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| Svetlana v. Genalex KT88 Tubes? I never have power tubes "blow" unless something else is wrong. You should get this check out before any new tubes are added. It might just be your bias but who knows... | |
| How much heat from a tube amplifier? I would never put a cooling fan near a tube amp. Microphonics would drive me nuts. Also, the amp would pick up tons of dust. For that matter, tube amps shouldn't be in a cabint-period. If kids are a problem, get an amp with a tube cage. The cage o... | |
| Stereo Guy wants center channel Zd542-one better than rca from the tv is to use toslink or hdmi from the tv to your new receiver.RW-A backlight would have been wonderful. Maybe my mind is going but I don't use the remote enough to memorize it for dark use. The UMC is still great... | |
| Challenge: Best $2K-ish floorstander The Vandersteens seem to really sound amazing with vaulted ceilings. | |
| Stereo Guy wants center channel I have the Emotiva with a Mac amp. Amazing sound and video. The remote on the Emotiva is one of the worst ever. I bought a harmony within 2 days.As far as speakers are concerned: Buy the amp/pre first or a receiver if you like. Even a $500 Denon s... | |
| Challenge: Best $2K-ish floorstander What kind of amp do you have? It will make a huge difference on selections... | |
| $1750 AVR/separates + disc player budget:thoughts? The Marantz won't take 4 ohms... | |
| $1750 AVR/separates + disc player budget:thoughts? The Oppo is great, the speakers are nice, the Marantz is a good buy...but aren't you selling yourself short? For what you can get out of the Marantz, you should save on the Oppo and go for the 103, I doubt you will see or hear a difference.On anot... | |
| Bridging EAR 890's Hey, everything is overpriced. Buy a clock radio...or be an audiophile.Seriously though, I owned EAR 519's and they were really sweet. EAR has a unique personality which I found a little too "tubey" for me. I get a lot more detail out of other tub... | |
| VPI Hw-19 Jr. Thoughts? SOTA and don't skimp on the phono pre either (audio research?) | |
| Bridging EAR 890's I would take the extra money and put it towards cables, music, room treatments etc...One thing I am curious about: Have you tried running these without the subs connected at all? How's the sound? | |
| Bridging EAR 890's WHY? Honestly, your amp is 70 wpc of pure tubes, your speakers are 92db at 1 watt. That puts you at about 110db continuous. That's without a pair of 500 watt subs. Are you using a crossover on the speakers or running them full range?By bridging to... | |
| Sophia Electric tube quality Tapping your thumbnail? Why don't you tap your cartridge or lick a hot tube?Play the amp normally and see if it echoes or picks up too much noise. | |
| Dynaco stereo 80 tube amp? I've got one too and love it. New it was about $1695. Price also depends on what tubes you put in there. I would say untubed or with garbage tubes in average condition it is worth $400 to $500. Good tubes help the value a lot. Also, original box a... | |
| Maple Platform Question Blue-tack in the school supplies section at kmart |