brianw
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| Cable shoot-out: FIM against Valhalla I'm curious if they are of newer or later origin than my 8' Bi-wire. So, about the serial number ... | |
| Cable shoot-out: FIM against Valhalla Tekunda, would you mind, giving me the serial number of the cable set? FIM hasn't highly polished copper spades ever, and hasn't used soft copper for spades in well over a year.And, did you recieve a installation booklet with your cables? | |
| Cable shoot-out: FIM against Valhalla That's great, the Valhalla worked well for you, in your system. The Valhalla was beat by the FIM in mine. However your statement above, "... No way I will hook it up to my cable cooker and give it a fair chance. I might leave more marks.", leaves ... | |
| Cable shoot-out: FIM against Valhalla So, how valid is your comparison? | |
| Shakti Stone/Online Near Pentium CPU's Shakti stones and on-lines have been used by the Honda Factory on their 600cc road race motorcycles, for the last several years. (I haven't tried it on the family truckster yet)You may have something with using in conjunction with computer CPU's. ... | |
| Best 20A IEC power cord FIM Gold and Silver series are available with 20 Amp IEC. | |
| Are there any MFSL bootleg copies around? I'm with Cornfed. Bootleg's refer to re-released, unauthorized copies. In my experience, there is NO such thing as a "Bootleg" Mo-fi. (Georgio was from Spokane, WA). You can buy issues for less money from "Mom and Pops" sellers on ebay. You know, ... | |
| Top 5 cd recordings of all time? I hope that the CD copy of "For Duke" is as good as the vinyl copy. As far as CD goes, the Heart Live CD from 1996, the live Eagles and some of the releases from Fidelis are VERY good. | |
| Mold-damaged copy of "Live at Leeds" " ...records are more durable than one assumes." Depending upon the vinyl pellets purchased, or recycled in the case of most U.S. pressing plants during the era mentioned; bleach and alcohol CAN affect the plasticizors used in the vinyl compositio... | |
| What is a good online retailer for XRCD's, etc. www.elusivedisc.com Bob Bantz, the owner, is an audiophile himself and knows music. | |
| My first impression of the Nordost Valhallas. I couldn't have said it much better, adsal@e-kolay.net . System matching and cables go hand in hand. Hopefully Tekunda finds what works best in his system. My system/my matching/my preference; FIM. (And I've tried the Valhallas) | |
| BAT VK-60 tubes As stated in my earlier post, I have heard that using the ST style, large plate Mullard ECC-34 is the hot replacement for the 6SN7 in the BAT VK-60. The Mullard ECC-34 provides better dynamics, better mid-range, & more natural presence. I was ... | |
| BAT VK-60 tubes Which NOS 6SN7's? | |
| Any one want a laugh???? "My ears are SO ringing dude! What a great concert, man! Pass the weed, I gotta deadline about how stupid audiophiles are." | |
| Cheap Tweak..Mass Loading You can also try using sand abrasives used for commercial sand blasting. |