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| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing Go for the schiit. It has a feature that allows you to go back-and-forth between solid state and tube. It's controlled by remote. It's got a great sound. It looks really cool. It's well-made. And you can't beat the price. | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? @atmasphere It all sounds amazing. It's so complicated. Very elegant prose. SAT verbal score was kinda low so forgive me I don't understand this too well. Some scary things related to a D amplifier. Wish I would've pursued an advanced degree... | |
| Main speaker placement- fundamentally wrong? @jperry This is a hell of an article referenced. And a few really nice pictures which makes it nice for me. | |
| Main speaker placement- fundamentally wrong? @immatthewj I’m gonna order the Dixie cups from Amazon for about 10 bucks can I send you a pair? | |
| Which subwoofer should I get? I have a 12 inch Driver subwoofer that's 25 years old from Bowers and Wilkins, ASW 2000. It's a beast. Would it be a good idea to replace this thing? It still works but I wonder if the quality is very good at this point. | |
| Package Has Disappeared in USPS System Did I read above that the op received the package? Maybe they should've waited two weeks before they posted this comment. This is why it’s not a good idea to ship puppies through the US mail system. | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? All in one units? I guess it’d be really challenging to learn about all these magical boxes can do. I remember buying a Nice sounding receiver from marantz and I found the thing incredibly complicated and challenging to deal with with respect all ... | |
| Where to Place Network Switch I’ve trouble following your set up. Is it possible regardless of how you set it up? Which version of the power switch are you using? I just use modem followed by a router followed by switches. And then the audio file grade switch I use is obvio... | |
| There Is Nothing Like the Real Thing - Our State of the Art Live performance is a lot like cooking meals from scratch. It can be really really good if you know what you’re doing. Although these days frozen food, ie. Recorded music, is potentially better with all types of technology available and often is. ... | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Upgraded mc901 mac mono small tubes to nos telefunken from brent jesse. Otherwise quiet year. | |
| Which sounds better 2 way or 3 way speaker design It would seem crossover design is really important to a three-way. I guess if one was to ask this question with the assumption that if you had a three-way versus two way which would be better assuming crossover designs are not part of the evaluati... | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? I inserted ‘real life speaker load’ into Google search and got this fascinating AI explanation. I was intrigued by this term that I read above. The AI info is less than helpful and doesn't really answer things very well. AI Overview Lear... | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? So the second graph is better with respect to the line that’s more wavy. Which means it’s more responsive with a more accurate delivery of Dynamics as the music demands. A lower level of Dynamics, flatter line, is expected when impedance is lower? | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? @atmasphere @helomech I love it when you guys talk harmonics. I think you guys should get together for a play date. I think the harmonics area is underserved when people evaluate amplifiers. I like tube amplifiers because they seem to emphasi... | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? @alexberger You need to have a play date with. @knotscott I saw your YouTube channel wondered how it might be you could do a narrative of the types of work you do with your system. Inspiring to see people with all this knowledge and putting ... |