gdnrbob
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| Streaming Service's Library @OP, These services are in it for the money.Cancelling is hardly the worst thing that can happen. In fact, if you hate it, you should know within a few days. That most offer 30 days is pretty generous.Bob | |
| Streaming Service's Library Many offer trials.And, you can always sign up and cancel, should their playlists not work for you. I have found customer service in most of these services to be very responsive, should you have issues.Spotify probably has the most complete list of... | |
| Monoblock Aegirs I would get a pair of Vidar's, if you want monoblocks. The Aegir's are only 20 wpc at 8 ohms.The Vandy 2's showed a minimum 5 ohm load on Stereophile, which is pretty good, but 20wpc is on the low side, especially for a 25 x 25' room.If it were me... | |
| Power Conditioners @tomic601,@hilde45 ,Thanks for posting that, and I miss Al, too. I think he will be remembered here for a long time as being one of the most pleasant, informative and well written contributors here on Audiogon.+1 for the Linear Power Supply.Bob | |
| Is Audiogon still struggling? Perhaps, due to the Pandemic, people are focused on more important things.Though they may be spending more time at home and just listening to music.😊B | |
| Power Conditioners Here is an interesting comparison between PS Audio and Audioquest, along with some useful information:https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/audioquest-niagara-5000-ps-audio-p20-directst...HTH Bob | |
| The Belles Aria Signature Integrated Amplifier @msafrick,Mr. B. is building some Aria Monoblocks for me, too.It seems to be taking longer than expected, but I think that is due to difficulty in sourcing parts due to the pandemic. I have heard of other manufacturers having similar problems.Bob | |
| Audioquest Firebird Zero @OP,Interesting. I have no experience with any of your equipment, so I can't comment. But, I would call Johnny again with your impressions. Given his knowledge of equipment, I am sure he would have some suggestions.All I can say is when I listened... | |
| Length of speaker cables @b4icu,Yes, science can help determine things, but one issue is what is being measured and how it relates to human hearing. - The latter being a variable that has no one set status, as each individual has different hearing abilities. This alone re... | |
| Length of speaker cables @b4icu,If I read it correctly, the 6 foot cables are the speaker cables, not interconnects.And, though your 8 guage wire will probably sound good, I can tell you it won't hold a candle to AQ cables, let alone the William Tell.- And, this is coming... | |
| Speaker cables under floorboards - a good or bad idea? I disagree with millercabon.I think running the cables underneath the floor in a conduit would be a good way to go. If anything you could change, I would opt for some Audioquest cables with DBS-Like the GO-4-Good but not cost prohibitive.Bob | |
| Neutral Sounding Tube Amps - what gives? @ozzy62 ,Sorry you feel that way. But, I hope you don't run into that Panda.You know, he: 'eats, shoot and leaves'.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eats,_Shoots_%26_LeavesB | |
| Speaker Choices For My System @verdantaudio,+1Though I would put the Vandy Treo's at the top of the list.Bob | |
| Neutral Sounding Tube Amps - what gives? @ebm .You're. Sorry for being pedantic.-Though if you mean SS can offer Tubes 'sound', then I agree.B | |
| Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store Though I can understand the dealer's point of view, I can't accept it completely.Given that the amps are used and fairly expensive, I see no reason to charge for an audition. Exactly how many people are wanting to audition these amps?When I bought... |