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| So damn hard deciding which tube preamp to buy! Although it seems that you’re getting a kick out of posting a seemingly ridiculous proposition...I’ll play.At least figure out the basics as listed above several times. Then pick three brands and find a store in a big city that can demo all three.... | |
| ORANGE Fuse rejected I am making the assumption that this thread is about power line fuses, correct? It seems to make sense to me that speaker fuses would make a much greater difference as they are carrying a "signal" not just current.Has any one experimented with sp... | |
| And My Budget Is... Responsibly well. Excellent phrase, seems like something Marcus Aurelius would think or maybe Seneca or one of the other Stoics.I too don't set budgets, by that I mean I have a reasonable idea of where in the scheme of everything a purchase sho... | |
| Why the cost increase? The GAO estimates that 40% of stimulus checks were used to pay down debt or saved in bank accounts. Both of which stimulates nothing.A friend in Boston was furloughed (company still paid health, life etc benefits) so technically not "laid off". ... | |
| Why the cost increase? My understanding of this rise in lumber pricing has very little to do with the availability of raw lumber. During Covid shutdowns mills were forced to close. In many cases the worker bees scattered. Restrictions are then lifted and not only hav... | |
| Can we talk about Qobuz for a minute kgveteran," Is it pronounced ko-buz"I was speaking with Dan Mackta, Managing Director of Qobuz USA, atRMAF '19. And he pronounced it exactly like you are showing.Possibly because he's a New Yorker?At any rate, that is all really just minutia. ... | |
| WHAT SONG TOUCHES YOUR HEART THE MOST? Maria - Original B'way Cast album of "West Side Story". | |
| Vibration - What are the Main Sources? OP,"zlone" = Corvette or Camaro?Regards,barts | |
| Noise floors OP,I get where you comin' from:" This is ONLY about the noise floor of one's listening room. With the stereo system OFF"My dedicated room with double walls and blah blah blah registers an18 on my iPhone with the FREE NIOSH app.It is so quiet that... | |
| What are the current useless terms in this "audio world" Revealing.Like a veil has been lifted.Regards,barts | |
| Do You Ever Find Yourself Unable to Listen To Your System? clearthink Allow me to clarify: Many people don't post here for fear of being ridiculed which is quite common. I suspect that once any person posts here they want to read the answer(s) to their question. So, I conclude rightly or wrongly tha... | |
| Do You Ever Find Yourself Unable to Listen To Your System? OP,Very brave of you to post this on the "audio" forum. That alone says to me that you recognize whatever it is swirling around you.Eat well, sleep well, do not self-medicate! Never helps, never will.Stay away from the garbage media that is Tele... | |
| Will the placement of casters on speaker stands degrade the performance OP,I suspect that you know where the 1.7s were positioned to a very high degree. Having said that I would put the 3.7i's in the same position as a starting point. Go out and buy a 4'x8' sheet of masonite less than $20:https://www.homedepot.com/p... | |
| Poor grammar is disappointing and decidedly distracting in formal audio reviews. jibe vs jiveThrow me down the stairs my hat.Regards,barts | |
| Listening to digital and analog " So what can’t people just like what they like." +1 @earlflynnAt the moment my front end is all digital. Some days I get the itch to jump into the deep end of the pool and add an analog front end as well.Then my synaptic activity calms down (p... |