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| PS Audio BHK300 didn’t work this morning. I would also try shutting it down and unplugging it from the wall for 5 minutes. Unlikely to help but worth a try. I would have thought a blown tube, but in standby the tube is off so likely not that. | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers In the past I would have said no difference, but after trying an N150 upgrade from a bluesound node 2, I realized there is a difference. Not every room/person/system will reveal the difference, or even prefer the more expensive streamer. I sugge... | |
| How hot is too hot? My amps run between 117 F and 119 F (47 - 48 C) at the heat sink. Each amp is different but I think your temps are within an normal range. | |
| Bad idea? If you only need 4 foot cables, I don't see why not. Seems like a good idea. From the other posts, there are lots of good options and it is easy and clean to have them terminated by the pros. My buddy terminated his cables with good connectors ... | |
| That darn Billy Strings Great stuff. Thanks for posting. | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... I would think speakers would be before the room. | |
| Is this a new trend? Could be a number of reasons. Internet ads are controlled based on algorithms. I also think that younger buyers don't have large houses (or houses for that matter) so smaller speakers work better in apts, condos, or small houses. And, smaller s... | |
| Primaluna evo tube preamps with Coda S5.5 I have been pleased with the voicing on the BHK pre by PS audio. They are around used for the low side of your budget and service is available if needed. | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie I started with a bluesound node and it was a great first step. Sounded great and worked with amazon. I was happy as can be to have access to so much music and great sound. On the advice of others, I then upgraded to an Aurender N150 streamer an... | |
| Moving to separates I made the jump years ago by going from an AVR to an amp driven the AVR, then to a combo dac/preamp which bypassed the avr entirely, then to a pre and dac separates. . My avr was not as good as yours. The biggest gain to be had is getting the avr... | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? 65-90 - Note that I bought a few meters and use my phone and they all read different, by quite alot. The ones I got were phone apps and $5 to 30$ units, so not high end calibrated devices. I returned them all since I did not know which one was a... | |
| New Magico Speaker Break-in Question Congrats on the new speakers. I jumped from Revel to Focal Scala Utopia, which have a beryllium tweeter. I believe there are some similarities between the Magico and Focal speakers in that both are going to be very revealing of the electronics and... | |
| AC Power It has also been my experience that systems sound different day to day. I don't know if it is our brain, ears, or AC power, but I notice that as well. I tried the Shunyata Gemini in my system when a friend lent me his to try, and we both noticed... | |
| AC Power Given that you watch sports and listen to music, it seems like you enjoy the music but may not be actively and intently focused on listening to it. Even if you were, you may not notice an improvement with the Furman. I notice that if I am watching... | |
| If Bi-Wiring is an option, should I choose Bi-wiring over single banana with free jumpers My experience when I had one amp with two pairs of output terminals for each channel is as follows. I did not notice much difference between a large gauge jumper wire and the connector that came with the speaker. I did not test it much back and fo... |