fsonicsmith
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| Theta Casa Nova vs Audio Prism Mantissa Good question. I still have about two dozen pair of mixed 6922's and equivalents and 12AU7's and equivalents left over from the Mantissa and my advice is to use Upscale Audio, Jim McShane or Bob Hamme and simply ask them what they have at the mome... | |
| Theta Casa Nova vs Audio Prism Mantissa I LOVE seeing reference to the classic, overlooked, and largely forgotten AudioPrism Mantissa! I proudly owned and used one for over twenty years. I bought mine new from a prominent Columbus, OH high-end retailer who did not carry Audio Prism and ... | |
| ARC Ref 150se bias question For anyone mildly interested, I posted the same question over on AA's "amps and preamps" forum and got much more in the way of responses, one of which was something I should have known; switch the "bad" master and slave tube with corresponding tub... | |
| Which amplifier (integrated) would you recommend for Monitor Audio PL speakers I think there are two main reasons for the perceived brightness. Reason number one is speaker set-up. 95% of audio enthusiasts don't take the time to learn proper speaker set-up and methodically find the sweet spot. Read Jim Smith's book Get Bette... | |
| Directionality of wire Mr. Kait, as I know you know, there are many threads on multiple boards about you and questioning all aspects of your background, educational, vocational, and otherwise. I am a lawyer. On Monday I am going to send a letter on my letterhead to the ... | |
| Directionality of wire Now, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist which I happen to be In addition to being a skeptic as to wire directionality, call me a skeptic on this doozy little gem. Please, give us proof! If you prove me wrong I will humbly apologize to you. | |
| Directionality of wire The reason why AC cables AND fuses in AC circuits are directional is because we only hear the effects of the portion of the alternating current that is traveling TOWARD the component.With all due respect, repeating this falsehood over and over doe... | |
| Thinking of a new preamp and looking for advice... I too agree with jmcgrogan2. I recently upgraded my preamp from an old Audioprism Mantissa to an ARC Ref 6. I have a Manley Steelhead and as much as I love it, ever since getting the Steelhead I have a ground loop that goes away if I switch back t... | |
| ARC Ref 150se bias question Thanks a ton Johnny R! I will call you tomorrow. | |
| Directionality of wire Ok, back to your corners guys... Let's say wire has a direction created from the formation of the wire, and in theory will pass the signal better one direction vs. the other. But wait... music signal is all AC, so whichever way you place the wir... | |
| Directionality of wire I'm new here. I posted my OP with sincere interest. I have been informed the topic has been beaten to death previously. I did NOT intend to fan the flames of past bad blood between longstanding participants. I obviously don't get to play referee o... | |
| Directionality of wire How will you do that? You can’t flip balanced cables end to end. All you can hope is the manufacture assembled the ends with the wire direction the same for each balanced cable.Doh! This dumbass goof on my part demonstrates my lack of experience w... | |
| Directionality of wire When it comes to cables, I am open to the majority of concepts that can't be explained or measured by electrical engineers. I DO find it difficult to ignore the advice/philosophy of the maker of the cable on hand. Until recently I was using Chris ... | |
| Directionality of wire As I've posted elsewhere, it IS true that I am new to the A-Gon fora. That's because I used to be a regular on AA and it sufficed. But that asylum has become dead and this one seems more active so I've migrated here. I have 40 years experience in ... | |
| Directionality of wire Further, Audioquest, a strong advocate of wire directionality, is hardly a one man operation. I apologize for sounding rude, but please read carefully before you pipe-off. I specifically contrasted AQ as a "big boy" operation.As to the rest, I don... |