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| Bookshelf speakers that renders 3D soundstage Have you tried real speaker stands? Your last posted a pic with your speakers placed upon oversized side tables. I use inexpensive Polk RT15i's ($13.50 thrift shop find - maybe $200 retail) in a mini system and when well positioned on decent sta... | |
| Best 12AU7 Type Tubes for a Preamp "My favourites are NOS Mullards or Telefunkens." Fascinating response in that the two are polar opposites sound-wise. DeKay | |
| Best 12AU7 Type Tubes for a Preamp Mitch2: Here's a recent 12au7 thread of interest. DeKay | |
| Repair Outfit for Older DACs? See if Noble Electronics is still up and running. DeKay | |
| Looking for information on Travler Model #7055 Vintage Turntable made in Chicago Here's a link to a replacement needle. https://www.turntableneedles.com/Find_Turntable_Record_Player_Stylus_by_Model_Number_for_TRAV_LER DeKay | |
| Looking for information on Travler Model #7055 Vintage Turntable made in Chicago It's a tube model that should not be powered on (unless if it has been properly refurbished). Here's some info... https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/travler_7055.html DeKay | |
| Temporary Down Sizing - Integrated Amp Recommendations In regard to your tentative speaker choice you should read this recent thread about Ohm. DeKay | |
| Why do so many members seem afraid of making an audio decision? Funny: This morning I balked @ buying the spring loaded "on sale" footers ($13.45/set of 4/free delivery) noted in a new/recent thread, but this afternoon I purchased my wife a $900 Elsa Peretti necklace without a flinch. Good question. DeKay | |
| Integrated amp for Sonus Faber olympica nova 1 How about I nice pair of these? DeKay | |
| 12AU7 tubes for a Rouge Audio Sphinx V3 Integrated decooney" I was noting the less expensive short plate 60's production @ Blackburn and Heerlen. I actually prefer them to my older (now super expensive) long plate versions. A modern 12au7 that interested me (reading between the lines of the rev... | |
| Speakers If the wrench is ferrous it may have stuck to a speaker magnet. DeKay | |
| 12AU7 tubes for a Rouge Audio Sphinx V3 Integrated Brent Jessee has 1960's Amperex/Heerlen and Mullard/Blackburn short plate 12au7's starting @ $150-$160/matched pair (damaged printing/relabels). These are what I ended up with in the preamp that I have been using for 20 years now. I prefer a har... | |
| Herbie’s Spike Decoupling Gliders: my…experience nyev: Congratulations on not squashing your wife. DeKay | |
| School bus / Tiny Home Speaker Recommendation? yyz: Your headphone rec reminded me of Otto Mann on The Simpsons. DeKay | |
| School bus / Tiny Home Speaker Recommendation? Budget for the speakers amps et cetera? DeKay |