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| Newproduction power tubes: Reliablity mozartfan,I am not sure if Buick building a factory in China can be considered stealing by Chinese. However, if under "Chinese Flu" you meant current Covid-19, the name you gave it is wrong. It has nothing to do with Influenza virus, or with cold ... | |
| Newproduction power tubes: Reliablity jjss49,"...as mentioned, when a power tube fails there is often secondary damage to associated equipment... "This is maybe the most precious info that many of us who have been curious, lurking, intrigued, maybe even considering, but having no expe... | |
| Am I asking too much? "Maybe some audiophiles do deserve to be ripped off."Some people can afford not to care. | |
| Am I asking too much? "...motor rebuild, new precision eddy brake disc, original thrust bearing replaced, new gorgeous plinth, etc..."Soon it will qualify as "new Garrard 401". The best way to do it. | |
| Newproduction power tubes: Reliablity "As if we needed any more reasons to side with Russia over China."For many people being married to a Russian is not a reason enough to pick Russian tubes over Chinese. | |
| Perhaps a Stupid Question elliottnewcombjr,That turntable is truly interesting, but I have a question.LP on one of the pictures seems to be bigger than the platter. Wouldn't that have some potential effect on vibration, or something else? | |
| Perhaps a Stupid Question Try to sift through threads here (imaginative search at the top of this page) and maybe you can find answers where and how to do it, if you are not too good with manual work required. I remember coming across posts with people mentioning who did t... | |
| review my list please flrun,Those two Oppos are not mine, but I frequently use them and was the one who updated to the latest firmware and all that. It actually seems it has been getting worse. I always read about satisfied owners so these two may just be my magic touc... | |
| review my list please -1 for Oppo.Sound is good, but two samples I have had experience with freeze often. To the point that the only way to get the disc out is to unplug from the wall, plug in again, and hope it opens when you press the button. Sometimes it even works ... | |
| Replacing driver screws with brass screws It is possible to make wooden screws. I am not sure if it is worth it, but this is all theoretical discussion so I thought why not bring them in? | |
| Replacing driver screws with brass screws rixthetrick,By now I figured out that you think I am just attempting to annoy here.Discussion about brass vs. iron is meaningless without considering many other variables that are sticking out asking for consideration before one even buys the firs... | |
| Margin on speaker sales by high end dealer "The product cost is 12k and his gross profit is 8k, a 40% margin.This is helpful to know."Are you opening an audio dealership? | |
| Replacing driver screws with brass screws In theory, is there a number of screws that would matter?For example.A driver is attached wth 4 iron screws and we change them tu brass of some kind. There is a difference in sound. Let’s say that difference on some imaginary scale would be 2.Next... | |
| What do you think of this power cord? When it comes to gauges, I am not sure how it goes. Zu describes their cheaper cables as 9/13/13 and most expensive ones as 9/9/9 and gives other measurements (resistance, etc.). Signal Cable says 10 and that is it. On the picture, they look very ... | |
| What do you think of this power cord? bob540,Let’s add one more brand with inexpensive cables that look fine, are reasonably flexible, and come in different lengths. https://www.zuaudio.com/cable?category=Power They do sell on eBay via auction. It is them, not somebody else selling th... |