emergingsoul

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Can using a bad tube hurt an amplifier?
Maybe all this supports getting monos.  So it's at least a 50% problem, although still bad.  
Can using a bad tube hurt an amplifier?
The problem I had was the tubes were fine for several months.  And then one day within 20 minutes one of the tubes started over heating and glowing alot more  it wasn’t the glowing tube that was the problem it was another tube in the same series, ... 
Can using a bad tube hurt an amplifier?
Sounds like voltage changes if they occur from a tube should be corrected by the auto bias?    
Do most people prefer tight bass or non tight bass?
The world changed 15 years ago when main speakers began reducing the size of bass drivers. I think humanity is suffering because of this. Now all the modern day components have to deal with this issue but they couldn’t so now everybody has to bu... 
B&W 802D1 - How can I tame the brightness?
Transparent speaker cables and a tube amplifier.  
BW 803 D2 // Diamond Tweeter
Anyone have any experience with the 801 D4 signature main speakers?  
Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ?
There are a lot of incredibly smart people on this forum who understand a lot about hi-fi. It's awfully impressive.  Also appreciated is their willingness to share what they know and help others. many may live isolated lives and it's fastening t... 
How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital?
Vinyl sucks because it limits your choices.  If you're lucky to get a good digital quality recording streamed it's OK infinite choices. Spending more money as a rabbit hole.  You'll never get an answer to this question.    
Matching a amplifier to speakers
Frankly very few people understand how to match amps and speakers. Most of the components these days get along pretty well.   Just make sure you’re speaker sensitivity makes sense when you buy amplifiers.  Highly sensitive speakers don’t need as... 
Subs for SF Amati
@mijostyn  @ghdprentice  the gravis VI from Sonos have two drivers in one cabinet. So this would seem better than a pair of subs. and Actually cheaper although still very expensive.  
What artists can you not get enough of?
Dua Lipa and Andrea Corr And Freddie Mercury  And van Gogh Rachmaninoff piano Concertos   
Audio Research LS28SE vs McIntosh C53
I would stretch to get a ar 6se, maybe a nice used one will be out there.  Always concerned about how audio research Burns tubes aggressively.  Why not A Tube preamp from McIntosh which is a lot easier on tubes?  
Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality?
Do these assessments carryover to streaming quality? I think most people would prefer an assessment of streaming since most people aren't listening to albums anymore and would prefer not listening to albums.  Because most people don't have everyt... 
Anybody ever dealt with Safe and Sound audio
Name of company is a marketing gimmick. Makes me uncomfortable  
New split AC System impact on sound.
the bosch heat pump can be set to become a 2 ton unit from a 3 ton and from a five to 4 ton via dip switch but I think there's some automatic features that automatically adjust capacity between the Compressor and the air handler. And the air handl...