76doublebass
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| Cello Amplifier Cooling Fans? I just bought 2 small fans at Walmart $5.00 each keep them near my tube amp and tube preamp,and works just fine has a low and high speed setting.I know its not internal,but works wonders for keeping things cool.Of course if u don't have little kid... | |
| Which Audio Research gears are classics? The D79 si by far the most desirable.I use to own a solid state monster the ARC D110B which was great on bass, The SP-6B and the Preamp SP-8.I wish I would have kept those preamp's still today.The SP-6could warm u up nicely on a cold winter night.... | |
| Stereophile review- Fisher 500 C I had a pair of Dynaco MK3's 60 watt tube monos,that had afew new parts put in and kept pace with an ARC Classic 60Tube Amp.My audiophile friend and me couldn't tell them apart sonically it was a TOSS UP go figure.One was made in the late 50's the... | |
| Morch DP6 and vertical damping - pros & cons?? I have a Morch UP-4 and I don't use any damping at all.I found that getting the tracking force dialed in correctlykinda by trial and error proved to make a huge difference. | |
| tubes or no tubes I use to own all tube equipment in the 80's ,went to solid state about 1990 to 2004,and crossed back over to tubes this year never to cross back again.My ears were so pleased when I crossed back to the other side.I have an ARC VT-60 and I will nev... | |
| Why am I experiencing listener's fatigue? If it were me I would switch to a pair of Martin LoganQuest Z's which would sound incredible with the VTL Stingray.Also a VPI Table would also improve your ears greatly. | |
| speaker cable that will soften the highs MIT 750 Shotgun Speaker Cable will soften the highs and throw out a very nice sound stage,and still give you fantastic bass and midbass fullness. | |
| Tone arm cable for SME V To answer the question properly you reaaly need to try out different tonearm cables from the cable library at USEDCABLE.COM.A cable is so system dependent you need to borrow several at a time and try them out.I've narrowed mine down to Kimber AG S... | |
| Anyone tried the 29ga. 5n Pure Silver wire? I was thinking of possibly buying some of this stuff as well.A freind let me try out his home made ic's that are a 3 braid solid core cooper that was cryo'd and I was very impressed.He told me the secret is in having the wire cryo'd.I bumped into ... | |
| Silver vs. Cooper speakers cables It depends on the system it is being put into.Silver is fastrevealing ,with top end openness,BUT may not interface well with solid state gear.To much of a good thing is not always good.I from experience have found that silver ic's complement a tub... | |
| US Gear overseas - Voltage Conversion Questions I spent many years in Germany while in the Army and always used the transformers to convert the voltage with no problems.But be certain as from previous posts that you have a very high rated transformer to handle all this equipment.If you have a s... | |
| Best 5 engineered rock albums? Dark Side Of The Moon UHQR MOFI.I use to own this sealed upand ,then I sold it to Chad years ago.I wonder what its worth now?Crime of The CenturyThe Beatles White AlbumnSgt Peppers Beatles UHQR Mobile FidelityFunny I can only think of 4 right now | |
| What wire gauge for DIY phono cable ground wire? It really doesn't matter what gage of ground wire you useas long as everything is wired up properly internallymake sure ground wire is kept seperate from hot leadsor u could get some nasty RF.I would make sure everything is well shielded.I tried t... | |
| Your Favorite Top 10 tuners all time Sequerra ReferenceMarantz 10Bmy modified Marantz 120 FM/AM | |
| Please recommend components for newbie with $1K Try to find Paradigm Atom Speakers used they only cost maybe $100.00 A pair.Great sound for a small bookshelf.They put out a nice midbass and very nice mid band reproduction.If u wnat something with a phono stage built in try a Hafler Music Concep... |