curiousjim
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| Best XLRs under $500 a pair @bobbyloans I just bought a pair of Audioquest Colorado XLR’s for $450 a pair, new. They listed for $900, but they are last year’s model. All the best. JD | |
| Wow....just look at this guy's car audio..... Back in the eighties, I had a neighbor who had a pickup truck set up for “The Sound Races” it had 6 marine grade batteries in the bed to power it. He said it draw so much power, it would stop the truck motor if he cranked it up without the batte... | |
| Are Tube Buffers for real or even worth it ? I have always found that every time I add something in the sound path, I get some good, but also some bad. Either something is muted or something now has more noise. So I try and keep things short and simple. Preamp, amp, speakers, or on my second... | |
| How important is spending time with your gear? Does enjoying taking out and using the feather duster on my equipment and speakers make me a bad person? 😆 | |
| Spendor D9.2 Run In @alphonsodamato Give them a couple hundred hours. Speaker drivers do need to settle in. All the best. | |
| Question about speaker angle @waxensens I have two systems currently. The one with Acoustat panel speakers are aimed just to the right/left of my listening position. The KEF’s are barely toed in, maybe 1°-2°’s. So no two speakers are going to be the same. I’ve had the KEF ... | |
| Question about speaker angle @jjss49 HB is so no nonsense he’s a pleasure to watch. | |
| Bluesound Node 2 vs. Node (2021) I have no experience with the Node2, but I do have the new Node 3 and am running it into a H390. I also have a Pontus ll and an original Schiit Bifrost DAC. The Node 3’s DAC is actually not all that bad. During the last few days I’ve been mixing a... | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps If you can afford it, you can’t go wrong with Audio Research. All the best. JD | |
| Almost equality Congratulations on finding happiness 😃 I’ve gone digital, but still don’t really stream music yet, like you I have a couple thousand CD’s that I still enjoy listening to. Maybe someday 😆 All the best. JD | |
| Awaiting a 1st impression Unless it sounds like crap, it should sell very well. You get the warmth of tubes and the power of SS. Another benefit is the preamp tubes will probably last 10,000+ hours. I to will be interested in hearing the reviews. JD | |
| Linlai 6SN7 As a general rule, preamp tubes don’t run anywhere as hot as amplifier output tubes and that’s one big reason they can last 2000-10000 hours. I’m currently running a couple of Amperex 6922 and while I wouldn’t want to be holding one, they’re not s... | |
| finding the weak link Sounds like you’re asking three separate questions. Change digital, change analog, of change the PL. With digital, you could add a dac. I’d look at RTR dacs as they are generally warmer. For analog, an upgrade of you cartridge would bring a Big B... | |
| Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000 FYI, the Klispch Hersey 2’s might be exactly what you’re looking for. If you’re a lover of bass, you might want to add a sub, but all in all for $1k they are a lot of speaker. All the best. JD | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? For me, no way in the world! For Jeff Bezos, sure, why not. |