artemus_5
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| Looking for 50-100 watts of Tube Power (give or take) for my JBL 4349s Don Sachs Kootenay is a great amp. 65wpc KT88-6550 goodness. This is a modified VTA 120 which has the best of parts and dual regulated power supplies. Don is partnering now and making an expensive 300B amp now. Heres one listed but its been up for... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? Over the years I have found that lower power amps (35-45 wpc) always sound better to my ears. That makes low efficiency speakers (83-87db) a non starter for me | |
| DSP? Does it really do that much??? I've never heard a signal processor that I liked. They add artifacts to the music that are more egregious than the problems they were meant to sort out. | |
| Not enough outlets If you bought them new then just trade them for the straight plugs. Or exchange just one for the straight plug. 2 90 degree plugs will not work in an ac outlet | |
| Inflation being tracked in the UK with vinyl records Does the UK include food, housing and energy in the statistics? It's not included in the US inflation index. So, of course, the actual inflation is higher because we spend the largest part of our income on these necessities. Its a way of keeping ... | |
| Thoughts on an older REL sub? I agree with @noromance . I would only add that the older Rels were underpowered for large rooms. The Rel Storm lll had a 150 watt amp whereas the newer ones have much larger amps, IE 550 for the S-5. | |
| Improving a stone rack I have experimented with isolation materials. Hard surfaces like granite, glass, etc is going to emphasize the treble freq. Soft material IE Vibrapods, sorbothane will soften the highs but often at the expense of clarity. Muddy sound come to mind.... | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... @2psyop Sorry to hear about your friend's passing. Old friends like that are a treasure chest of memories. I have a notion that whatever TT you end up with will be a very enjoyable time. | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... Looking for advice from those who have used any TT set up and why. Why is easy. Vinyl pulls you into the music more than digital IMO. I think the biggest reason may be the ritual. Every 20 minutes or so you are going to have to do the dance, (t... | |
| I am about to embark on my next upgrade journey I have heard the Watkins Gen 4 and they are very impressive. He demos them w/o a subwoofer in a room about 15 x 20" with 10 ft ceilings. It doesn’t lack bass in that big of a room which is ssurprising. Its not tipped up on any frequency but very b... | |
| Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs? I have to agree with @rauliruegas in that with good TT, Tonearm, cartridge & Phono preamp, vinyl is nearly as quiet as digital. That is the norm. However, dust, seems to get in places which would seem impossible. I use anti-static sleeves &... | |
| Stuff You Tried To Love @stuartk Thanks. I've never been one conform just to please others. Indeed others may not like what I like but it doesn't make them bad or inferior. Just different tastes. | |
| Upmixing 2 channel I love the old R&B artists of the 60's IE temptations, Four Tops, et al. But Phil Specters wall of sound usually makes it unlistenable for me which is a bummer. I'm not sure how influential he was with Motown but I've got some that sound like ... | |
| Stuff You Tried To Love My Jazz albums / CD's. Especially "Kind of Blue" I've never been able to listen to the whole album because it puts me to sleep. I know one must be a jazz or female vocals guy in order to have an affirmed audiophile card but those genres just don't... | |
| Copper vs. Silver tonearm wire I’m pretty sure that not all silver is bright. But which one? You can take a chance and see if you get bright silver. Or you can play it safe and get a good copper wire. There’s no right or wrong in copper or silver. You like copper better so go w... |