carlsbad
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| Integrated tube amp vs Tube amp? There are 2 schools of thought on preamps: Preamp should "add to sound quality" and "preamp should be invisible". Integrated tube amps usually are looking for the 2nd path to success. So if you're in that school of thought, integrated tube am... | |
| Conditioner vs. Surge protector Whole house surge protectors do not affect power to your components. They are not in series, they are in parallel. some (including one popular poster here) will tell you they aren't good enough. I say they are certainly better than nothing. Ho... | |
| To Buy or to DIY, here is my question Please post your results. I'd love to hear these when you're done. | |
| Speaker static/hiss? Likely your amp. | |
| To Buy or to DIY, here is my question @duramax747 It sounds like you are set up and ready to go and with personal care and attention are likely to get a better build quality than most factory speakers. As for the crossover and speaker design, you are trusting the guys on the DIY boa... | |
| Could this be true, or am I getting the run around.? It sounds like they are unable to reproduce the defects you complain of. --Jerry | |
| 2:00 a.m. listening at Noon! Pretty sure Greenwave also sells a magnet that goes on your fuel line to double the gas mileage on your car. | |
| Did electrician set up my dedicated subpanel correctly? Good question. People always say "call a licensed electrician" like they never make mistakes. I always double check their work and often end up changing it. I grew up in the construction industry and knew a lot of people I wouldn't let change a... | |
| To Buy or to DIY, here is my question Some people can build speakers as good or better than factory. I am a big believer in the old maxim, "if you want something done right, sometimes you have to do it yourself". However, what you can't do yourself, in one iteration, is all the res... | |
| Vote Your Ranking -If you have an opinion on this digital subject The one going through the best equipment. | |
| Dedicated Circuits - Subpanel importance? 1. A subpanel just adds joints. I would just run heavy wire from the main panel. 2. Conduit is a great option if you can handle the aesthetics. You don't put romex i conduit. Pull individual single 10 ga wires. 3. are you thinking metal cl... | |
| Swapping Kt88 tubes on muzishare x7 for Kt150 Your KT88s should give fine bass. I don't think your problem is your amp. | |
| Bluesound Node or Audiolab 6000N Any streamer can do digital just fine. You need to look at the DAC and the interface. I used node for a while, it was ok with an external DAC. The onboard DAC is poor. Most interfaces are not well set up in my opinion. Tidal was barely ok wh... | |
| Researching SET Amps 10% 20% | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience? @muvluv What if I told you gold was a significantly inferior conductor to copper? about 30% more resistance. So your solid gold speaker wires would have to be heavier gauge..... |