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| Quad 989 vs. SoundLab Millennium 2 Ivanj, unless you have a damaged transformer the Wolcott should not be that hard to sort out. | |
| "Best" speakers new/used under $3,000? Audiokinesis makes speakers in this price point that are exceptional values- easy to drive, very musical , excellent soundstage and wide bandwidth. | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? Rower30, Take a look at my comments about power cords 1/2 way back in this thread.Your power conditioning can be the best in the world but if there is significant voltage drop in the power cord a problem is being introduced that does not have to b... | |
| Do Tube Amps go better with QUAD 2805's Speakers?? The newer Quads can handle more power. | |
| What is the best Reel To Reel machine ever built? At present we have the Ampex 351-2 (updated), the Studer, a very nice Sony (allows you to change from 1/4" to 1/2" tape in seconds), an Otari and a Tascam.In the past I used to do a lot of the on-location work with a Magnacord, a nice tube machine... | |
| Strange Klipsch thing FWIW: the reason reflected sound can contribute to soundstage is due to the way our ears hear. Our brain makes a copy of an initial sound and compares it to others coming in. If the others are delayed versions of the original, the extra informatio... | |
| What is the best Reel To Reel machine ever built? The old Ampex machines were nice, but the tube electronics were designed to be simple and easy to repair in the field but not audiophile grade. Sound beautiful but limited dynamic range and too much color!This is not true.The problem here is that ... | |
| The Best Audiophile Earphones headphones and Amp One thing to consider- the 4-wire system sounds immediately better than the 3-wire system (1/4" stereo connector)- its not subtle.If you want the best then the 4-wire system is mandatory. | |
| Is there an average life span for a preamp? Kijanki, there may be something I'm missing but I would not expect much change to the output impedance with most amplifiers or preamps on account of the condition of the filter caps. In every case I have seen if the caps are ailing, replacement un... | |
| Is there an average life span for a preamp? Kijanki, that sounds about right to me. However as a side hobby I like to restore vintage analog synthesizers. Its pretty well universally accepted amongst those who do such work that the filter caps in the power supply should be among the first t... | |
| Is there an average life span for a preamp? Filter capacitors will hold up better if they continue to get used on a regular basis. However they will still degrade. Any piece that is over 20 years old should be considered suspect. It may well still work, but that is not the same as saying th... | |
| Why are modern arms so ugly? I remember the old Zentih Cobra looked pretty nice. I would never let any of my LPs anywhere near one though. I leave that to an arm that is unperturbed by any track recorded in vinyl. Perception is a funny thing and it is long proven that there i... | |
| Is there an average life span for a preamp? The main limitation is the life of the filter capacitors in the power supply. These days the half life of them is about 20 years (IOW- in 20 years half of them will have failed).Of course many units will run longer than that but its a safe bet tha... | |
| What will raising the Va of atransformers provide? The intent with this Q & A is to [hopefully] make sure I'm not leaving anything on the table when it comes to getting the fullest reproduction available.Well heck, you could try out some tubes in that system :) | |
| Preamp for Pass The input impedance of the Pass can be challenging for many tube preamps, including the ARC, which was covered in another thread.This usually has to do with the output coupling capacitor of the preamp. A few tube preamps (a very few) are direct-co... |