abstract7
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| EL34: Svetlana or Ei? You might try Harmonix. I've tried Sovtek, Svetlana, and a few chinese tubes. So far I'm enjoying the Harmonix. | |
| Component video cable Bettercables.com makes good video cables, at bargain prices. All canare wire, good construction. | |
| Bass speaker cables Additonal info: I am running 4 foot runs. My current top end cable is AudioTruth Clear. The current bass is AudioTruth Argent. I can't reverse the cables due to the Fisher connectors on the Levinson amps on the top end. Although I agree with the c... | |
| Hum from new amp? You may have a ground loop problem, but I'm a bit confused by a "hum" coming from a tweeter. Anyway, try a cheater plug to eliminate the ground on the amp or the receiver and see if that takes care of the problem. The cheater is not the best way t... | |
| Musical threshold event I think it happens when an upgrade makes a significant difference in balancing the system. What you have posed has happened to me at least 8 times. After a while I find some diffeciency in the sound after months of listening and look for a specifi... | |
| Favorite Romantic Female Vocal Song(s)? Sara K., Rebecca Pidgeon, Christy Baron, Janis Ian, Patricia Barber, are a few of my favorites. | |
| Inexpensive CD Transport A couple of things. First the Wadia is first rate, that D/A is very good. You may know that Wadia has been bought and may no longer be a viable company. That's why so much Wadia gear is for sale right now. D/A's rarely have problems, but I wouldn'... | |
| What is your reference? An 1878 Steinway B Grand Piano. I have had it in three different homes--and does it ever sound different depending on the acoustics around it. The harmonics that an actual piano creates (in it's environment) is incredible--and difficult to reprodu... | |
| Opinions on Bedini amps I own a Bedini and have a friend who owned two. Both of his blew up (output transformers). Mine has an intermittent hum in the right channel. When these amps are operating properly they sound very good, not great, but very good. They are fairly dy... | |
| B&W Matrix vs Martin Logan Home Theater I have an ML home theater set-up. Monoliths (bi-amped) and Logos center. The theater center is much better than the logos. The ML home theater is probably the most envelloping and lifelike of any home theater I've heard. There are a few things to ... |