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| Comment about SS and Tubes @sgreg1 I agree about power in reserve. The best (and possibly only) way to get it is to go Class A. I don't have any recordings of scissors snapping shut. Is there a test disc incorporating this? Recorded using Telefunken U47? | |
| Questionable Tweak @noromance For those of us with older ears.... Hold your nose and breathe out to pressure your ears. You will find your HF hearing acuity improves massively. Really. Any doctor hear know why? Problem is it's a bit uncomfortable and fatigui... | |
| Questionable Tweak Drag your wife into the listening room instead. You may find a big sound improvement. | |
| A rookie with 10K, seeking advise @llid2 Assuming your hi-fi isn't creating unacceptable noise (it shouldn't be), noise comes off the electricity supply, your house wiring and other electric stuff in the house and, for low output MC carts from radio intererence. The amount an... | |
| New VPI purchase @ghdprentice You suggest your change of TT produced better sound by 'an order of magnitude'. That is 10x better sound. Accepting each of us has different measurement scales I still find it difficult to align with that. Perhaps it would be ... | |
| Pair of Rel S510’s or Carbon Special’s? Miller Carbon would buy 6 more subs. This has been a very helpful exchange. I have resisted subs for for more than 40 years (since they started?) and am still doing so, but every now and then I am tempted in to have another look, as here. | |
| What Power Cords for Rel S510 Subs? @vonhelmholtz Like you I particularly feel spending money on power cords for subwoofers isn't the place to start. Neither would I spend money on power cord upgrade on a turntable. The issue is noise on the power line. Some comes from your ... | |
| OK...here's another tweak that really works Clear political correctness off this forum. @thyname Jason is always polite in his criticisms. You seem to be saying that everyone can post on here, except him. Bring back free speech. I would hate this to become a forum where no-one can ... | |
| Basic question about power/watts Where the question is proper full-power manly watts, the answer is always Class A. | |
| What Power Cords for Rel S510 Subs? Definiately don't spend less than $10,000 on power cords for your RELs. Anything less and you'll be wasting your money as you won't hear any difference. | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement @urbie Aren't you forgetting that there are thousands on here dumb enough to pay up to $30,000 for a real piece of wire, namely a power cord when an upgraded stock item cannot cost more than $25. | |
| Which component to upgrade 1st ? You've got to make spending count. Must be a case for choosing between analogue and digital sources. Why spend money on two competing systems? Meanwhile some are putting money into power cords instead of active components. | |
| How many plays can you get out of a good record? It's not a question of tracking weight, it's a question of mistracking. Too light is as bad for records as too heavy. I did wear out a copy of Blonde on Blonde in 1966 using my father's old Collaro player that must have been tracking at about 5g.... | |
| Is blasphemous Music ok? Organised religion is the single worst thing in the history of the world. We all wish Mr Rushdie a return to good health. | |
| Storage of other speakers in the room, shorting them while not in use? Myth or true? Don't let your dog into the room, he might vibrate. |