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| Question/Advice About Isolation Feet for Speakers Nothing should move but the drivers (and any annoying neighbors).Spikes for those speakers, nobody living below (over garage you said). Soft only to prevent transfer to neighbors or prevent vibration if floor not solid.Over a certain weight, then... | |
| turntable recommendations do you listen to mono lps, i.e. early jazz?I’m like a broken record, but one of the best things I ever did was go for 2 arms, mono arm, stereo arm, instantly mix mono/stereo lps in a listening session.perhaps pick a TT that offers a second arm opt... | |
| Do I need a Phono Cable? The thing is, you will always wonder, in MY system, will it make a difference? WTH, do some research, make a choice, buy one, use it, don’t compare it, keep the old one for a spare. You sleep better. Primary reason for dedicated phono cable is eas... | |
| Looking for a good vintage receiver or integrated amp with a mono switch and... Vintage (perhaps new ones) McIntosh preamps have MODE switches, they are terrific, offering MONO, STEREO, and several other modes that are very helpful when balancing your system. I have owned these 2:SS, C28, in your budgethttps://www.ebay.com/it... | |
| Integrated Tube Amps with Subwoofer out? self powered sub?where’s the crossover/filter?IF you send everything except low bass to the amp, after sending lows to the self powered sub, then the amp no longer has to make low bass, and neither do your main speakers. especially important using... | |
| How long can I expect tubes to last on a preamp or MW CD player? I just re-read your OP.You can switch l/r, any volume balance change?You can put the original tubes back in, different volume? if obvious, get some new ones. | |
| How long can I expect tubes to last on a preamp or MW CD player? I apologies for falling prey to too easy a trap for sarcasm.let's get back to tubes life 24/7. really? what/where/who/how could you think they need to be left on? or did you just mean you listen a lot every day?new tubes, break in: leave them on, ... | |
| How long can I expect tubes to last on a preamp or MW CD player? dorkwad is a good name for anyone who leaves their tubes on 24/7.typically, in use, 10,000 hours.I have one of these simple testers, love it, lightweight, portable, take it to my friends houses ...https://www.ebay.com/itm/Accurate-Instrument-Tube-... | |
| Watch Mark Knopfler, Rosanne Cash, Darius Rucker and more Cover ‘Stand By Me’ great, thanks, I'm forwarding it to many. | |
| Thinking about the good old days... Oh Yeah, I’m 72. Retired, physically limited, home too much, too much time on the computer obviously. Beats watching the news.I remember the tough decision, 1964, age 16,:Mono LP $2. or Stereo Version $3? My budget was $6./week, so 3 albums or 2 a... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? how could I have forgotten Melody Gardotnot only voice but such a unique approachhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI49t7t0ZAIIf you like Melody, you will also love Sophie Milman. she is mix of russia/israel/canadian, superbly unique voiceher take o... | |
| Best SUT For Van Den Hul Crimson Stradivarius cartridge I don’t have any new experience with line stage, I’m using vintage McIntosh tube tuner/preamp mx110z, love it’s 2 MM phono inputs, so I went for a SUT to simply boost signal strength to preserve the existing phono sound.It seems all their current ... | |
| Best SUT For Van Den Hul Crimson Stradivarius cartridge kanchilewm (and others here) know this far better than me, I’ll do my best.you asked "what is the difference between Impedance selector and load selector?"https://www.ebay.com/itm/KONDO-AUDIO-NOTE-AN-S7P-MC-STEP-UP-TRANSFORMER-JAPAN/123923446228?h... | |
| Best SUT For Van Den Hul Crimson Stradivarius cartridge I'm having fun on eBay, sort price high to lowlike silver wire?https://www.ebay.com/itm/KONDO-AUDIO-NOTE-AN-S7P-MC-STEP-UP-TRANSFORMER-JAPAN/123923446228?hash=item...verify, I think +10db x faxtor 3.15xhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/SAEC-MST-100-MC-Step... | |
| Tube amp bias adjustment advice OK, have your girlfriend sit dead center, and you sit to her right! |