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| Fed up with people making noise at classical shows This thread is funny and tragic at the same time. I believe that our society is more rude in general than, let's say, just one generation ago. For myself, I find that as I get older background noise is more bothersome. When I was twenty is was eas... | |
| Best DAC under 2k US ? You will need to either 1) make some basic choices (see below), or 2) trust your ears.Choices - How are you going to connect to the DAC: USB, S/PDIF or optical? Do you prefer upsampling/oversampling, or NOS/native rate? Do want to drive headphones... | |
| Tube amp beginner Can you tell us more about the rest of your system: your speakers, your room and what type of music you typically listen to? | |
| What makes a speaker too big for a given room? My wife can tell you if a speaker is too big for a given room in a split second, withour even listening to them. I don't know how she does it - it's a gift. | |
| How to pick a tubed integrated without hearing one I have three comments:1- You can look at all of the brochures and online specs, but there is no substitute to listening to an actual amp; preferably in your room with your speakers. I know that this is difficult in your case, but to do otherwise i... | |
| Nottingham Analogue Interspace azimuth adjust??? In my opinion, all of the Nottingham tonearms sound best when used with a high compliance cartridge; that is, over 20cu or more. The compliance on your Delos cartridge is 12cu, which would indicate that it may not be the best match for this arm.Ca... | |
| Nottingham Analogue Interspace azimuth adjust??? You can adjust azimuth on the Nottingham tonearms by GENTLY twisting the headshell to the left or right. It is designed to rotate in the CF arm tube. It's not a great system but it works; especially assuming that you are using a low mass/high comp... | |
| Altec Model 19 - which caps for crossovers IMO, your best choice will be teflon (1st choice) or poly caps. I would try and match the values of the capacitors you want to replace as closely as possible unless you are also planning to rebuild the entire crossover (new resistors & transfo... | |
| Room Treatments There are ways to make effective room treatments more (but not totally) wife friendly. Most panels can be ordered or retro-fitted with printed artwork, for example. Wooden baffle diffusors can look interesting (or use book cases).In a small room, ... | |
| Help with new old Snell Type Js Bmdduck,I would try rebuilding the crossovers before replacing speaker drivers. The crossover designs on the old Snells was very good, but (like most speakers of the era) was limited by design in order to hit a manufacturing price point. Also, tim... | |
| Headphones integrateds with XLR preouts? I would suggest that you look at the Antelope Audio Zodiac DAC. There are three models; the Gold is the top unit w/ remote. It is an excellent DAC with dual headphone outputs, balanced XLR output and volume attenuator, so it can also act as your p... | |
| Apple Mac Mini as a music server >>So to get a quality sound I will need a external DAC?Yes | |
| Turntable advice-thorens questions I have owned several VPI decks as well as many Thorens units, including a TD-124 rebuild I just completed. I would say that, in a nutshell, the VPI Classic (for example) and the Thorens TD-124 (also for example) are very different in both design c... | |
| Sansui Turntable - Best one to own? The 838 and 929 are completely different decks. I prefer the 838 myself, but the 929 has a cult following; I think largely because they are somewhat rare. | |
| Sansui Turntable - Best one to own? Like most Japanese hi-fi manufacturers in the late 60s, 70s and 80s Sansui offered a variety of turntables at different price points targeting different classes of users. While most models were rebranded stuff, some of the higher-end units were ei... |