bigshutterbug
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| Ayon Triton III a real upgrade considering the price? I own an Ayon Spirit II amp that I have been very happy with, and when the Spirit III came out, decided to "upgrade" to it a few years later. Fortunately, I kept the Spirit II, for I found it to actually sound better all around than the newer Spir... | |
| Amphion Pro Line There is a very positive review on the Amphion One18 on 6Moons. I have not heard them yet, but have enjoyed the Amphion Heliums I once had. Fast, detailed and un-colored. | |
| Ayon measurements Some of the best sounding (and best built) tube amps I have heard do not measure well. Specs probably have little to do with how happy you will be with it. You have probably heard the saying "If it measures well and sounds terrible, it IS terrible... | |
| HFTs or more fuses If you do not have a well treated room, go for the HFT's first. They make the biggest improvements in rooms that have sonic issues. | |
| Abacus Passive LDR I have owned the same Abacus LDR for over a year now, and really enjoy mine when not using my integrated amp. I have also owned Lightspeeds, Bent Tap-X and Warpspeed LDRs. The Abacus sounded very close to the Tap-X, and better than the Warpspeed. ... | |
| Has Audiogon Been Hacked? I received that e-mail as well, and did not respond of course. Audiogon....do you have any comment on the matter? Please let us know what is going on. | |
| Best speakers for $3000 I second the Legacy Focus HD for your taste in music. No subwoofer needed, very efficient, lots of slam and energy. | |
| Which CONTROL PREAMPLIFIER control the VOLUME? Both, in the case you stated. | |
| Swiss amps. Worth the price? Don't forget the affordable and great sounding Swiss JOB amp from Goldmund. They are well worth the price. | |
| desktop speakers for low watt tube integrate I would not be too concerned about efficiency if you are sitting that close to them, unless you tend to listen at very loud levels. Dulcet BE or KEF LS50 would be a safe bet for nearfield, and both are fairly small. | |
| Do you Bi-Wire, if you can? I have found that bi-wire runs of speaker cables tend to be more critical on some speaker designs than others. The speakers I am using currently (Reference 3A Episodes) Have the bi-wire option, and they sounded much better when Bi-wired with the s... | |
| Battery power for Trends 10.1 Sounds like the perfect candidate for a simple, affordable 12 volt solar panel charger and a small, (appox. $18) 7.5 amp SLA battery. That amp is extremely efficient, and could run for many days off the 7.5 amp battery. You can get a nice 12V weat... | |
| Tube Troubleshooting No, tube dampers would not help that problem, and it does not sound like a microphonic tube (or tubes). It would be unusual for both tubes to go bad at the same time though. Before disposing of the "bad" tubes, I would first have them checked. Wha... | |
| which 6sn7 tube for my wyetech topaz amp My favorites were the late 1940's, "3-hole" Sylvania "bad boys", the Sylvania 6SN7W's (not the GTA versions), and the Shuguang Treasure CV-181 versions, if they will work in your unit, and you can find a trouble-free pair. | |
| Is it live or is it? I thought the main reason people go to live rock concerts lately is to stand there and try to record them on their smart phones...The last few concerts I went to, I had a hard time seeing the performers on the stage, due to a sea of hundreds of pe... |