firberger
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| soft dome versus hard dome tweeters Personally I prefer soft domes. Have had both . And, I also enjoy Ribbon Tweeters I found hard domes could be fatiguing after an hour and or played loudly .They did seem to have slightly more clarity and precision. Just not my cup of tea over t... | |
| For Tube Folks... @ghdprentice once I went to your pictures - it appears you are quite the photographer. Thoroughly enjoyed some of your city shots after the tubes. You know how to make a camera sing ! | |
| Trends in value of vintage / used audio equipment? Interesting - @cundare2 - does the MM work on the PS 4.6? where are you located? wondering if I can just use the phono pre? | |
| Anyone read this NYT story about analog audio bars? https://www.48recordbar.com/ Philadelphia PA ^^^^ No I have not been there YET! Was supposed to meet my son there a month ago but he had to cancel. He is an audio engineer, musician , podcast recording engineer and has several Grammy's to his ... | |
| Amp for Vintage Heresy Overall I agree with @mrdecibel but really did enjoy a Tube Amp and Tube Pre with my Heresy 1's . I even ran a Tube DAC with them to take some of the brightness out as they were usually in smaller room. My son now has them and uses an old but f... | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used Agreed a Will Vincent , Bob Latino or Van Alstine would do the trick for your budget and have a long life . 300B's are also great but consider the cost of replacing the tubes if you are playing in your office 8 hours 5 days a week . I had a Van A... | |
| List Of Small Company Tube Amps +1 for @atmasphere and also Modwright Speaking from experience and owning both in separate systems I have . and certainly Ralph is one of the brightest guys and largest assets to the community here with his knowledge , experience and willingnes... | |
| JBL's Marketing Blunder.. +5 or even +6 @rumblestrip cant believe the curmudgeons on this site BTW Had JBL's in the 70's they were fine and still are ! Nothing wrong with the market they are going after - I like what you offered +1 @jonwolfpell and @yakbob a... | |
| The Horror @ghasley Thank you very much for the laugh | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? +1 @normb Furthermore at one time I was allergic enough to cats I could tell if someone sitting next to me in a restaurant had one . I would occasionally have to move my seat. Had a roommate in college who smoked , it didn’t bother me until ... | |
| Thinking of upgrading speakers from ProAc 3.8 I have enjoyed in my system for 23 years. +1 @jjss49 and My Response 3.5 's aren't going anywhere either until my youngest takes them ~ he has already laid claim to them Would not mind adding the K8's to the collection and a pair of ATC SCM50's | |
| Ken Fritz article @goodlistening64 thank You for all of your intelligent comments | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? Geewhiz, please share ignore Which says play What! F voice to text :) | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? Play what whatever you decide to do and what do you like and dislike about any of the speakers you choose. Good luck and happy listening. | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? PROac Own and still have three point fives ATC don't currently own but they are excellent Kef Reference - have and still own two All above are seamless with all music and good amplification. All can be bought used well under your budg... |