chrissain

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binding post break in
thankyou to the people who left constructive posts, the point of audiodgon is the advancement of this hobby, and to help out fellow audiogoners to make their systems better, but somehow some of you like to attack anyone who does not think just lik... 
binding post break in
no it is not a joke, neither is spending 55 dollars a piece for a better sounding binding post and not getting one. shandorne, I did wire them in the correct polarity, so that is not the issue. rlwainwright, have you never heard a difference in so... 
kt88 base temperature
hmmmmm, interesting theory, but I would think that the room temp would have a bigger change ie summer vrs winter ect.I think that dampening the tube base would change the resonant frequency of the tube, and that could change the sound. from my und... 
kt88 base temperature
thankyou for your replies, I have done my own research and have found that the base of a kt88 does not get anywhere near 500 deg so I am in no danger of the silicon tape melting, also since the tape is only on the base of the tube and not the glas... 
Musical Fidelity 550K/750K Supercharger?
hi, I also own the rogue m150s and they kill !!! the 550 mf superchargers. If you read the follow up review of the superchargers they get trashed. I have not read such a negative review in stereophile in a long long time. I have heard the mfs firs... 
Rogue M-120 and M-150
hi, I have had m150s for a litte over a year, had them sent back to rogue for upgrades, and love my amps ! I have had no problems, except for a couple of bad tubes the amps came with, which were replaced by rogue no problem. rogue is a great compa... 
rogue audio m150 owners
hey thanks for the replies on this old post ! I think I will try the sed kt88s next, has anybody tried el34s or 6550s ? the guys at audio research swear that the 6550s sound way better than the kt88s, I know its personal opinion but feedback would... 
rogue audio m150 owners
thanks, Cyclonicman ,sometimes it easy to overlook whats right in front of you !! the tube tester works well with smaller tubes ie 12ax7 testing from bad to great depending on the tube,but all the kt88s I have tested weak. maybe there is somthing ... 
wadia ipod dock-- anyone find faults?
hi, I had an interesting conversation with the president of bel canto today and he shed some interesting light on this subject. the belcanto cd2 transport upsamples to true 24/96 out, and is then reclocked in the dac 3 resulting in very low noise ... 
wadia ipod dock-- anyone find faults?
hi brian, the comment was for all of us, you know how it is , we put cable x in the system and the sound was totally transformed!!!!!! audiophiles like to discribe small diffences as huge, myself included. this ws not the case however with the wad... 
wadia ipod dock-- anyone find faults?
hey guys, I had to chime in , I was there for the a-b-a shoot out at kmelancons and with the gear on hand it was not even close ! I know how people like to exaggerate for effect when discribing what they hear, but the cd had more space , air and p... 
Wadia 170i and Benchmark Dac1 - anyone try it?
hi, sorry to pour gas on a fire but I have tried the wadiaand the the cd transport was much better. I was very suprised because all the good buzz about the wadia, howeverin the system that I heard it in , it wasnt even close !this was ripped in ap... 
rogue audio m150 owners
hey guys !!! Thanks for such prompt replies ! I will try to respond to your answers with the least amount of typing possible. first off, my amps are plugged into a shunyata hydra 8, so I dont think thats the issue. I have also tried the bel canto ... 
Think a 45 watt tube amp will drive Revel F-30's?
hi, I have revel f-52s with rogue audio m 150 monoblocksand love the two together. the revels like power for bass controll and I dont know if 45 wpc is enough, you will just have to try it and see ! the older f30s are still one of my favorite spea... 
Your opinions on what speakers to go with?
I have revel f52 towers and rogue m150 monos with a bel canto dac 3 cd 2 transport and it sounds fantastic !!!the rogues drive the hell out of the revels loud to me is in the low to mid 90-95 db, do you need louder than that?some people do, just a...