Any tube amp builders here ??
Re: Any tube amp builders here ??
The sound in my main stereo doesn't sound right with the VTL tube amp & preamp & exotic Koetsu cartridge. The depth & magic in the sound is gone. I tried the cd player in the system which I never play in there & the great sound was back. So I figure that the problem in in the phono preamp section of the preamp - possibly a tube failing or that after 25+ years that the Kuetsu cartridge is failing. I will probably take both the preamp & turntable to my friend who is a big audio distributor & check them in his showroom. If it's the cartridge, I'll try to talk him into giving me a loaner that he may use at an audio show while my cartridge is sent out to be rebuilt. Does anyone have any recommendations for cartridge rebuilders? My friend, Arthur, who is very stereo knowledgeable said that I should send it to Soundsmith.