dennis_the_menace
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Burn-in and Biasing Well, went to radio shack, got the product VTL recommended (digital multimeter with autoranging), and also got a plastic screwdriver...read the instructions..TOTALLY EASY. i was surprised.. this was no big deal. the tubes were actually a tiny bit ... | |
Audionote 3.1x Guess I didn't make myself totally clear.... I meant the Audionote 3.1x CD Player... I'm looking for an all in one player.Would your guess still apply? | |
Best Integrated Tube Amp for 2.5K or Less I agree, Asa; I wish all salesman could be as respectful.THE SOUND of my VTL IT 85 compared to my old NAD340: (the amp has been on playing music for about 27 hours now...), and here are my first impressions:1. WOWWWW!!!!!!! 2. Stevie Wonder is gro... | |
Anybody try the res audio opus 21 yet? The Audionote 3.1x was on my list as well!! I'm waitin to hear if I can audition it first... along with the Aero Prima, which I think has got to be a must audition after hearing what people have been saying. Too bad no one has any in stock... at l... | |
Burn-in and Biasing Thank for the help... the fuses are actually ceramic already (according to the manual).I'm getting the meter tomorrow. I've already started listening... and i'm really blown away. I just stop and stare into space listening to the music coming out ... | |
Burn-in and Biasing Thanks.Just from your experience, do you usually check the bias when you first buy a piece of equipment, fresh from the factory? I'm going to buy this meter from Radio Shack, and have sent a message to VTL, asking for advice and maybe for a tech p... | |
Anybody try the res audio opus 21 yet? This is another player I'm really interested in....I'm wondering if there are more people out there that have auditioned this player, and how it has sounded to them. I'm currently considering a new player, and was leaning towards a tubed one; Audi... | |
Best Integrated Tube Amp for 2.5K or Less My VTL IT 85 is here. I just went and picked it up a couple of hours ago, and it's just about warmed up. I'm giving it 1 hour before actually turning it on... I'm replacing my NAD 340, and man, is it LIGHT compared to the VTL. I am so excited!! 10... | |
AudioMeca vs. AudioAero vs. Electrocompaniet Tweekerman... I'd be interested in hearing how your search has gone. these are among the same players I'm trying to decide upon... | |
Cables 101 for a beginner Audioengr ... Just read your Audio FAQ. It was pretty intense. Definitely helped me to understand some cable questions I had, and I can see going back to your FAQ as a reference source... lot of hard work looks like, thank you! | |
Cables 101 for a beginner Well, I heard back from the Cable Co. They really do have a library policy, allowing anyone to check out cords. All you need to give them is 10% of the cost. They will later credit this back to your next purchase. (you pick of the shipping cost of... | |
Cables 101 for a beginner ... OOPS, spoke too soon. fatwyre.com does have a "library" policy...http://www.fatwyre.com/about.html | |
Cables 101 for a beginner Lots of great suggestions, thank you.RE: losing the MIT terminator 4; I already own these. I could sell them and replace them, but I'm not sure how important that would be. Finding a place that will loan out cables to test (for a fee) sounds too g... | |
upscaling, bits and resampling ?? That was really helpful, thank you.... | |
HDCD vs. SACD vs. ?? The mods made at tweakaudio.com sound like a great idea. That's definitely an option I am going to consider. Thanks Buckingham! |