don_b
Responses from don_b
| California Audio Show ths wknd bttr than expected I attended the show on Saturday, and had a great time. I thought Constantine Soo did a great job putting the event together. The venue was pleasant: conveniently located next to a major freeway exit, adequate parking, decent restaurant, easy check... | |
| what to do with my cat on my speaker grills Get a pair of Wilson Watch Dogs. | |
| Low Volumes Hi,I agree with Larryi's recommendation regarding Audio Note. Audio Note electronics are excellent at low-level detail retrieval - which I believe is the critical in getting great sound at lower volume levels. However, for the most part, Audio Not... | |
| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? I enjoy listening to both cds and vinyl. I have an Audio Note 4.1x Balanced DAC and an Audio Note CDT-Two II transport. My analogue rig is a Basis 2800 Signature (vacuum) table, Vector arm and Dynavector XV-1s cartridge. Don | |
| Basis Ovation / 2500 vs Sota Cosmos IV Although, I dont own a Basis Debut vacuum table, I do own a Basis 2800 Signature with the vacuum hold-down. I purchased the table from an authorized Basis dealer as a demo unit more than five years ago. I dont know the exact age of the table, bu... | |
| Any audiophile who is on blood pressure medication Hi Andrew-In my early fiftys, I was diagnosed with hypertension. My doctor scheduled a treadmill stress test, which I could not complete, because my blood pressure got dangerously high. I was put on cholesterol medication and a beta blocker. This... | |
| audio note ankoru I have a mostly Audio Note system driven by a pair of Kageki mono blocks. And when I first set-up the system, I would get a noticeable hum on both channels while playing vinyl. I discovered I had to turnoff of my computer, transport and DAC; then,... | |
| what are the thoughts of stand alone super tweeter My use of super tweeters is limited to a custom pair of Tonian Labs built for my Audio Note E SEC Silver speakers and a pair of Murata ES 103B. My experience with super tweeters is similar to what Tgb has communicated about the Muratas. | |
| Philosophy used in assembling your system? I used the Aball Method above more or less. After considering the room, I chose the amp. I fell in love with the sound of single-ended triodes, so I chose an amp from a manufacturer who makes a complete line of products Audio Note. In choosing... | |
| Discounts vs. Agon listings Hello Calbrs03-Most the equipment in my systems has been put together by buying used equipment on Audiogon (speakers, amps, preamp, transport, DAC, and wiring harness) my equipment rack (Rix Rax) and speaker stands (Sound Anchor) are custom piec... | |
| Granite Audio phono burn in disk Hi Frontier 1-I used the Granite Audio disk to burn in my MC phono stage. It did burned in my Lundahl transformers nicely without using any playing time for my cartridge (I believe we are using the same cartridge, Dynavector XV-1s). I also pulled ... | |
| Upgrading Sonic Frontiers Line 3SE to ??? You might consider the Electron Image Amati which is currently listed for $4,100 (I have no affiliation with the seller). The Amati is designed and built by Mike Kerster, whom I believe was the design chief for the Sonic Frontier Preamp 3. In the ... | |
| How come that NOS is better them NS new stock ? Hi Sorlowski-I suggest you go to www.vacuumtube.com. Place an order for The Vacuum Tube Valley Quarterly, Issue 19. Read the article Why NOS Tubes Are Better. This article provides and excellent discussion regarding NOS vs. new production tubes.... |