geoffkait
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| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips Have you tried backing out any of the other chips to see if their effects have been holding steady? | |
| Do you leave the Jeff Rowland Amp on all the time Marakanetz wrote,"It's the following math for me $.15/kW/h * 24hrs * 365days = roughly $1500 annually."But 100 watts is only 1/10 of a kW, so the annual total is only roughly $150. (Actually, the cost is closer to $120 annually if you do the math.... | |
| Do you leave the Jeff Rowland Amp on all the time 100 Watts when idling? I don't think so. Maybe 1 Watt. Hel-looo! | |
| Importance of line stage pre--Who Knew? There are simply too many variables to be able to make definitive generalizations about tubes and solid state or analog and digital. No doubt a lot of it has to do with implementation, cabling, vibration isolation and other tweaks, especially thos... | |
| Favorite CD treatments? Tgb, no Nespa, no Audio Desk. I had a pseudo Nespa for a while - an adjustable and powerful strobe light. (I like photon canons a lot.) I used to have the Intelligent Box, another photon canon. I use the Quantum Clip on CDs and Red Sharpie for the... | |
| What is your favorite low-tech tweek? Establish absolute level of the CD transport. | |
| Favorite CD treatments? Cream Electret, Xtreme AV Liquid Resolution, Red X Coordinate Pen, Cryo or home freezer, purple pen around outer edge/black pen around center hole. | |
| Great Rock Tracks With Piano? Stones' Let's Spend the Night Together and Fats Domino's Whole Lotta Lovin' | |
| THE GREAT AC OUTLET SHOOTOUT. I would add the cover plates to the list of unknown variables. Geoff | |
| Are there any high-end shops in Wichita, Kansas? I dunno about high end audio in Wichita but i'm sure you can pick up some very nice Tony Lama boots while you're there. | |
| Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good? I find the Bada hybrid SET tube headphone amp to be of very high build quality and extraordinary sound quality. Even the original Chinese tubes are terrific.Cheers,Geoff | |
| Acoustics and chair I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's the foam in the chairs that's the culprit. Think of it like Sonex and other open cell foam material. | |
| New Oppo 103 & 105 Q&A Interview One wonders if the Oppo 103 needs more time to break in before the bass develops properly. I haven't seen where bass is a problem for Oppos, generally speaking. | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips Flashunlock, was it anything like this (excerpt from the Positive Feedback review of the Red And Blue Intelligent Chips review):"However, the application is wholly different. The original GSIC (still around and upgraded, by the way) is used on CDs... | |
| Acoustics and chair Mateored wrote,"I am surprised by how many dealers have those tall-back Ikea chairs that go above ear level. They always ask me why I don't sit down, but the tall back completely changes the sound. How do they not know this?"Not only that, the Ike... |