craigl59
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| Affordable SET's with 211 or 300B tubes, (2000 dolllars maximum) Just got the new NobSound 300B SET monoblocks with JJ Tesla tubes, Japanese transformers, European capacitors and resistors (high quality ones) and American fittings/bindings. Checked the units carefully and they are well built with precisely the ... | |
| Stacking a HT processor on top of amplifier Check out the custom fan boxes made by acinfinity; they are incredibly inexpensive ($100 or less) VERY well built and are superb at solving the problem completely.https://www.acinfinity.com/receiver-amp-cooling-fans/ | |
| In need high-efficency speakers jaytoy:It's the Tekton Perfect model at only 1800 bucks; perfect timing for Mike; give Eric a call... | |
| In need high-efficency speakers Check out Tekton speakers. Eric Alexander will take care of you. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Let's move on. I suggest a competition.Who can identify the most beautiful horn solo in the orchestral repertoire? We can all suggest our favorites and learsfool will judge the winner.Am suggesting this because I just got a new recording of the Tc... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts An Eric Alexander speaker specifically designed for SET amps:https://www.tektondesign.com/the-perfect-set.htmland you tube lovers are not all over it?Would have thought it would the main topic in this thread for some time... | |
| Room correction, DSP for dummies. Eric:REW allows you to specify any curve you like for frequency and impulse correction and you can make it mostly flat as I have done so with my summer home -- from +/- 3db for 16 to 30k hz.Check it out -- its free. If you do your own EQ you shoul... | |
| new york city audio show 2018 LA was cancelled as well -- the writing is on the wall. | |
| blue jeans cable? djones51:Use Bluejeans every time I buy a new component. Getting just the right length with the correct plugs, welded securely, does the job for me -- and their professional cable (Belden, Canare) has superb response characteristics. | |
| Room correction, DSP for dummies. Investigate the impulse/frequency convolution file created by the free app REW that can be imported into lots of music editors such as JRiver (very inexpensive). Will tune your room to a very high degree depending on how much time you spend correc... | |
| The RME ADI 2-DAC 32Bit/768kHz dsycks:No, its one or the other -- know this only by the manual, haven't tried it myself. Both balanced and RCA circuits are a class A preamp. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts vs the competition.... Well, I agree and have been thinking of buying two sets of DIs and inverted one pair then chaining those two together -- same as the Ulfbehrts but $6k less expensive...a nice, biker-type chain I would think. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts vs the competition.... How Eric can do that combo, delivered, at $1500 is amazing. | |
| What will become of my beloved CDs? Ikea CD shelves -- check them out.https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00323364/Am using 13 so far -- they fit perfectly in hallways. Use a Brother PT-D210 labeler to identify each letter and sort by name.But this may too expensive for some... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts vs the competition.... Yes if you place the panels low enough they will do the same thing but I had problems with wall outlets.Use speaker cloth to cover and stretch it so it looks clean; can get this at any Michaels-type fabric store. Only use "green" insulation-type m... |