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| Nordost Power Cables - my latest experience Just be careful if you have the older design Q bases. I pulled a cord out a few years ago and a white lightning bolt nearly took me out. I pulled it without securing the base which was a mistake. They graciously replaced it with a new one but I a... | |
| Grateful Dead- Sotheby's Auction It's amazing what people will pay for American culture. One of those McIntosh amps went for $378,000. I had one of those old SS amps and it sounded like the voice was coming out of a basketball sized hole in the singers chest cavity. | |
| Grateful Dead- Sotheby's Auction https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/from-the-vault-property-from-the-grateful-dead-and-frie...I like the story behind this one. With this much acid that mask machine will talk. | |
| Opinions Please - New Prodduction Sophia EL34ST Coke Bottle Any other members try the above tubes? I've used the newer Mullards, EH. Any comparisons appreciated. | |
| Reviewing the fabulous Silversmith Fidelium Speaker Cables Has anyone compared the Fidelium to something like a Nordost Frey 2? | |
| Sugden/Allnic or Luxman L-509X? Wahoostewjr- curious is the Sugden a little more neutral than the Luxman? I’ve owned various Luxman amps for 20 years and one day I just stepped away from the golden tone and never looked back. I also have a A21 that was a soundstage champ but I f... | |
| SET the best? @Atmosphere - boring is kind of crude for my description so I'll tell you what my 10 year old at the time said- We were listening to Metallica comparing the Luxman 590AXII to the SPEC (intro integrated but like $6K) with Devore Nines.He thought th... | |
| Speakers Damaged via FedEx, A Neverending Love Story I once bought a pair of Spendor D7's from TMR. They were in the original double box plus they rigged up a third box with some foam board inside and one sheet taped to the exterior (all snug). They showed up without any damage. As a hobbyist, it's ... | |
| SET the best? A really nice sounding class d amp is the SPEC but I found it to get a bit boring over time. I enjoy a certain amount of variety. Have you heard the SPEC Ralph? When is yours coming out and what’s the price point? | |
| Tube rolling on Leven CS 600 I’ve owned Devore speakers since 2008 including the O/93 for 6 months or so. The mids on that speaker were not for me. I tried a couple amps and the A23 before moving on. | |
| Tube rolling on Leven CS 600 I've used the GL KT66 in this amp. They soften things a little but also seem to have slightly less in the way of focus with the O/93. It depends on what you are after. | |
| Are Fall Sales Leveling Out in the Used Market? I’m just noticing better quality inventory lately than over the past year- many Pass, Vac, Aesthetix, Coda, etc. Last year it was one or two questionable amps and some McIntosh collectibles at 300% over value. So some are saying these are the res... | |
| Are you also leaving free (virtually) performance on the table? @lemonhaze search cape cod polish cloth. It’s a cloth that cleans and shines metals without abrasion or liquids. | |
| Is bass the most important frequency band? We all differ in this narrow field. My priority is a midrange that is real, alive and clear. Main speaker bass down to 30. I don't think a sub has much business playing above 32-34 ever. Treble that is clean and silky with no jagged edges- there's... | |
| Stereophiles 2021 Recommended Components is now on line. I'm a believer in the 10,000 hour rule. Nobody just stepped into this list- unless it was a family business. Sure, some are better at networking and building international business relationships. Some have more marketing prowess and interpersonal... |