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| Receiver Too Weak? OP-One more thing..(my Columbo...) I really got as big boost in my HT system when I used the pre-out to a separate 3 way amp (It was an Acurus 200x3) to handle the fronts and center channel. I mean EVERYTHING changed then and there. My setup wa... | |
| Receiver Too Weak? Op, Here's my short list to solve what I'll call your HT amplification problem: Can't hear details (dialogue, or otherwise), (plus, maybe weak soundstage?): 1. Mostly HT: high sensitivity speakers for sure (95db or more) 2. Size of your room? ... | |
| Receiver Too Weak? OP, this very issue is what set me on the road to upgrading from a so-so HT system to what I like to think is a fairly decent hi-fi system that allows for TV intergration via HDMI or Optical, depending on what I’m looking at ( for instance, multi... | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update To hell with all this bleeding heart nonsense about wives and kids. Put your money where your mouths are, sell all your gear and give your paltry donations to the widows and orphans of dead selfish audiophiles. I’m with Ken. He tried. God, he tri... | |
| Lack of Surround Sound Signal from TV to Processor... Why? Sorry, OP for the incomplete advice. I use my optical out from my LG OLED for 2.0 channel output only, (when I want to stream Youtube videos, Tiny Desk, etc....). That way I can place the TV output through my 2.0 Hi-fi system, bypassing the AV rec... | |
| Lack of Surround Sound Signal from TV to Processor... Why? @freediver Yes, I stand corrected: https://www.google.com/search?q=toslink+support+multichannel+output%3F | |
| Lack of Surround Sound Signal from TV to Processor... Why? OP, are you saying your outputting from your TV with optical cable, not HDMI? If that is the case (I certainly could have missed something in your post but...) you can only get 2.0 from optical. You need HDMI for multichannel sound. And you go... | |
| Mark Knopfler & James Taylor God Only Knows | |
| The Medical Explanation Of Why You Are Addicted To HiFi Audio I knew it! I’ve always tried (vainly), to communicate to non-believers that I’m not crazy, that moderate to whatever investment in a music system that will playback an arresting level of sound is worth every penny , and more! People just think abo... | |
| Crucial TUBE question Lots to digest here. I’m impressed by the depth of knowledge you all bring to this area of audiophilia, and I’m learning a ton. I will try to tread more carefully and when in doubt—-I won’t without running it by folks with experience. Thanks to... | |
| Crucial TUBE question @dogearedaudio, Just checked-out what’s available for NOS GZs. You’re right, they fetch a hefty price. I’l l just put it out there that since I can’t use them, I’m willing to do a straight swap of the essentially brand new Tung-Sol KT-150s (cryo/... | |
| Crucial TUBE question @dogearedaudio, Just saw your post after my last upload. That’s sounds promising. I’ll definitely look into it. Thanks. | |
| Crucial TUBE question One more thing… What got me started down this dark path was the simple quest to acquire the best (rectifier?)sounding tube I could get for the PL. My PL feeds 2 amplification outputs (Luxman switches between them): 1. Parasound Halo A1+ 2. Two... | |
| Crucial TUBE question @carlsbad2 I know! But everything checks out: the PL is in the signal path alright, volume control for all sources, turn off the PL = no sound and vice-versa. The KT 150s lit up as well (mostly at their tops, because KT105s don’t glow much becau... | |
| Crucial TUBE question I did indeed use 2 KTs in the 2 available rectifier slots. The pins actually did fit in the available holes. I had robust, deep bass and sparkling highs for the brief time I had them in. No exaggeration, the soundstage doubled, the sound was tacti... |