geoffkait
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| 5AR4/GZ34 Rectifier Tubes I have two Sylvania 6SN7GT Badboys from '52 and a 1940s Tung Sol 5U4G, both from eBay. Terrific combination. Kind of expensive, nevertheless... | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? Czarivey wrote,"Technology grows and there are far better formats than red book CD as well and post Y2K CDs in vast cases sound substantially better, but taken that and consumed, still I can spin records whole day while even after 2...3 perfectly ... | |
| Listening volume I suspect rising distortion at higher volumes makes the whole listening at higher volumes thing a little unpleasant. It's one of those unpleasant things in life I'm afraid we get kind of used to, not knowing any better. | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? If I were to think of the single most important thing standing in the way of getting better sound it's vibration, seismic type low frequency vibration, acoustic vibration and the vibration produced by the transformer and CD transport mechanism in ... | |
| Still mystified by mega expensive power cords Silver won't tarnish (oxidize) when used as a conductor in a cable mostly because of the lack of oxygen thing. | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Mitch2 wrote,"That has been one of my issues with not only fuses but also connectors on equipment, etc. What is the weakest link? I believe Acme and Furutech both offer upgraded fuse holders if you want to try them. Actually, I have listened to se... | |
| Static electricity....again Most anti static sprays that are available in CVS, etc. A not long lasting. In extreme situations you might need to obtain industrial grade anti static spray with up to 30 day longevity. Some carpets are extremely high voltage as it were. | |
| Anti-Cable Power Cables Just curious, are they directional like their other cables? | |
| Time for POT? previously owned tubes I purchase previously owned tubes myself, and while I gravitate toward "NOS lightly used" tubes that are on the expensive side, I look for very strong test results for the tubes offered and like new physical condition. One can't help wondering, an... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Lacee wrote,"There was a time on another forum when these fuses first came out that I offered to buy and send an IsoClean free of charge to a sceptic and post his truthful findings. He declined the offer."Geez, you'd think it was Invasion of the B... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Mitch2 wrote,"Maybe the "snake oil" isn't that designer fuses don't change (or even improve) the sound, but maybe it has to do with what some are charging for those fuses compared to the relative level of sonic improvement you get compared to usin... | |
| Wood armwand vs Metal armwand Single crystal sapphire tonearm. | |
| Why are CD's decling in quality? The closer you look at how CDs work, the more it stinks.:-) | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Pack wrote,"But if you do a square wave sweep thur a circuit with its well thought out fuse you will see no difference at all."That's not true. You will see a better square wave. I.e., it's a better signal. Cheers | |
| Analysis Plus vs. Audience It gets more complicated. There are a bunch of audio cables into the while continuous cast game, including anti cables and VH audio. In the case of Analysis Plus, one has to wonder about the hollow conductor geometry, that certainly sets it apart.... |