curiousjim
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| Whats playing on your system today? Bob James, Double Vision. | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? Temporary insanity = when my wife gets Disco Fever.đ | |
| New Magico Speaker Break-in Question All speakers need some amount of break in. Using them in a HT setup is a good way to start. After a few weeks they are pretty much going to be as good as they are ever going to be. Question,  how far from the front and side walls are the A5âs? If... | |
| Tubes and less sensitive speakers Have you ever thought about getting a hybrid amplifier? Â Iâm currently using PS Audio BHk preamp and 300 mono blocks. Â They have a tube input section and the amps have a Mosfet output section. Plenty of power and warmth. | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? 65-85 dbs. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Porcupine Tree, The Sky Moves Sideways. | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) Itâs been so long since I spun a 33, I canât remember what it sounds like. đ¤ˇââď¸Â | |
| Some people actively participate but rarely if ever start a thread. I for one start threads to get answers to problems. Here I can get honest answers from people who for the most part donât have anything to gain. And vice versa, Â I try to answer questions that others have. Â | |
| Why do tube amps often subjectively sound more powerful than SS ? I started with tubes growing up, than switched to SS ie Hafler pre and amps in the early eighties. Â While they worked great, there was something i was missing. Â Later in the eighties, I went back to tubes and have never left, well kinda. Â The rig ... | |
| a rant @jbuhl Yes, but do they sound any different?đ And your building a rig (boots,liner,binding,wax,ski edge angles) right down to sock thickness. Â | |
| a rant @sfgak @daveyf Thanks for the reply. I was pretty sure they were A/B but I just couldnât remember. I was always broke back then because I was always buying the upgrades. đ | |
| a rant Does anyone remember if the Hafler amps were class A or class A/B?  I know their preamps were class A.  The reason I ask  is because they were my first introduction to high end equipment.  I have built, bought and traded my way up the ladder ever ... | |
| Sold Sold Sold @love4audio 1 @zappas 0 | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Steven Wilson, Â The Raven That Refused To Sing. (2013) | |
| Experiences with Oppo Service? Â The whole thing sounds wrong to me. Â Have you spoken with a living Oppo representative? |