decooney
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| Tampa Audio Expo 2022 People are now posting various Youtube videos of the different rooms and setups to get an idea of what was there. Seemed like there were few people sitting in chairs in some of these rooms, or maybe they filmed early or later in the show. Good to... | |
| The soul of a builder @fuzztone not totally yesterday. Fortunately, we still have a small pocket of dealers in my region of the country, and the few who can charge enough at their layer to make enough to thrive and afford to stay in business. While i build some of my o... | |
| Just Curious, Anyone have any experience with Margules? Yes. David Marihart Audio is a local NorCal dealer-distributor by appt only. I’ve met the owners and designer at the company at a NorCal show in 2019. Their room got some attention and placed well. Sounded very nice. They uppped the line even more... | |
| The soul of a builder 44 years ago, I started out designing and building my own speakers because I could not afford anything I actually liked or wanted to listen to. Started out to "save money", while hopefully obtaining the next-level-up speaker I could have never aff... | |
| To Buy or to DIY, here is my question "@chorus I did build some Speakerlab cornerhorns once." Well, building another set will be even easier then. If you are not buying a DIY kit, paying for plans of a well proven and well tested design helps when the crossover and enclosure sp... | |
| To Buy or to DIY, here is my question @chorus first step, head over to the DIY forums, very limited experience here. IF you are an extra-hands-on type person and normally build things yourself at home, with good plan/design/specs, go DIY and build it yourself. Madisound sources spe... | |
| The Best Preamp is no Preamp? +2 to what @ghdprentice @lowrider57 and others already shared. And, long listening sessions with a triode based tube preamp can be extra-engaging too. It comes down to what type of sound and presentation you prefer. | |
| B&K EX 4420 vs B&K EX 4420 reference Spare right & left circuit boards would be nice to have. My former EX4420 was a nice sounding amp I enjoyed for over 20+ years. It got rather hot and parts inside degraded over time, hum. Had the boards repaired multiple times until I sold it ... | |
| Swapping Kt88 tubes on muzishare x7 for Kt150 No, not with your X7 I'd suspect. Stay with KT88s. Here is why...one other thought. @hvuck did you happen to notice your X7 amp designed for KT88s weighs 22.5kgs? Now compare that to the new Muzishare X10 amp designed for KT150s, weighing in... | |
| [Tube Preamp][Need Help]Could you suggest a tube preamp matched with a SS AMP? @princeliebe Before jumping to the "go integrated" path, is there anything you do not like about the sound of your current pre/amp setup? If anything... ? -Your M504 amps is no slouch. When they were still made fairly well. -Why do you feel... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer McIntosh makes nice stuff that lasts over decades. They are still in business. Matching with the right source, speakers, cables, helps make a difference. Some of their amps can sound nice, particularly for fans of the signature Mc sound. | |
| What Class A is better? SUGDEN FPA-4 or PASS LABS XA-25 @snapoli2 Good for you.While I've never owned a INT-25, the lower wattage amp is nice too, and unless you like to turn it up loud, I'd prefer the lower watt integrated for regular listening levels most of the time anyhow. Yep, speaker pairing well... | |
| What Class A is better? SUGDEN FPA-4 or PASS LABS XA-25 @snapoli2 ...I’ve owned both, multiple pieces. I like Pass Labs allot but ultimately preferred the Sugden iA4 Masterclass - which I did not think would be the case. Nice. Trust your ears with your speakers as you found out first hand. What s... | |
| The most import design issue for a speaker manufacter how many will fit on a pallet. Bottom line for them, yes. Does not have to be a limitation for all of us. Not for me. Availability of right-size speakers is what drove me back to designing and building my own custom weighty-built speakers again. Another option is buying from l... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? @tubegroover What is the secret sauce? My guess and bet is the transformers, isn’t that generally the case in the best tube designs? Yes, Transformers. +Proven circuit design, no circuit boards, clean point-to-point wiring, careful low-nois... |