carlsbad2
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| Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation I do a little custom work and ship with USPS. I, knock on wood, have never lost a package. I print barcoded labels and insure my package with an ample supply of tape. I occasionally have people who have had a bad experience insist on UPS, or ... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? An accountant can calculate the net present value (cost) of replacing your fuse with a slug. Lets do an example: Your amp costs $10,000. the catastrophic failure rate on your amp is 1/100 years (I think it is really much lower than that, althou... | |
| New Amp Advice Your speakers are pretty sensitive compared to many out there at 92dB/watt. Unless you listen at very high levels, you don't need many watts. and most of the time, I bet youre listening to less than one watt. Once clear advantage of buying a ... | |
| Linear Power Supply Recommendations! I've been extremely happy with Farad for my DAVE. Don't worry about international shipping. it was invisible. Good exchange rate now. Jerry | |
| Thickest Power cord with Power distributor? Often the thickness of the calbe is just "padding" added to make it look impressive. Marketing may have some snappy sounding word salad to describe it. Don’t repeat marketing crap, it will identify you as a fool. AWG and quality of the copper and ... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT @newton_john I think 2 or 3 years of physics should be required to get out of high school. I couldn't imagine wondering around the world wondering how things work. | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? speakers make a bigger difference than the amp. | |
| Is it easier to sell mono blocks or stereo amp on the used market? Amps are heavy, especially as you age. Monoblocks are lighter, (but not 50% lighter). Not sure aobut selling. Jerry | |
| Tube microphonics @mulveling Exactly. Because of their position in the signal path, any noise shows up in the speaker. Yes, I've returned some 6sn7s for microphonics. but I eventually found a couple of pair that were very nice. the 6922 and equivalents I hav... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT @newton_john cool What is your specialty? | |
| Bit Perfect as in the Software, anyone using? I don't know this software but I want to make sure you understand that there is no such thing as bitperfect streaming, so I'd say the name is a bit misleading. Jerry | |
| Audiophiles and De-cluttering -- your journey toward both psychic and sonic improvement @erik_squires I think you were on sabatical from the forum when I got my Marantz cinema 40. I didn't get to properly thank you for the recommendation. I know it isn't as high end as my 2 channel system but I find it an excellent and very easy to... | |
| Audiophiles and De-cluttering -- your journey toward both psychic and sonic improvement Disappointing to see people thinking that going from 5.1 to 2.1 somehow improves 2 channel sound. HT and 2 channel should be 2 seperate systems that just utilize the same 2 front speakers. You lose a lot of HT going to 2.1. Jerry | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" I didn't read the wordy versions above, or I quit at the first incorrect statement in each of them. Here is the simple version: Amp WPC is a rating taken at nominal resistance, that is, optimal conditions. Now if resistance goes down, to k... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3A noise 6922's can be very noisy. I have had good luck with a lot of the older tubes. I don't use the term NOS because they are almost non existant. what most sell as NOS is just a used tube that tests well. which is really all you need. I haven't ha... |