elevick
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| Best, or ideal record clamp It took me 10 seconds to realize the benefits of a clamp. Even though screw on clamps are amazing, they are a pain. Lever clamps are much easier.Be careful on clamp height. Some will prevent you from closing your dust cover. | |
| ARC Ref 3 and ARC Ref 110 tubes Pre amp tubes should last 5000 to 10k hours. Amp tubes 1500-2500. Personally, I only change output tubes in complete sets. If it's one tube, the rest are getting ready to go too. | |
| PS Power Plant or Alan Maher PE's? I spoke to couple of techs about using a UPS. Multiple problems here: First of all they were designed for computers, not sensitive audio equipment. Secondly, most UPS's can't handle the draw of some big amps. I know that even the UPS for my server... | |
| Yamaha Amp Nostalgia cwlondon-yes, I would expect the first 10% to be class A | |
| Specs on PSE Studio Mark IV I've used my PSE with virtually every combination. Currently it is powering my whole house audio system. It is an amazing difference when compared to the last 2 amps I used (QSC & Yamaha).It was an amazing match with my Vandersteens but a litt... | |
| SET with inefficient speakers It will work fine. 88db isn't so bad. Just don't ever expect real bass and you'll be happy. | |
| Educational materials Go to sonicfrontiers.com, then the link to anthem. Find the article on "a taste of tubes". | |
| Audio Research LS-7 LS7 upgrades suggestions Rodman is right on. Replacing RCA jacks may help too.Get some estimates first. I suspect that it may pay to sell this and buy an already updated unit. From what I know, some of the other models are better? 6C or 8's?You may end up spending $700 an... | |
| Scanspeak 10" driver replacement - blown woofer A guy outside of Pittsburgh is awesome and inexpensive but a little slow. Google: tristate loudspeaker in aliquippa PA. I'm sure he is wayyyy less money. | |
| Any point in adding tube preamp to SS integrated? A tube DAC or tube phono pre would get you that tube "magic".I like 4tc's. The only reason I see to get rid of them is to change personality, ie nordost flatline is no better but may have better high freq. resolution??? | |
| Need super quiet exhaust fan Again, Nsgarch is correct.Don't use a metal duct hose to avoid more vibration.Try www.build.com to find silent fans | |
| PS Power Plant or Alan Maher PE's? Nsgarch, theoretically you may be correct. However, one doesn't always expect a power surge or a pole transformer to blow. I'm more than willing to give up the tiniest bit of quality to make sure my system doesn't fry.-Just imagine a great listeni... | |
| Yamaha Amp Nostalgia Cwlondon,the entire M series was class A rated for the first 10% or so. The 40-80 series may have been more mass produced with cheaper parts and mediocre circuit boards but they sounded great and had unbelievable amounts of power. Most of them had... | |
| Vienna Acoustic Haydn vs B&W CM 1 Are these going in a bookshelf? | |
| Ipod or MP3 for hold music; mono adapter? Why not buy a little receiver at best buy for $99? Cheaper than an ipod and definitely more reliable if you are going to have it on 24/7. It would only be am/fm. |