carlsbad2
Responses from carlsbad2
| Speakers sound too bright. So you are getting a lot of advice that your speakers shouldn't be too bright. I have a couple of thought. 1. I have seen silver or silver plated speaker cables make the sound bright. 2. You should confirm all the bass drivers are working. p... | |
| Suggestions for Preamp Tubes That is an excellent tube for rolling. Do some reading and try a lot of different tubes. there ae lost of options, all with a different sound. | |
| How remove odor from interconnect? Is it the aging elastomer smell that is soetimes sour almost like vomit that I have sometimes found on aging camping gear pulled out of storage? If so, good luck. My guess is they will likely end up in the trash. I would try afternoon sunshine (o... | |
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? I’m not prone to the hyperbole of a reviewer, or even an enthusiastic forum member. I recently read a review of a pink fuse on another forum that made it sound like THE most imporant piece of his system. Speakers, amps and source no longer matter.... | |
| Western Electric 300B Tube Problems I've heard of infant failures in these tubes. Generally failures go open rather than short. Sorry it cost you $1000 to replace less than $50 in parts. I had a tube short (not a WE) and blew a resistor. Replaced it for $1.10 the next day. Free ... | |
| Shipping costs- WTF You walk into a retail shipping outlet and you pay 2-4 times as much, or more, than you pay if you box at home and print out your own labels. I just shipped a heavy piece of machining equipment across the country for $50. It would have been at lea... | |
| Is the "improvement" real or imnagined? Crescat scientia vita excolatur. | |
| confused about 20 amp power cables @mintakax perfect. | |
| confused about 20 amp power cables So you have a dedicated 20A outlet. Your amp is one of the very few that needs a 20A supply. Yet you wonder if it is ok to use a 15 amp circuit. Maybe it is. but why not just do it right. Replace the cord on your amp with a cord long enough t... | |
| Is Full-size speakers for L-R Rears advisable? i have 3 sets of full size speakers for my HT and love it. | |
| Tube amp for Sourcepoint 8? If you listen at low decibels (many of us do), then a normal 40-50 wpc push-pull tube amp should do you well. Most advisors (dealers) assume you will want the ability to turn it up really loud when they tell yo to buy a 300-500 wpc amp. | |
| Tube amp for Sourcepoint 8? It's an easy load, just not very loud. | |
| Is the "improvement" real or imnagined? Confirmation bias is real and thriving with many members on this site. With audio comes the mind's tendency to interpret "different" as "better". When I'm not sure, of even if I'm pretty sure, I like to listen for a day or 2, switch back, list... | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? 55-70dB. If you have to turn it up to sound good, you have work to do. | |
| Upcoming Trip I don't know the ones you mention. But on a plane it is very important to have noise cancelling. not sure that matches well with audiophile phones. you might just want to get bose for flying. that's what I use. |