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| Vintage Mcintosh tuner I'm not sure why you don't like the MR-80, but I think it's one of the best FM tuners ever built. I certainly plan to keep mine. | |
| Dedicated Line Noise Filter? lowrider57 ... In Philadelphia, a permit is not required for an electrical addition or upgrade in a residence. The law states that an inspection is required at the time a house is being sold.Sorry, but you’re mistaken." Electrical permits are req... | |
| Dedicated Line Noise Filter? almargLowrider, my understanding is that a sub-panel should have hot, neutral, and safety ground all wired back to the main service panellowrider57Al, that's what I thought. I asked the electrician about code, and he said it meets code and th... | |
| Dedicated Line Noise Filter? lak A friend suggested the 5 KVA because he knew it was large enough for most audiophiles systems5KVA works out to 5000 watts - assuming you have a good power factor. That might be sufficient for a small system, but obviously undersized on even ... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp parsonsWith due respect, feels like you're going to all this trouble to invite people in to double blind, then kind of invalidating a major part ...Actually he's made it clear that the event won't be double-blind. He wrote: ... play a track o... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp upscaleaudio... play a track on amp A, move the source and speaker to amp B, and listen. Simple. Same cut. Same volume. Don't even turn off the amps. Instant.I suspect that the difference will be quite noticeable, so double blind really i... | |
| Turntable Illumination - Recommendations? Littlelite.http://www.littlite.com/ | |
| CD players = dead? hifiman5... "Treasure" might have been a better choice."Treasure" is a great word. I treasure not only my LP collection, but I consider many of the individual LPs themselves to be a distinct, special treasure all by themselves. | |
| CD players = dead? hifiman5Many of us have invested a tidy sum on silver discs (CD, XRCD, SACD etc.) I suspect that in the high end of things spinners will be around for a long time. Maybe only one or two models per manufacturer ...This makes a lot of sense. E... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp upscaleaudioIt's official. We will do an precise level-matched A/B comparison of the ARC VSI75 and the DiaLogue Premium integrated amps.This is interesting! Can you please tell us more about how the test will be conducted? Will it be double-bli... | |
| Vandersteen 2Ci - Bi-wire cable question gdnrbob... Mr. V thinks vertical biamping less satisfactory than horizontal. That is, using one amp (monoblock) per channel, as opposed to splitting the signal.You seem to be confused about biamping. Horizontal biamping means using one stereo a... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp upscaleaudio07-07-2017 12:51pmAll of those characteristics can change by moving a speaker an inch. Raising or lowering volume a few dB changes everything about perception of sound. Fletcher and Munson figured that out in the 30's.Picking out... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp upscaleaudioYou can’t "demo" an amp at a store. Or a preamp. There is only one way to really make a comparison and that is level-matched, and hot, playing the exact same music.That's just silly. Many dealers have good listening rooms and an a... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD mattnshilpNegative posts about gear are fine until it’s from a dealer or manufacturer ... If Aurender posts something bad about SGM, the motives are questionable ... I try to watchdog this VERY long lived thread to keep things fair and educationa... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD mattnshilp This is not the spot for any manufacturer or dealer to bad mouth any other product.I think every contributor here should decide for himself what to post, within the forum's rules, of course. Similarly, every reader should decide for hi... |