cyclonicman
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| Need good to very good video power cord I have used the Nordost Shiva for both video and audio applications. It's lightweight and flexible and really provided a razor sharp image with excellent sound on my plasma. There are a few for sale here on audiogon for around $200 for a 2 meter c... | |
| Question about power surge protection Frankly, I never heard of this type of surge occurring without the presence of a severe storm. This is what happens when lightning strikes on or close to your property. Anyway, to answer your question, the gear must be plugged into the surge prote... | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? Amen Jaybo! well written, I'm done with this post as well! | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? Jim , I have been reading your posts and I don't get your opinions on almost anything. Firstly, It's the album most affected by Brian's maturation not his illness. He was expressing his deepest feelings of love and life from the heart and mind of ... | |
| Quality of New MoFi recordings Swampwalker is exactly right. | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? The lack of technology and yet to have such excellent results from both the Beach Boys and the Beatles is what is so astounding. I don't believe the Moog was even invented at this point. Today, computer technology exists to reproduce the sounds th... | |
| What is the best doors album in your opinion? The Doors | |
| looking for interconnect under 200 dollars Just want to be correct here, so, IMHO, I agree with Stingreen, try the anticables. I also agree with John but I think he is overreacting to Stingreen and IMHO, he should offer his interconnect recommendation proposed by Danovak. | |
| Speaker Cables I have gone from some very pricey cables (Kimber, Nordost, Cardas) to Paul Speltz anticables and am truly amazed at how good they sound. Before moving to anything more expensive, I urge you to try the anticables, especially since they have a 30 da... | |
| Question about 5u4 tubes ? Talk to Kevin at Upscale. http://www.upscaleaudio.com/view_category.asp?cat=48 | |
| tube testing oddity I personally have had situations where my tube tester has failed me. I've had tubes test well and than blow a fuse in my amplifier and I would have to locate the bad tube by trial and error and replace it. I never had your situation, but just gues... | |
| Installed Wrong Tube 12AX& instead of 12 AT7 One channel would be louder as gain factor for 12AT7 is 60, while gain gactor for 12AX7 is 100. However, the 12AT7 actually has a greater current output than the 12AX7, approx 8-9 times as great. | |
| Newbie Power Cord Question There is a Nordost Shiva power cord for sale on audiogon for $199 OBO. The Shiva is a very dynamic power cord in it's price range. | |
| Newbie Power Cord Question If you purchase a new power cord for $200 and you get a $200 power cord.If you purchase a used power cord for $200, you should get a power cord that probably would have sold new for $400! I would try to get a better value by buying a used power ca... | |
| Stereophile Sampler & Test CD Audioman, sorry you have to buy it! |