alwynlarryv
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| Hard of Hearing Audiophile. I have hearing loss, almost certainly a result of hundreds of hours in a Bellanca Decathlon (aerobatic aircraft) and being to stupid to wear hearing protection. I now have a pair of Rexton Adore LI hearing aids, which for me have been phenomenal.... | |
| Expanding questions about tubes in a preamp geoffkait :I enjoy your post very much and over the past couple of years have learned a lot from them. But, you have a nasty demeanor. Why is it acceptable to verbally assault others? | |
| Interesting Fed Ex encounter... One might assume an "inside job." I have had bad experiences with FedX. I shipped a case of wine and insured it for $500. When it never arrived they would not pay on the insurance claim. Obviously, some FedX employees drank well on me. FedX i... | |
| AND A Most of the people in my realm call it "Resurection Sunday." Ester was a goddess of fertility; that is where the bunnies and chicks thing comes from. | |
| Importance of phase and timing optimization when incorporating sub woofers ? audiokinesis2, Wow! Your post above was a gold mine of information.. | |
| Your first system and your journey... It was circa '61, and I was 15. I built an integrated tube amp from a kit: it was an Eico ST40. Next came really crappy 12 inch speakers with wizzer cones, a Garrard table with a Pickering cartridge. A FM tuner and an Ampex tape deck soon joined... | |
| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? The first time I heard a pair of KLH9's; I was about 19, a freshman in college. It was a shock to hear a level of sound quality I had no concept even existed. And, the first time I heard a "Direct To Disk" record. I had always assumed that any ... | |
| I like my system flat, no tone controls, no eq..........what is your preference, and why. I have been an audiophile for about 57 years; got my first system at the age of 15 (Eico ST40 amp and AR2 Speakers). Over that length of time I have learned a few things, some times by doing stupid, and regretting it.Here are my best thoughts.1) ... | |
| Advice on buying good CD player that will outperform my Primare cd31 Minimalist Tube Guy Here:So for openers, I'm tighter than bark on a tree. My solution? Buy a Music Fidelity V90 DAC; it was rated "A" by Stereophile until very recently. It cost a scant $300; you'll have world class sound and avoid kicking the ... | |
| I can not live without "Room Correction" Minimalist Tube Guy Hear:I am fundamentally opposed to putting stuff in the signal path that does not need to be there. The stuff will give you a benefit, but also cost you big in some other way. I think you can achieve room correction in an org... |