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| Rein in the winter static Get yourself a Vicks warm mist humidifier. It works great and is enough to bump up the humidity in small rooms by a good 4-10%. We ran them overnight on our counters at our last house. I have one in the basement sitting on the bar counter to take ... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital Isao Suzuki Trio Quartet – Blow Up album released by Three Blind Mice. Album recorded in 1976. Song: Aqua Marine. Three Blind Mice record made natural sounding records, rich of color, with good soundstage and imaging, air for the instrument... | |
| Can anyone tell me when XLR connections were first used on stereo equipment. (what years)? This is informative: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_connector | |
| McIntosh MC-2301 Tube Replacements @taxmandme You are welcome. In my opinion, there is no substantial information to validate that there are frequent reliability issues with Gold Lion tubes. Of course, tubes in general, are subject to various intermittent problems. Some tubes ... | |
| McIntosh MC-2301 Tube Replacements Congratulations on acquiring the 2301 tube amps. They are phenomenal. I am not sure which tubes you have in the 2301s right now but the Gold Lion KT88s seems to be a great fit with the 2301s. I have tried EHs, JJs, Mullards, and feel the Gold L... | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @mijostyn Can you provide some characteristics of the Hyperion MKII MR? For example, what are things you like about it? Is it balanced and not shouty or overbearing in any of the frequencies? How long did it take to break in? I have a Hyp... | |
| room treatment gurus, please @pindac, I agree with your assessment. There is nothing more satisfying than experimenting on your own and realizing the benefits of tweaking things here and there to realize greater outcomes. For my own personal philosophy, I have learned th... | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @mijostyn Which version of the Hyperion are you using? I noticed that Soundsmith now has two variants of the Hyperion. I have the previous Hyperion MK II Contact Line which is absolutely amazing. This new Micro Ridge variant of the Hyperion s... | |
| Sub making electrical noises when connected to a Power conditioner You’re on the right path to isolating the problem. What else are you plugging into the conditioner? Try eliminating a component one at a time while the sub is plugged in to see if the noise disappears. Are there any high current plug options on th... | |
| The End of My Search for a Power Conditioner Congratulations. Glad you were able to find something that met your needs with qualities that are commensurate with higher priced products. It seems to be true that newer Shunyata products are benefiting from trickle down technology. New product a... | |
| Andy Kim Needle Clinic This is the link to one of the bigger Andy Kim threads: Andy Kim thread | |
| Looking for a new Subwoofer According to the GR website, The GR kits are out of stock in addition to the completed single servo 15” sub. If they are not out of stock, the website needs to be updated. | |
| Matthew Bond Audio speaker cables - observations What is the pricing of these? I see in their website that they ask for you to contact them. Since you compared to Valhalla 2s, I assume that these are closely priced to those Valhalla’s. Good to see that there are competitive products in this pric... | |
| What is causing false tube faults in VTL MB450 Series III? That’s strange. Have you isolated the amp from the preamp and speakers and repeated the power on sequence? Since the tube swap did not eliminate the problem, I suggest that you start from the basics…disconnect all things connected and start from s... | |
| Would McIntosh Auto Transformers affect speaker sound? @roxy54 , @viridian +1, If anything, the autoformer allows you to have stable rated power on the selected ohm taps. If you have 2-ohm speakers, use the 2 ohm taps and you will have stable power at 2 ohms. Try that with an amp rated at 8 ohms whi... |