered push/pull. I’m also hesitant to recommend vintage electronics to anyone nontechnical, they always require attention, parts are hard to find and noise will always be an issue with highly efficient horns. There’s no reason to handicap top vintage speakers with 2nd or 3rd rate electronics when they’re more capable than most of today’s so called best.

david
 
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