artemus_5
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| Room setting: new amp or new speakers? IMO you have a mis-match with the speakers & amp. The speakers are very inefficient @ 85db. Your amp is 60wpc. I like lower powered amps IE 45-60wpc because they tend to sound better IMO. That 'my take after 55 yrs of listening to high power ... | |
| 2024 Form 1099-K IRS tax reporting threshold on PayPal? I fail to understand why the government wants to bother with this. What am I missing? Control | |
| Analog invites you to turn up the volume My TT Drive system has been down for 2+ months. I’ve listened to digita exclusively. I am a vinyl fan for one reason. It makes you get more involved because it must be physically handled. You must get up every 20 minutes to change the record. This... | |
| How Many Times Do You Have To Listen To Understand A Piece Of Music? Ive listened to Led Zeppelin for 50+ years and I’m not sure I every understood it. (-: But I liked / like it. | |
| Where should the Tubes Go in a Vintage Preamp / Amp System I agree with @viridian If your speakers are 91db efficient or above a 45-60 wpc tube amp will work. fine. I have 93.5 db efficient speakers and ran them fine with 35 wpc VTA Dynaco ST 70. I've had high power amps and low powered amps. Low power... | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” I don't buy tube amps that need 8 tubes. Then too, my speakers are 93.5db efficient Joseph doesn't list the efficiency of theirs. But from my memory I believe they used to be about 88. IOW you may need the extra 4 tubes. Rogue makes an ST-100 that... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? Because I still have them and a good CDP. But I also concur with your reasoning concerning streaming. I'm mostly a vinyl man but my TT drive system is broken so I've been streaming a lot. Its a totally differen... | |
| The Disappearing Act It happened gradually as I dialed in the sound with relatively small but significant improvements This is my experience. Many tweaks who are often dismissed were a big part of the disappearance. First was the footers Then the electric. . A $2 f... | |
| Looking for a new phon cartridge I like my Benz Ruby Z. I've had other Benz cartridges (Ebony L) and liked them all. I have a Zyx 4D as well which I considered top dog...until I got the Ruby Z. I believe each of them have a natural sound. | |
| How to PM someone "Common knowledge" is a hopeful goal, but tends to be stumbled into... Love the phrasing. Struck my funny bone. Good point. | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? God asked The Apostle Paul " why do you keep kicking against the pricks?"(funny way of putting it) I admire your tenacity. But why after 30 yrs is of trying are you making another attempt to force something that you just don't like? I ask these t... | |
| Tung-Sol 7581A......Wow!! @knotscott Nice. I have one of the Latino VTA Dyna 70's. great little amp. I liked it so much that I bought Don Sachs Kootenay 120. Do took the design of the ST120 and customized it with the best of parts, auto bias, dual mono Power supplies, It... | |
| Dual subwoofer setup to an Esoteric Integrated Amp I have 2 Rels hooked to my amp. You Hook one Sub to each channel, R & L. Tie the 2 positives of one Rel together and attach it to R or L Positive speaker output. You follow the same procedure with the second Rel and attach it to the other c... | |
| Tung-Sol 7581A......Wow!! @corelli & @knotscott Its my understanding that he 7581 has the same output as the KT66...that 5 extra watts. that @knotscott spoke about. One thing few have mentioned is the pretty blue light the tube emits. BTW @knotscott what "Dyna/VT... | |
| How to PM someone @asvjerry Be aware that IF you'd like to see a reply to a PM, you're required to post to the A'gon system a credit card with the typical exper date AND the 3 digit number on the flip side. Wow. I didn't know that. Thanks for the heads up |