ghdprentice
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| Speaker and Cable Suggestions Please @curiousjim 😊👍 My speakers are 90db efficient. I am running my ARC 160 in triode mode… so 70wpc. I could blow my ears out ( I had some youngsters over here that wanted to see if they could damage their ears). I would think 60wpc would be... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? Thanks @tonywinga for your report. Really interesting. | |
| Bad Tube? @newbee 😊👍 | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? I like to start with 40 grit. But I am impatient. Get to 220 as soon as possible. Then jewelers rouge. | |
| Sweet sounding tubes for preamps You ask a great question… because your components are known to be very detailed and analytical. I would recommend going to the root of the issue. I would swap out your preamp for a musical / natural sounding one… I recommend an Audio Research (bot... | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? @jeffrey125 I would agree with you… but ChatGPT basically said the same thing as Steinway. | |
| Bad Tube? @newbee Hey, I’m not that old! I don’t go to bed before 7pm. | |
| Finding a Power Amplifier for Luxman C-900U Personally I would go with the Pass XA.60.5. It is a very warm and natural sounding amp. With Magico and a Luxman preamp you are headed in a very detailed and maybe too analytical direction. To keep the music in the system, I would recommend the P... | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? OP, Great question. Here is what ChatGPT says: To clean the glossy finish on speakers, use a soft microfiber cloth to gently wipe away dust and fingerprints. You can dampen the cloth slightly with water if needed, but avoid using harsh che... | |
| Bad Tube? Typically, they will know what they sent you and will send you a matched single tube. Or the voltage (?) of your set will be written on the box your tubes came in… and you can send them the parameter to match. | |
| Bad Tube? @newbee +1 This happens occasionally, most often with new tubes. Likely once replaced, all will be well for the rest of the normal tube life. | |
| Speaker and Cable Suggestions Please @curiousjim I remember early on I was inclined to get expensive speaker cables immediately, I think to throw everything at the speaker purchase to make sure I could hear a difference that would justify the financial outlay I made for the speaker... | |
| Planar headphones I think there are two ways to look a at this. 1) from the fundamental differences from headphones vs a stereo audio system, and 2) quality of the sound. While I have used pretty high end headphones for most of fifty years, I got serious in pur... | |
| Marantz cd players @kota1 +1 Click on the downward pointed triangle next to “discussion Forum”… then Virtual Systems. Some photos and listing your components will help enormously. | |
| What would your "perfect speaker" sound like. Natural… not accentuated in treble or bass. Coherent top to bottom… I have owned a number of planar / dynamic speakers… while listening to them they don’t sound uncoherent… until you hear a coherent one. I would rather some bass truncation over in... |