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| Playing Vinyl in a Cold Room "consider this" rod serling....preheat your groove w/ a gooseneck led lamp. | |
| Playing Vinyl in a Cold Room austin estereo | |
| Playing Vinyl in a Cold Room yall, vinyl should be at an abient temperature...in extreme situations, freezing is the worst///the hi-frequency information is frozen and your line contact styus will shave the twin peaks in said groove. | |
| High Efficiency Options? @ozzy62 is right. You need a speaker in the 90db range for sensitivity. Klipsch heritage series are one option to consider. No direct experience with Omega that @rar1 mentioned, but full rage speakers are often a great option for tube gear. Th... | |
| Are tubes psychological? Sure, the psychological aspect is some part of it. The sound of a good pure tube amp (and there are plenty of not so good ones) is appealing for a good reason. Solid state amps distort primarily odd order harmonics. Even distortion that’s barely m... | |
| How to tame a bright system? @snarfie23 Two great points. Room acoustics were my first thought too. Is there a hard floor between you and the speakers? If so, try adding a rug. And a second great point, no electronic solution can correct for a problem with acoustics. Per... | |
| Anyone know of an independent tech out there with experience in Bryston amplifier? @verdantaudio Awesome. Thank you so much for the leads. Just what I was hoping for. Much appreciated. | |
| Anyone know of an independent tech out there with experience in Bryston amplifier? Central Texas, but shipping is fine as long as it's in the USA. | |
| Anyone know of an independent tech out there with experience in Bryston amplifier? A potential buyer claims that they wanted $900 a unit. Not sure if that's true. Messaged them a couple times, and have yet to hear back. Combined with shipping, it's not feasible. | |
| What do you think is the best integrated amplifier under 1000 Hands down, the Rega Brio at $995. Full disclosure here. I work for a Rega dealer. I've heard a wide array of integrated and separates over the years. This little guy runs rings around many integrated amps, and will even take on some more basi... | |
| Bought a new McIntosh amp @tomic601 In fact, the 240 has a THD of about .5%. It does illustrate that specs are of little use when comparing amplifiers. Ironically, some of the most sterile and unenjoyable amps I've ever heard have extremely among the lowest rated THD spe... | |
| fisher stereo The speakers that came with these systems were extremely efficient full range types. I'd suggest actually looking for another pair in thrift stores. Something from the same era by Emerson, Soundesign, Lloyd's, and similar. They will also have R... | |
| VARIAC: Procedure??? 2 old 30 wpc tube amps, unused for 4 years Ideally, a power meter, or at least an ammeter would be used with a variac, but the bulb is a passable workaround. Also as mentioned before, you should keep well below the recommended bias reading until the amp is fully powered, and has been on f... | |
| You own a store, you sell 2 brands, which? I had to chuckle when I read this. We operate a small service shop that also resells some vintage gear. We do however carry a little new audio, and exactly two brands! They are Rega and Fyne Audio. They have both been a great fill for those who ei... | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. Some loudness function do emphasize the high frequencies as well. The Fletcher Munson curve did include a boost in the highs as well. Yea, it is a shame that this has all but eliminated. Our shop deals mainly in vintage gear. Almost all of it ... |