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| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing Vinyl is a medium that requires and rewards excellent source and phono pre. Go as high as possible here because everything here is amplified, and the phono pre "wakes up" the system. I use tubes and have spent a tidy sum putting together the right... | |
| Power conditioner or outlet? Balanced power, dedicated lines. | |
| BE VERY CAREFUL OF YOUR DEALINGS ON AUDIO-ASYLUM Maybe he died. Check the obits. | |
| Cover songs that are better than the originals. "Ain't no Sunshine" on the album Midnight Run by Bobby Bland. I have the Guy-Chapman and Bill Withers versions and like them as well. However IMO Bobby's version puts them to shame. Whole album is a stellar recording. | |
| Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first? I Just want pleasant sounding with good realism. Presence and reality. We are all so lucky to be hearing music reproduction at the level our systems deliver. | |
| AC Regenerator Clean power, regardless of how you accomplish it is to me the largest factor in a musical system. Put another way, the further up the line you improve the signal the greater effect you have throughout the system. I use balanced power throughout an... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Talked to Zu the other day and inquired about Druid VI drivers possibly being and upgrade in the ZU Defs. Was told the driver assembly for Druid VI is very different and couldn't possibly be implemented in Def 4s. Also in the last year have made s... | |
| Tube Pre-Amp, vs Solid State with Tone Controls/EQ to take edge off the top end? Don't tone controls introduce phase problems? Simple circuits mitigate phase problems? And how does one detect how much phase accuracy influences realism in the sound reproduction.? | |
| Tube Pre-Amp, vs Solid State with Tone Controls/EQ to take edge off the top end? +1 Elizabeth. Really good AC conditioning will calm down a bright high end and leave the music to be heard. Initially thought my speakers were too bright and went to work toning them down with tubes, tweaks, then got the power right and voila. The... | |
| Vibration isolation an issue in a concrete basement The BPT unit has two outlets specifically for digital, I only have CD running through this. No other digital. The BPT unit being plugged into it's own dedicated line coming from the EquiTech unit gives two layers of balanced power to the front end... | |
| Does hearing the best in high end audio make your opinions more valid? I like the topic. In my case would fall into the yea probably group. And you bet I would love to hear more high quality systems. Would lead me toward possible improvements. Our talent at discerning what might improve our systems reducing trial and... | |
| HiFi newbie - Thoughts on pairing vintage amp with modern speakers/TT? Tube Amps sound better. | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Charles, I've had six dedicated lines since inception. The EquiTech panel now services each of these. So the BPT unit is plugged into a balanced power source and runs the front end, so yes, in line. The amps and subwoofer amps across the room ar... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Marc, saw your new room in the interview on WBF. When I saw your photo sitting on the couch, said to myself now that’s a guy that’s having some fun.I can really appreciate your taming of the AC noise, as I have sort of followed your lead. As the A... | |
| Valve phono stage Have a BAT VKP10 SE. My cart is 1.7 mv and while it occasionally sends some noise through at high volumes it really lays down the lumber. Authoritative bass and sweet to boot. Recently, (last night} ran in some Amperex PQ White label 6922s and the... |