bryoncunningham
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| Help me mod my tube amp Thanks, nlitworld, for those additional suggestions. I will check out the binding posts and wire you mentioned. Mike B-- Thanks for your observation about the different directions this thread has taken. Both kinds of input are valuable to me. ... | |
| Help me mod my tube amp Thanks everyone for the input so far. Several people suggested new tubes. As is probably obvious, I am pretty naive about tubes and open to your suggestions. knotscottt: Yes, I run the amp in triode exclusively. I do not know whether the amp c... | |
| Member Almarg passed away last night My apologies if my posting on this thread, so long after Al's death, disturbs some here who have already mourned his passing. I have been away from Audiogon for five years, and I just learned of it when I returned a few days ago. I had many excha... | |
| Please help me not make a dumb mistake Ozzy62-- As you said, I have heard many people report that speaker level inputs can result in a more seamless integration. I hope that turns out to be true in this system. In the past, I have spent many hours trying to get subs to integrate using ... | |
| Please help me not make a dumb mistake Thank you, Yogiboy. I appreciate the help.Fiesta75-- I don't have the option of using the low level subwoofer input in this system as it is currently configured, which is:Mac mini --> Benchmark Dac3 (dac/preamp) --> Prima Luna Dialogue 4 --&... | |
| How to remove harshness from my digital gear I agree with Al and Steve, though both have far more experience than I do. I can say that my efforts to improve digital SQ were most fruitful when I focused on reducing jitter, which included...1. Using a 1.5 meter S/PDIF cable.2. Experimenting wi... | |
| My JL Audio sub is dead. What exactly happened? New amp. | |
| My JL Audio sub is dead. What exactly happened? Sorry to hear about your experience, Rob. Like you, I now have a new JL Audio sub. I replaced my F113 with a F110. Hopefully this one won't blow up.I've been given a quote to repair my F113 by JL's factory approved Los Angeles technicians... $1000... | |
| Why does most new music suck? 06-05-13: SimaoI'm not sure what the deal with "civility" is. I mean, are we to handle every utterance and statement with kid gloves? ... I don't think audiogon is the domain of sycophants.This is a false contrast. There is a whole continuum of be... | |
| Why does most new music suck? Thank you, Onhwy61, for your thoughtful response. It is not easy to be thoughtful during a disagreement, and I genuinely appreciate it. I have a reaction to your post, and I hope you will find it similarly reasonable...What I've done is quote some... | |
| Why does most new music suck? 06-05-13: Onhwy61To paraphrase Edgar Quintet -- civility and good manners are ordinarily the last refuge of a degenerate nobility.I have read a great number of your posts, Onhwy61, and found them generally entertaining, intelligent, and friendly. ... | |
| Why does most new music suck? 06-05-13: CsontosFrederich Nietzsche... "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music".Small correction... There is no evidence that this quote is from Nietzsche, in spite of its popular attributi... | |
| Why does most new music suck? 06-05-13: CsontosI really don't see a lack of civility here.Then you missed it. Here's a sample, each from a different contributor...You must be old....you might as well go on Eagles tour or cough up $500 for a Stones ticket. It sounds as if your ... | |
| Kevin gets the I've bought 2 Prima Luna amps and a JL Audio sub from Kevin. I live in Southern California, so I've been to his showroom 3 times. I've spent about 2 hours total in his presence and talked with him on the phone maybe 7 times about a variety of thin... | |
| Why does most new music suck? A lot of hostility on this thread. Some notable exceptions, like Mapman. Whether or not there has been a decline in popular music, there seems to be a decline in popular civility.I expect the responses to this post will prove my point.Bryon |