czarivey
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| Vintage tube amp resurrection with Variac? Dekay I mentioned earlier replacing all DC supply caps before even getting onto the variac. | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? I found that kind of entertaining to watch 70+ year old folks driving super cars that they actually don't need especially at shopping plazas where they can have a risk of someone's banging their car with pickup truck door. I may take that as retur... | |
| Anybody into 80s big music? Can I clarify Big 80's? Is it 80's pop? I guess it's not my bowl of soup, but would never mind spinning following favorite 80's rock and electronica:The Smiths;Joy Division;Violent Femmes;Dream Syndicate;Sisters of Mercy;Skinny Puppy;Laid Back;DEP... | |
| "All Things Must Pass"-Tower Records Documentary Every once in a while, when I was working near Wall Street, after work day I'd take 20...30m hike towards NoHo and get to the Broadway and W4th street where Tower Records were located. Another attraction that is still open there is Other Music. Da... | |
| $15,000 Speaker Does Not List Freq Response Specs Thanks Bill_K,Carver Amazing speakers used to be ribbon/panel, but now they're fully ribbon. Amazing indeed.My point was very clear that specification such as 24Hz...24KHz is useless. So why post it? Why provide something that is NEVER true? A det... | |
| $15,000 Speaker Does Not List Freq Response Specs Can you specifically name this model? Can you provide any home speaker that actually DO provide frequency response?Do you understand frequency response specs and how do you choose speaker by frequency response? Does it help you much if you read 20... | |
| Rega Rp1 tonearm upgrade Careful with the 3 screw holes as the plinth is low quality(price relative) which can get ruined. WOW.Having THAT in mind, I'd think of replacing a deck. There are much better valued decks with great quality plinth. Sony PS-X7 wakes up my mind. Ev... | |
| Tone arm upgrade I concur to Linn tonearm being much better vs. RB300. | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? ...but can you give algebraic or geometrical representation so everyone can understand? | |
| Tubes from Russia block Schubert, WWIII is already started more than decade ago and Russia did not start it... Russia did not start any World War and most-likely won't.Russia invaded Syria to establish their own strategical position in Middle East in case if SHTF. Same s... | |
| Otari or Technics Reel-to-Reel ? Otari MX5050 B3 will be my personal choice. Very versatile and easy to use machine with incredible recording abilities. It's also easy to service and high reliability. | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? My fleet:Daily: Subaru XV-Crosstrek base model 5spd Pleasure: 1995 BMW325i coupe convertible 5spdPleasure: 1972 42' Chris Craft/twin Detroit motoryacht Pleasure: 2011 BMW K1200Pleasure: 1995 KTM450Pleasure: 2005 Yamaha WaverunnerBusiness: 1999 Che... | |
| Your favorite recent discovery Discovered great jazz artist Ibrahim Maalof. | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? Geoffkait,How about Amperes, Volts and Ohms are they also better?Ampere, Volt, Ohm and Watt were dudes that named these units of measure. I would suggest you to provide quantitative answer to your hypothesis by deriving your own unit of measure by... | |
| Turntable set up- How easy is it "Tracking forceOverhang alignment AzimuthVTAEach of these items can be set with the proper accessories."pen, paper, ruler and scales? |