audioman58
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| Recommendation Tube Integrated Ayon has the best build quality and transformers, chokes which is the heart of any tube gear which they use world class Lundahl. and the only brand I know that uses a microprocessor to monitor and adjust each power tube , plus a machined Alumin... | |
| Wilson Audio Duette / Custom Crossover Upgrade IHave been doing speaker Xovers for years ,the resistor brand ,and type of capacitor has a lot to sayin it’s voicing , path audio make one of my 2 favorite resistors $30 each vs the cheap $5 ceramic type in many speakers also the capacitor will ... | |
| Preamp Gain issues with high efficiency speakers I can tell you other top linear tube audio , with top Lundahl transformer preamp call Mike at Audio Archon great preamp and several settings for gain actually 3 with a dip switch ,get the 6 sn7 tube , but also has 2 other tube choices 4 tube t... | |
| Musical subwoofer under $2000 I have owned Every major brand and the SVS4000-SB meaning sealed the driver itself is around 50lbs and weighs102 lbs it has a great app to fully tune your room and adjust the volume from your seat. for-around $1800 a great sub and will play fl... | |
| Preamp for First Watt F7 Please keep this in mind youDonot want any preamp with a Alps,or Bourne volume pot for they degrade the detail and sound quality they are a silver looking round can ,inside 2 plastic wipers with a conductive spray $25 , even some preamps adv... | |
| Preamp for First Watt F7 The Schiit freya+ with tubes $1200 or linear tube audio under $2k | |
| Coax You could just use a decent usb cable , if not willing to spend $2-300 for a tech , to fix it. | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described First you have to ship the speakers back , just ship and don’t say anything ,no signature required, once you do this call your credit card company if that’s how you paid and file a claim ,either way even Ppal will not refund you until the item i... | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described You first have to send them back, once there is receipt of delivery ,your credit card Company will. Give you a provisional credit . Why wait ? If you have possession no one will give you monies back, and with PayPal call them ,only during the wee... | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described How did you pay for them ? If PayPal call them and file a dispute and ship them back, forif the boxes were not that damaged shipping will not take responsibility to refund you .they too have got worse. | |
| Help for a Lo-Fi guy Is there any extra tubes with it iso which ones and brands listed, and you have to pack them very well and shipping cost today is a extra expense sell here on U.S audio mart , PayPal or stripe , if local pickup even better. | |
| Happy Holidays and Your Favorite Tips? Clear all your connectors with 99% isopropyl alcohol first including all power cords , then Stabilant 22 contact enhancer used by NASA and many others once applied if you don’t touch good up to 12 years I mix 60/40 | |
| Recommendation Tube Integrated A great brand isold for years Aesthetix Mimus integrated amplifier. under $8 k and a excellent made in U.S.A Built like a tank and sounds excellent | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? Forsure if streamingQuality a good LPS power supply to the router not$10 junk noisy wall wart routers come with , also a Quality Ethernet hub $600 minimum on up jays audio makes a respectable one with over controlledclock LPS ,and regulated po... | |
| Tube preamp with Adcom amp If you are on a budget and decent quality the Schiit Freya + with tubes $1199 and decent relay controlled volume ,not cheap Alps volume pot that looks like a round silver can just metal sprayed on plastic wipers. |