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| HumminGuru vs.Degritter @johnss I hadn't considered that. Have you, or anyone, had one of these cavitation cleaners fail? If so, what was the manufacturer's support like? | |
| HumminGuru vs.Degritter @rvpiano Why not keep the Humminguru and invest in a Sugarcube from Sweetvinyl? I bought one when it was a beta product being crowd funded, and I have been thrilled with it. To my ears, the processing does not degrade the sound at all. It effec... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing I might get attacked for this, but I am very happy with my McIntosh C220 tube (actually a hybrid design) preamp paired with my Arion Audio S500 class D amplifier. McIntosh has its fans and it's detractors, but I love the thing. One great quality... | |
| Do I need new tubes? FWIW, I am running Mullard reissues in my McIntosh C220 for over 10 years with no issues. I run it about 20 hours a week, so that's about 10,000 hours so far. Tubes tested strong a few years back when the preamp was sent to Audio Classics for a ... | |
| How do you decide what to listen to? Same old stuff? For Internet radio, I love Sheena's Jungle Room, a stream from WFMU. Great variety, many obscure, funny, or outrageous tunes. You will want to have Shazam open whenever you listen. | |
| How do you decide what to listen to? Same old stuff? This is going to sound a little nuts, but here’s what I do: I build playlists for single track listening from my library (Roon combines my music with Qobuz music that I have added to my library) by selecting the same track number and then addi... | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! Shoot me, but I like the McIntosh designs. A bit retro, which I like. Come on, who here wouldn’t want a big honkin’ Sansui or Marantz receiver in their rack, even if it was just for show? I have a C220 preamp, and love the LED lit front panel. It ... | |
| Humminguru record cleaner @dogberry The Sugarcube removes about 90% of pops and clicks and about 80% of surface noise via noise shaping. The results are amazing, and my ears detect no sonic degradation whatsoever. However, it is still better to start with a clean LP and i... | |
| Humminguru record cleaner @hifiguys Thanks for the well thought out post. I am not a huge vinyl guy, but I am slowly digitizing my collection using my Sugarcube device. For me, the Humminguru is a splurge, budget wise. But I think it would still be an improvement from m... | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... I was an audiophile in my teens. But, I didn't purchase a pair of serious loudspeakers until I was 40. By then, I had a house, children who were past the toddler stage, and a bit of disposable income. I suspect I am not alone. Give the Gen Z ki... | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update Vinshine did promise to continue to support Denafrips products purchased through Vinshine. I suggest you reach out directly. | |
| Bose buys McIntosh One of the best car stereos I ever had was the McIntosh system in my 2003 Subaru Outback VDC. Although the car was too noisy to really appreciate it, in park, it sounded pretty good. I did speak to someone (Chuck Hinson?) at McIntosh about it on... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? I probe with questions: "Are you happy with the bass level you have? " Depending on the answer, you can either offer advice or just STFU. | |
| Sub suggestions please Look for Vandersteen 2Wq used. Fantastic sub provided your mains go down to 40Hz. I have a pair, purchased used, along with a pair of the M5-HP battery biased crossovers. Deep, clean bass that never gets in the way of higher frequencies, and th... | |
| Drinking Songs playlest... What am I missing? Snortin' Whiskey Drinkin' Cocaine - Pat Travers Baddest of the Bad - Reverend Horton Heat Six Pack - Black Flag |