fleschler
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| First impressions of the Isoacoustic Gaia 1’s @phillyb I MUST use my Townshend Sink under my VPI TNT VI turntable. It has inadequate/ineffective footers, much worse than the spring and rubber feet of my earlier VPI 19-4. I also require Ultra SS Stillpoints under my preamp/phono stage whic... | |
| Can a Amp be "timeless" and compete with todays amps? My primary amp is a pair of Altec 1569A theater amps. WARNING-Using these unmodified in the home is dangerous as the 700 volt operating current puts out not insignificant amounts of radiation. My amps were gutted but for the case and transformers.... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @hedwigstheme I started with an Audio Research SP14 and Classic 60 amp. Then went with a beefed up/modified Counterpoint NPS 400 amp. Then 125w tube monoblock voltage regulated custom made amps with a custom made preamp using six subminiature tube... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers To the poster who liked the ML ReQuest. I had it in a second system and the Monolith IIIs in the main room 27 years ago. When my wife heard them 26 years ago, she HATED them. Bright, beamy, lacking in bass and warmth, limited dynamics-yuk. Replace... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers How about Von Schweikert used VR55s or new Endeavor E5 or Endeavor SE. Evolution Acoustics MM2. These are state of the art in their price range $25K-$45K. Dynamic with great bass, you are there presence. You should audition these before plunki... | |
| Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle Several friends and I use Synergistic Research duplexes. I prefer the blue, my friends have red and black (earlier/different) duplexes. I know that they consist of commercial/industrial grade and relatively inexpensive outlets. They are proces... | |
| Tweaks, money pit or real value? I hired an acoustician and followed his construction requirements as well as eliminating the need for bass traps by building them into the wall (including activated carbon filters between studs). The walls are 16" thick with no openings (doors are... | |
| Tweaks, money pit or real value? The Hallographs are superior to toilet paper roll Helmholtz diffusers and probably any typical Helmholtz diffuser. I needed them in my prior home which did not have a custom built listening room. If I purchase Von Schweikert speakers, I probably... | |
| Tweaks, money pit or real value? In 50+ years of using good to great audio equipment in 5 audio rooms, I've removed three times more tweaks than those I keep. For example, I had the SR Atmosphere XL4. Sure it could improve recordings but at what cost? I found that there were t... | |
| I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls.... For LPs, R2R and CDs, I have not used tone controls or loudness adjustments for 40+ years. However, my 2 TVs use Yamaha CR620 receivers, with speakers which are high end but not optimally positioned. I use the loudness control judiciously to bo... | |
| The problem with streaming As of last week, I have two close friends who are using dedicated Dell laptops as servers (Linux) with high end/quality DACs with high end/quality USB connection. The media are CDs of theirs (about 3,000+ each of them) downloading them to thumbdr... | |
| The problem with streaming Well, this is not my type of music after sampling it through. I don't believe any vinyl or CD iteration would make any difference. Enjoy. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Why are Sophia Electric 6SN7s unavailable? Is it just in some countries? | |
| The problem with streaming @clearthinker I have 28,500 LPs (7,000 78s/7,000 CDs and RR&Cassettes). I agree with every comment you made. Friends and relatives cannot tell whether I am playing an LP or a CD 75% of the time. I have many 1,000s of less perfect LPs in master... | |
| What made you change to a 6SN7 preamp? Andy @ Vintage Tube Services is a great guy and helped me decide on the best 6SN7 for my monoblocks. Question-I have not had microphonic tubes in 50 years of audio gear. For the past 20+ years, my pre-amp and phono stage uses subminatures which... |