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| Vibration isolation an issue in a concrete basement Vinylfan62,Having my system in the basement has presented benefits and challenges. One benefit being the background noise level, or absence of such. While the concrete floor has been covered with hardwood nailed to 3/4" plywood and the walls with ... | |
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| Balanced power and 2 prong plugs Hard to believe a year and a half has passed. Erik, I finally found a Equi=Tech wall unit, had it installed about a month ago to good effect. Deeper quieter and more dynamic. Good advice from you and jea48 and much appreciated. | |
| Diffusion or Absorption Congratulations on a really nice size listening room. GIK has quite a few wonderful products and I've found them to be a great deal of help. Acoustic Fields with Dennis Foley has a wonderful product regarding truly effective low frequency absorpt... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! hifiman5, yes it's my man cave. And thanks for the compliment. | |
| Tube rolling and SAC Glowmaster KT88? I have been seriously looking at SAC, so this is disconcerting. Kittipol seems straight up and the balanced Glowmaster fits right in with my system. When you say great sound, what are it's strengths? | |
| what is the best Kt88 to get I have been on the KT88-6550 search for a few years with a Mcintosh MC60. Penta, Psvane, JJs,TungSol reissues, and NOS TungSol 3 hole grey plates,, Sophia Electric KT88s and now some new Gold Lions.I have some hope that the GLs will, after burn in... | |
| Replacing my Krell FPB 600 amp with a tube amp The technical guys, Almarg, Eric and a few others are invaluable to this site. If you love these speakers as you say, the advice from these contributors can be helpful in keeping you from making a bad choice.Had no idea the CAT amp had such a low ... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! If one is too stupid or obtuse to trust their ears they deserve what they get for their dollars, hard earned or not. I've tweaked modestly to considerable good effect. My wife, who only comes down to the cave occasionally, usually gives me a succi... | |
| Piggyback Balanced Power Hooked up the unit a couple of days ago. Sorry for the delay but this 315 pound unit was a bear and finding a good electrician was paramount.First of all, my electrician gave me some info about it and these units add protection and safety for my s... | |
| Piggyback Balanced Power Maybe it's me. No, actually I already have the dedicated lines running to six outlets. My BPT 3.5 is plugged into one of these and runs my front end. Amps are across the room and they and the bass amplifiers in the powered speakers are plugged int... | |
| Piggyback Balanced Power The six dedicated lines are in the wall from a sub panel so moving them over should be fairly easy.This time though, a good electrician who has some understanding of audio would be helpful. I’ve put out some feelers and will be reporting back. Thi... | |
| Piggyback Balanced Power Thanks, will report back for sure. | |
| Missing the Old Days Buying a speaker that won't go whole hog is like buying a Dodge Charger with a six cylinder engine. I'm with you there. Listen to the pbns before you go directly to Tektons. Not saying they are better, just deserve a listen. | |
| Solid State Power Amps That Sound Most Like Tubes? Mac |