cey
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| A different kind of (inexpensive) Audio accessory. oh man a headlamp is necessary in my job and def necessary to set up that hifi. . hella good suggestion. | |
| Used gear prices and the state of the hobby. seems the market can be driven by prices just as much as the prices are driven by market. prices been ridiculous for a long time. dont seem to be going back to normal. buyin used records is just nuts. | |
| EAR 834 line stage u know, that one that ive never come across. with as much experience as folks have across all these message boards, the fact that i haven come across multiple conversations praising the line stage tells me ...dont bother. very vew pieces of gear d... | |
| Best 12AU7 Type Tubes for a Preamp well, cleartops are $60 or less a matched pair... not considered the best but just about appreciated. if the circuit can handle it 12BH7 is the preferred alternative to the 12AU7 | |
| First table, second cartridge, ... ur phono stage is a ’91 accord. ur table and cartridge is a tesla. significant mismatch in quality and performance. i suggest you audition 1. whaever rega has at the top of their phonos--theirs some fine synerg among rega components 2. tavish ada... | |
| Cable design is a lot like creating a pizza interesting, thoughtful post. i wonder about this stuff a lot. took a long, slow lok at disassembling one end of some morrow audio cables to add bana plug to one end. this and other cables ive examined have a geometry goin on. id imagine theres an... | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them disgusting. well, runnin a con and pre-paying to validate, justify or cover it up. that advertising money, huh? | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? ear 834P clone. the good one with the covered torroidal, black board with gold traces $300 shipped. didnt mod it at all. just put in good tubes and WOW. | |
| What speakers have you mistakenly let go and then later repurchased? @m-db, very cool! oh man, i had an acoustic 320 and 2x15 cabinet, bought it for $400 in 1990 or 1991...a few years later pawned it. then bought it 10 years later from a completely different pawn shop. walked in lookin for something else and coul... | |
| Why not? no more than theyre in the best position to design the best transistors, fets, tubes, interconnects, feet, jacks, knobs... | |
| Direct Drive audiophiles have a deep respect and luv for technics SL-1200 variants and the big denons. theres a new technics model/variant out. i forget the number. the worst rumble ive had was from belt drive tables. | |
| Rant against the industry with hopes for discussion on positive change musicians are hopeless!! hahaha!! man is that true! spot on, @bdp24! im a musician, im 47, been making music since i was a small child, been playing out since the late 80s. made a lot of records on top-tier gear in top-notch studios...and at home... | |
| SkyfiAudio @stereo5 oh. yeah man, yea...thats not surprising. | |
| SkyfiAudio @stereo5 what happened? please tell. | |
| Finally made the transition to a tube preamp! oh man, theres some good tube stuff out there, old and new, and a good bit of it is afforadable. heck the audio by van alstine budget tube preamp (transcendence 10RB) is 1100 and supposedly just fantastic. i have the no-frills version of the top m... |