bob540
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| Dang it, I'm Deaf.... My hearing is fairly good, but when the room is very quiet, I hear a hiss- type of sound like white noise. I only hear the hiss when it is very quiet — I turn on the TV or music and I don’t notice it so much. I was thinking maybe this is just a ... | |
| What say you? My thinking is the same as a few others here: Everything depends upon your budget and balancing the quality of various components and cables. A $2,000 cable might sound better than a cheaper cable (one would hope!), but it makes no sense to use ... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... Maybe consider one of the Audiolab integrateds — 6000a at 50 watts per channel, 8 ohms, 75 at 4 ohms; if you need more power, the 8300a at 75 watts/ch. They have positive reviews. | |
| Listening to music I don’t particularly like The closest I come to the OP’s situation is that I listen to different music when in my car than when listening on my home system. In the car, I prefer uptempo and hard rock. In my home, I prefer easier listening and some genres that I would oth... | |
| What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey? During the 1970’s, the University of Dayton (Ohio) had a student-run station, call letters WVUD, at 99.9 FM. Every weeknight from 7-8 PM, they had a program called “Wax Museum” when they would play an entire new album of music. The difference was ... | |
| Is this a New Game being played now? The first purchase I made was with a guy that preferred PayPal for payment. He waited until the payment cleared and then I went to pick it up. I haven’t sold anything yet, but that sounds like a safe process. That, or a certified check or money... | |
| Tiny bridges everywhere, but why? @onhwy61 I am also guilty of the jumbled mess of cables in my system. Every cord or cable has a purpose, so how do you arrange things nice and neat when you have something like 30 cables running every which direction? Especially when the space y... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? Listening while driving is different than listening at home. I prefer to listen loud in the car and quieter at home. In the car is the only time I can stand heavy metal; at home is when I can listen to bluegrass or folk music. Equipment in the ca... | |
| I agree with Keef @tgilg, And not for the better.@dadork 1+ | |
| $2000 Tektons, which one for my use? Another option —bookshelf rather than floor speakers — is KEF LS50. They are highly regarded and would pair with your sub. Would need stands if not on shelf. Just saw new pair for less than $1700. Note: I have not personally heard these speaker... | |
| Is The FM tuner obsolete? I hope to continue listening to OTA radio for the 15-20 more years I could be alive. Neither of my older cars has internet capabilities and I always play the radio (Classic Rock mostly) while driving. At home, there are two local stations I enjo... | |
| You can go home again In some respects, a revisit to something I enjoyed decades ago leaves me wondering why I thought it was so special. I suppose we are prone to romanticizing the past — our youth — and have fonder memories than realities. Just my take. | |
| Music Direct and my recent exoeriences @uncledemp, 😂 | |
| What are we going to do about Tele 12AU7 prices Good points made above that make sense once explained. 👍🏻 | |
| Thinking Out Loud @oldhvymec, I read about the red plating and flame out tubes, which seemed to be a premium feature. Worth the money, eh? And if I get a pair of matched tubes (instead of two matched pairs to replace all), I should put one new tube on one function... |