blue-magoo
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| Songs you use when auditioning gear @jastralfu I think we have every Radiohead and Eno in our house. If you like techno try Kruder Dorfmeister- The K&D Sessions if you can find it. And Flight of the Hippo blue my mind as well | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear Hans Theseesink & Terry Evens- Delta Time Massive Attack- Mezzanine Radiohead- OK Computer Daft Punk- Random Access Memories Miles Davis- Kind of Blue Jeff Buckley- Grace https://www.whathifi.com/features/best-produced-recordings-to-te... | |
| JJ preamp tubes - repeated problems I have heard that equipment manufacturers use JJ's because they last longer. I am not sure if its's true but my Luxman had JJ's with the Luxman branding. I will have to say that they do not sound good. I replaced them and it was a huge upgrade. Yo... | |
| Tweak Pink Himalayan Salt Lamps. It's the VIBE man! very chill, gives you an eargasm | |
| Do people tire of audio forums? Tire forms are much more tiring. | |
| Any recommendation for a CD changer? or take a chance on a used one. Integra brand is owned by Onkyo. | |
| Any recommendation for a CD changer? I use the Onkyo CX-390. in both my systems.It plays great if you have good quality recordings of course. $349. lots of features and good remote. | |
| looking for an integrated amp in the $1500 range I don't work for The Music Room so check their policy before you buy. They will also negotiate the list prices. | |
| looking for an integrated amp in the $1500 range An idea if you want to go used. The Music Room will give you a 45 day return window on their gear and sometimes will pay return shipping if you aren't happy for any reason. I have seen some good deals on amps there and they get new stuff all the t... | |
| Costliest Brainfart I also had a Cayin tube amp. I decided to change the tubes from EL34 to KT88. After the switch I turned on the amp to wam up and realized that I forgot to change the tube switch setting on the back to KT88. I reached behind the amp and flipped i... | |
| Mixing tube brands the Chinese call their Prima Luna gear knock off's Prima Donna's. Haha not making this up> | |
| First Tube amp suggestions +1 for Cayin I have the CS 55A integrated with triode or ultalinear mode with tube upgrade upgrades to Gold Lion KT88's, PSvane 12AX7's and nos Mullard 12AU7's. I will play with the EL34 as well. It blows away my old Rogue Sphinx V1 hybrid. Most c... | |
| How much hum is normal from a new tube amp @ltmandella My hum is coming from inside the unit | |
| How much hum is normal from a new tube amp @macg19 That's pretty sweet looking, out of my budget though. | |
| How much hum is normal from a new tube amp @auroravengeance I really liked mine too, I sent it back today, I can tolerate a faint hum, but I think mine may have had a malfunction. The performance was not effected through. It still sounded fine. |