dan_ed
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| Tubes Through Solid State Sm2727, I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish. Can you describe something about the sound that isn't sitting well with your ears? "Tubify" can mean many things, but to me it is implying that the sound is fatiguing and edgy right now. Just... | |
| Does phono stage noise drive you crazy too? No, sorry. Don't have this problem. As you have experienced, when you start moving up the cartridge food chain the demand on phono stage performance goes up dramatically, not to mention every other piece in the system. | |
| Tubes Through Solid State LOL! Actually, Inna, I've been on a marguarita kick for about 6 months. I've lost another 6 lbs since I quit drinking beer. Single malts, now that's just a couple pieces of ice. | |
| MC loading at 47K I suggest that people read a bit more, like Atmasphere's last post on this thread, and this reply by Jonathan Carr in a thread from last year. The thread is regarding the XV-1s but the post is more general regarding MC loading. Also followed by an... | |
| Tubes Through Solid State Ah, so a difference of opinion really does bunch your panties.I don't really care who builds what and how. I don't like mixing, I have tried it, it is not for me. And I note that I'm not the only poster on this thread who feels the same way. | |
| Tubes Through Solid State Yeah, if you want the sound of tubes, use tubes. If you want the sound of SS, use SS. Mixing them gives you some of the qualities of both, but it does not give you the best of both as many claim.Czbbcl,the combination of tubes and ss can be very s... | |
| Tubes Through Solid State Czbbcl, I didn't say it can't sound good. Not sure why a different opinion threatens your own. I've done the tube/ss mix. IME people do this because it is the equipment they have, the speakers they are using are inefficient so they need the contro... | |
| Some thoughts about value in high-end audio What? You need some magazine prostitute to validate your opinion? ;-) No offense, but who cares what some reviewer thinks. | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Total realism is only found at live shows, but you know that Tbg. :-) Long life is in my genes so I'm more worried about out living my savings. :-) | |
| Tubes Through Solid State Is there an analog component to your question? I'm just curious why you asked here. I've always felt this kind of mix was a temporary fix for another problem. | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Usually, one runs out of money. | |
| How to check an IC? What size tip? I find 700 degrees and a fatter tip works very well for connectors. | |
| Disappointing Evening :-) LOL. Am I the only one who thinks you set yourself up?I never talk about my system with the un-enlightened, and they have to really beg if they ever do mention listening to it. I'm not an evangelist and have no interest in converting anyone. P... | |
| Vinyl lovers I must be crazy Do the analysis of the value of the dollar over time and see if you really are paying so much more today than yesterday. Granted, most of us have more buying power than we did back in the 70's. My experiences then and now tell me unequivocally tha... | |
| Triplanar VII and Benz LP-S I guess I should take my 12+ gram xv-1s off my Triplanar. ;-) 16.4 is getting kind of heavy, though. The only way to know for sure is to try it. |