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| Diminishing hearing ability? Your attitude is also important. Some people think "Well, I've spent a ton on this system so it should MAKE me like it even if I'm not in the mood."! Compare this to sitting for an audition of an expensive component. I'll bet there is nothing "lai... | |
| Diminishing hearing ability? How is your health? Does ANYTHING knock your socks off these days?Try hitting the treadmill 3-4 times a week for six months. It works for me! | |
| What Did I Do Wrong? Another thought:Does the Rogue have a pentode/triode switch?It may be set to the wrong one for EL34s.Also, Have you tried to bias from a cold start?It says you biased after letting the tubes warm up for half-an-hour.I used to bias my Almarro 318 a... | |
| What Did I Do Wrong? Just a thought...Do the EL34s use the same voltage range (on the bias meter) as the KT-120s? | |
| Onkyo TX-SR803 with MMGs - Amp upgrade YES or NO I don't know about your Onkyo, but mine sends the LF signal to the sub when I select "Stereo" mode. | |
| Onkyo TX-SR803 with MMGs - Amp upgrade YES or NO The MMG is the only speaker I couldn't wait to get rid of.It sounded like it had a blanket thrown over it.I was using it with the "Carver Receiver" (in 1987) and had my mind blown when I heard some CJ "Synthesis" floorstanders.It was like I'd pull... | |
| Free $3K preamp to lucky listener who names it Has "Lirpa 2000" already been submitted? | |
| Need your LP purchase assistance This may help...http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/g182/best-albums-030909/?slide=1 | |
| Output level inexplicably reduced- help Oops! Got that backwards... XLR has a higher output than RCA.Sorry 'bout that... | |
| Decreasing performance I don't doubt that cleaning corroded terminations will drastically improve the sound.But we can't overlook the "oil change" effect.I.E., my car always seems to run better after getting the oil changed (or a car wash).My system really sounds good w... | |
| modest DACs: any real improvement, 8 yrs on? On a truly fine recording (like Sarah Jarosz/Build Me Up From Bones) my Rega DAC does everything I want. | |
| Output level inexplicably reduced- help It may be the famous ARC "blown resister". I traded in my ARC Classic 60 (for a VT-100) and the proprietor informed me that I had a "blown resister" on one of the tubes(I had no idea there was a problem).Now when there are 3 good tubes, the volume... | |
| A visit to the 2015 California Audio Show Regarding High Fidelity cables: Are these new wires like the Lindsey-Guyer (sic) "mu metal" interconnects of 15-20 years ago? These were all the rage back in the day but seemed to fade away (like most "breakthroughs"). | |
| Whats the weirdest concert you ever attended? Leon Redbone opening for Tom Waits around 1979. Big Fun. | |
| arc ref3 phono stage Pretty sure the ARC Ref-3 has no built-in phono stage. |