ghdprentice
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| Replace tubes yearly? @audio-b-dog I'm not sure what you are doing or where the problem is... but having tubes routinely blow means there is something very wrong. I run over fifty tubes and have for many years. I have never had one blow. Not one. Many thousands and ... | |
| Advice on making a speaker change I would just go out auditioning. See if you are seduced by some other speakers There has been huge jumps in speaker technology. So, it should not be hard. Should be fun planning a few short trips... maybe some to local audiophile’s homes. For me,... | |
| Where do I go from here? Congratulations. Sounds like a great move. Over the last five years I helped a friend that realized he wanted to finally get into high end audio in advance of retiring. He is now about your age and very happy. First. your room sounds great. It is... | |
| Replace tubes yearly? Amplitrex AT1000 is the tube tester to buy. https://amplitrex.com Tests multiple variables on most audio tubes. | |
| Short List of speaker Upgrade Given your equipment... mostly a bit on the detailed / anaytical side. I would definitely listen to the Sonus Faber Olympica (@Stanleyock2 +1) as well as the Totem they will move the sound more towards the natural side. Assuming that is what you w... | |
| Replace tubes yearly? n80 +1 I have listened to several of Paul's videos. I do not any more. | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES TRY TO TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN’T HEAR IN A SYSTEM? Interesting question. My first thought is that audiophiles are not guilty of this offense. Kind of by definition. It is another set of people... anti-audiophiles? | |
| Tune-In Stations With Great Sound Most of us use a streamer (much better sound than a PC/laptop... iPad) and Qobuz... There are thousands of internet channels with rebook CD quality sound or better. The better your streamer / system the better sound you will hear. | |
| 'Y' Cable/Connector I am sure that it is offensively from an elegance perspective, but I have used these on my office systems for many years. They work great. I have nearly all Transparent wires I’d trust them. I’m not aware of any actual component damage danger,... | |
| Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation Sure wish they would for me. I hate waiting around, then missing them. I hate signature required with no way out. I get stuff delivered daily. Lots of high ticket items. Never a problem with theft. | |
| Seeking advice I typically will do straight breaking for 200 hours as that gets the majority of character changes. However I have carefully listened to many components Especially ARC. Slow improvement from 200 to 600 hours… then really small improvements until 1... | |
| Replace tubes yearly? @yogatma +1 It depends on the tubes. But annual is not an appropriate schedule. Hours on the tubes. This is why tube amps have hour counters. Your component manufacturer should recommend the number of hours. It is dependent on how hard they run... | |
| New Amp Advice What an amazing system you have. I can almost hear it. Obviously this has taken an incredible amount of time and effort to assemble. I’m an old guy as well. I stayed away from tubed amplifiers for forty years for the same reasons you state. Wow, ... | |
| Need your input Drums - right rear deep into sound stage nearly behind the right speaker Piano left ... 11 o’clock deep into the soundstage. Bass - opposite the Piano on the right in a similar position... inside (more central than the drums). All instruments d... | |
| Is it easier to sell mono blocks or stereo amp on the used market? My mistake... I intended to say that stereo amps have to be easier to sell... not the other way around. |