aj523
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| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? I was just asking a general question about hiss/hum from speaker drivers either ear up to driver or 3 feet away. As one turns the volume up when should it be noticeable and then turning it down when should it not? Thx ! | |
| Should I use long interconnects, or long speaker cables? I’m not buying the long 20 foot speaker wire degradation issue. I have 50-75 foot daisy chain runs of 12 gauge copper to my super high end outdoor speakers and they sound phenomenal. Or buy anti cable - they tested identical in long vs short runs. | |
| High Eng Audio Auctions on Ebay does not honor their deals At least they could have told you how much the additional shipping would be so you could make a decision or negotiate (split the difference) not that you legally needed to. Let’s say it was $200 more. For another $100 I’d probably say wtf. | |
| Used phono preamp options - feedback requested Sutherland 20/20 with the upgraded stand alone LPS. No BS. Shortest path. Dead quiet, and what someone posted above - optimized midrange king. But not tubes. | |
| Which tubes are the best? My new Amps came with two quads of NOS Mullards EL34. I loved them so much I started replacing the rest of my system with NOS Mullards - preamp NOS 12AT7 and phonostage NOS 12AX7. They are as you described in your post- liquid smooth detailed ri... | |
| Most hyped turntable, tonearm, and cartridge? Rega- it’s hyped maybe deservedly so, but should get a mention regardless When I started my first ever audiophile TT search this past Spring, I soon realized it was going to a nightmare of obsessive, expensive and inefficient tweaks for me, severa... | |
| Whats your favourite track to play to the non hi-fi visitor? That easy. Joni Mitchell Blue side B. Start with River, then A Case of You . I am a lonely painter | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? Question. Ear to speaker driver, or some distance away, at what volume level determines noisy problem? Half way ? For example at 50 (halfway on my knob), barely audible with ear to drivers but at 60 start to hear hiss more prominently. | |
| Floor standing or Large bookshelf recommendations - 2.0 channel setup Sorry did you state a budget? Apologize if I missed. | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @dhite71Does a faint white noise degrade the sound somehow particularly if its barely audible without putting your ear to the driver? | |
| Spacial Audio Lab X3 and Pure Audio Project Quintet 15 I think there’s a return policy on the Spatials. I was interested too but have never liked built in subs for whatever reason, so I hope one day to try the M3. | |
| Looking for more detail in a speaker The comments on the Triton are spot and make sense. The venerable designer Sandy Gross founded Def Tech and it was the same there - emphasis on deep bass in tower speakers at the expense of the rest of the curve - high volume, dig low, hit hard wa... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @larry5729 Personally I prefer solid state powering my dedicated home theater. And for music much prefer the tonality and nuances to an all tube analog front end. | |
| A move from Harbeth to... Wilson? @dodgealum I’ve only heard great things-- cabinet workmanship supposed to be the very best, and similar to Harbeth, the box is used to maximize the sound the builder is after. I feel like these boutique speaker builders should make demo pairs and ... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @yogiboy Thanks. But like at Tube depot, they have an incremental charge of $4 for "Low Noise & Microphonics" which based on your description would seem to be binary or incompatible....? Is this a good option to choose ? And next, when we use ... |