bpoletti
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| Do I NEVER shut it off…? @ asiaaudiosoc7 - 1) Could you please cite examples of amps burning down residential houses. Provide links for articles specifically noting the cause of the residential fire that destroyed a home was a high end audio amplifier. 2) There's no nee... | |
| Need some advise please on a 30 year old system The IRS Beta's are not worth a plug nickel. If they're still working, I'll be by to pick them up and won't even charge you for hauling them away. | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt Sorry, I meant DH-220, not DH-110. | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt @nitrobobHafler DH-500s were great amps once their front-end boards were modified. The biggest problem with the DH-500s was the variable speed cooling fan. It would always kick on during the quiet passages AFTER the big crescendo. Like the DH-5... | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt Several amps come to mind when I think of old amps that still kick butt. ARC D76 with all the final mods. VERY NICE. ARC D79 with all the final mods. Even better with very good dynamics. These are classic tube designs with a lot of attention p... | |
| I had a few drinks and bought some speakers, I've now sobered up NEVER TRUST YOUR EARS WHEN YOU'RE UNDER THE INFLUENCE. Upper midrange and above frequency balance is skewed and perception is not as keen with alcohol coursing through you veins. Always best to do audio evaluation completely sober. Once the sys... | |
| Speaker size and soundstage There are a couple of items for comment. First is room acoustics. It's probably the most critical component in soundstage. A well-tuned room is both the starting point and the finishing effort in any listening environment from the basement cave... | |
| My experience with bi-wiring I have tri-amped, bi-amped and had various setups of bi-wiring. The current setup is a sorta hybrid bi-wire. Works good.But from a marketing perspective:bi-wire typically means buy wirebi-amp means buy amps | |
| Which Phono Pre? I guess that shouldn't be a surprise. | |
| Which Phono Pre? Why did you NOT include Herron VTPH-2A? Aren't you looking for top performance? | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices I've heard that from the perspective of many high-end manufacturers and dealers, the best way to make a small fortune in audio is to start with a large fortune. | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices I suggest the OP just go buy a boat. It will cost more to purchase and maintain, and provide less personal enjoyment. | |
| Ethernet Cables I challenge anyone claiming differences in ethernet cables passing packets. There can be zero differences because a bit is a bit. Bits just don't get dropped or we would not have communication over the internet. | |
| Ethernet Cables OK, let's think this through... What kind of ethernet cable is carrying the signal to the router and possibly to the internal switch in the house? It's generally marginal semi-junk that is just sufficient to carry the signal. Cheap copper. So ... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? HR-X with a VPI fixed gimble 3D arm. Then consider a SoundSmith Xephyr MIMC * cartridge. When your settled on the table and cart, get a Herron VTPH-2a phono stage. That should take care of your vinyl front-end. |