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| Are cable “upgrades” just as likely to make your system sound worse? "I think it most often happens with budget systems." Happy Halloween. DeKay | |
| In preparation of Halloween.... Not music, but one of my favorites... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t_tgiWatvs DeKay | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation Try a pair of these and run them in for 100+ hours. Not kidding. https://www.amazon.com/Micca-Copper-Speaker-Plated-Banana/dp/B078SBL7JM/ref=sr_1_3?crid=29843KF3YJ2LX&keywords=micca%2Bspeaker%2Bcables&qid=1698085278&spr... | |
| Integrated Amp ideas for a very young audiophile What do you need to stream? The Sprout100 ($800) has plenty of power, an internal DAC, BT, MM phono stage and easy to use front panel controls. https://www.psaudio.com/products/sprout100-integrated-amplifier DeKay | |
| Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers. Blue Tack is the correct answer to your question (less is more when using it, IMO). As far as the other comments go it depends upon the speakers you will be using. For example "heavy" stands would most likely be a mismatch mated to speakers with... | |
| recommend 6L6 tubes for preamp Try searching the Bottlehead forum (one example linked below with good info on the 2nd page). Been looking for the same info, but not a lot of hits so far. I had favorites in vintage Fender guitar amps, but the sonics really don't apply to usage... | |
| please help an audiophile's widow See if the Paradigm speaker model (not the tweeter, but the whole speaker model) is listed @ the bottom of the following (linked) page. If it is then the tweeter listed should be a suitable replacement mounted to the existing tweeters faceplate. ... | |
| recommend 6L6 tubes for preamp Did you mean 6V6? DeKay | |
| In preparation of Halloween.... Unfortunately I ran into this guy (and his identical twin) in a Galesburg, IL dive bar circa 1974. Still have waking nightmares as both were wearing White Go-Go Boots. DeKay | |
| In preparation of Halloween.... This is what nightmares are made of... https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2014KenSnyder_ByRequestOnly_Press_170414.jpg DeKay | |
| REF5SE tubes I'm not a past customer either (personal thing), but I did not go further than loading the items into the shopping cart. Otherwise, I did not notice any exclusions for those particular tubes. DeKay | |
| REF5SE tubes Have you tried Upscale? I was able to place 5 ARC grade 6H30P's into the cart. Not certain if that grade is needed for the 5th tube. DeKay | |
| budget diy tube preamp beating many expensive preamps... problem with my system? What 6V6's have you tried? Couldn't find tube rolling info for the Moreplay. DeKay | |
| Antique Sound Labs See what you mean (old schematic links are dead). You could try asking @ DIYAudio and AudioKarma in the event that someone saved them. DeKay | |
| Antique Sound Labs Google 1008 for more info (supposedly the same amp basically). DeKay |