audioman58
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| Tube Preamp: How many tubes does it take to ................. The amount of tubes means very little ,you truly only need2 somecj preampsonly 1 tube they split 1/2 of each side the transformers ,chokes and powersupplies make they most difference quality counts ,look atVacuum tube guru Radu Tarta all hig... | |
| USB CD Transports I have been using DB Poweramp for years ,you do a slower rip ,and reread for accuracy ,it even allows you to change Flac,wav, DSD, even Apple from any format at a later date if you choose , and clean the cd first, most people don’t realize the... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? Having owned a Audiostore I would ask ,what is your other equipment, room size and $$ budget all 3 things count in building system synergy for example if you have a Sonus Faber which is a bit warmer, or Wilson all tubes would be too much o... | |
| Quicksilver V4 tubes KT 77 Gold lions sound best kind of a mix between a kt88 and el34 and I would look into buying nos smaller input tubes , when was the last time they were replaced ? Old tubes can still work but loose lots of detail over time Brent Jesse record... | |
| Perplexed on how single driver speakers can cover such a large Hz range They can’t , I have owned a bunch of these full range drivers, which they are not, and are not linear they may get high frequencies to 16 khz if a electric field coil driver much much better ,but still need a powered sub to be a full range speake... | |
| SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)? Vitus 25 wpc pure class A a great amplifier by Any standards !! | |
| Effects Of Power Cords On Electrostatic Speakers I upgraded their average Xovers inside which made a substantial increase across the board , and a good power cord which we used AQ Thunder made a additional increase in fidelity through a AQ Niagra 5000 power conditioner . electrostats are ve... | |
| XLR cable recommendations needed Wireworld Eclipse , 6-9s Copper , lowest dielectric , and silver copper connectors ,not brass like most. Under $500 and Litz separate conductors so no conductor interacting between strands. | |
| Amplifier considerations, PrmaLuna EVO 400 versus ARC Reference 160 S. Is ARC worth it? Ayon is built night and day better, thick machined aluminum ,not sheet metal all far better Gold Copper sockets ,Mundorf capacitors , land microprocessor controlled for each tube ,, the others just average all tubes not accurate at all ,when y... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? What’s your budget ? MBL 101, Marten Coltrane , Wilson watt Any of them , YG Acoustics , Magico , plus many more , your electronics, a front end , and cabling all have a factor Synergy to all the above is important I owned a Audio store fo... | |
| How Do Amps Affect Soundstage? It maktters , if you have a low budget amp say under $2k ,you will not get the budget soundstage and imaging that a good Solid state amp with bring which will have Mosfets, Fet, bipolors which as have some tube like traits . IMO and many others... | |
| Update on good Ethernet switch The switch doesnot run that warm at all and thanks for the damping tips. | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? IHave been into audio a long time and digital sinc3 the mid 80s the technology is finally here but like with any electronics or Loudspeakers parts quality and technologies cost monies. In my opinion in the $5-7k range is the start of reference qu... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? Solid state is easier ,and no tubes are not better personally after 40+ years in audio a very good SS amp on the bottom and great Vacuum tube preamp on top . It’s a classic combination Tiubes with the wrong speakers can be not a plus, say ... | |
| Questions on Dedicated 20 amp home wiring Myself have awg10 Copper wiring , a 4 wire 2 grounds 1 common ground the other a insulated,isolated ground with its own buzz bar inside the box with its own ground , and breaker contacts are from Siemens Germany Silver over copper to eliminate ... |