76doublebass
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| What the most musical power amp for under $1K? You can buy a brand new SET INTEGRATED AMP 84C ZEN from DECWARE. A Pentode strapped in Triode mode. Can drive down to a 1 ohm load ,But only puts out a WONDERFUL 1.8 watts of pure class A BLISS. i'M NOT SURE HOW EFFECIENT your speakers are though.... | |
| I HAVE A SECRET TO TEL I have done an update on my system and did attempt to take a picture of my diy speaker cable on my fuzzy web cam.So yes u can kinda see what I had done and it was a huge amount of work involved. | |
| I HAVE A SECRET TO TEL I will post several detailed photos next month when I do an update of my system on Audiogon. I need to wait and get my camera back from loan and will have it back on July 1st. At that time I will try to take several photos at various locations wit... | |
| I HAVE A SECRET TO TEL I fasten these with tie wraps very tightly together,ourelse u can use Gorilla black tape which grips like a tornado onto itself. U pull tightly and overlap maybe 1/4 inch on the cables and it seems to act as an effective noise reducer and resonant... | |
| Very airy sounding player under 1K used? DECWARE ZCD CD Player. This is a highly moded Tascam 160 mk2 with class a tube output and tube power supply with detacable ac.Just type in Decware and you can see potos about it.A really transparent machine wit alot of top end air. | |
| Any vets among the Audiophiles here? served in the U.S.Army 1974 thru 1986 as a Telecommunictions Operator, and then did the same thing as a civilian for the Navy for 4 more years GO FIGURE.I bought alot of stereo gear while in the service.The biggest baddest speakers I had were thes... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Stacy Kent WOW What a voice she has | |
| Need Marantz Tech You can try John at Northwest Audio Services. His labor is fair and is a very honest person and can give you another tech for reference if he can't fix it.(206) 728-03697614 Aurora Ave N Seattle, WA 98103 | |
| Which Power Cords: I Need Some Informed Guidance I'm putting together a diy power cord 4 Gauge solid core.I'm still working it out to stretch out as much sound quality as possible. Its been a lot I mean alot of workin endless man hours to work with something so massive,But when I finally get thi... | |
| New Production Tubes Phillips 6922. Sweet sounding nice top end extension. | |
| Best Integrated Amp You Ever Heard? Zen 84C FROM DECWARE.A real sleeper and a fantastic SET 1.8 WATT CLASS TRIODE | |
| Outlets I second the Porter Port I had amazing results with it. On my system it was like I had a major component change.It was as if someone lifted a blanket off the entire system.Don C. | |
| Cable Elevators killed my bass This may be a bit off topic ,But instead of using cable elevators try this for a diy if u can. Pad the outside of your cables with Deflex Paneling by using tie wraps. This will take alot of time and some expense for the Deflex padsbut sonically I ... | |
| Porter Port WHAT DO U THINK? Thanks for all of your responses. Since my last posting I have installed a metal back plate to the Porter Portand went futher and applied small srrips of Deflex Panel ing to the back of the back plate and a little to the front of the plate to cut ... | |
| DIY power cord / cords - really good Thanks for the tips. I am also putting together diy power cords with some success. I just can say yes its worth the effort if u have the time and patience working with the project. Mine has proven to be a worthwhile substantial improvement in my s... |