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| What is a good base for speakers +1 for Millercarbon, he is correct about springs. I tried stone, spikes, no spikes, Herbbie's gliders and the Townshend podiums sound the best. Get the cheap spring option he mentions and try them out | |
| Need recommendations for 20' speaker cable You could also try some DIY Duelund 12ga speaker cable from the parts connexion at $32 per meter per side. | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? It's all fun and games until one blows. | |
| is using a tube amp every day bad? It's not a bad idea to have an extra set of tubes on hand. At various points you can insert the new tubes especially in the critical positions and see if you have been missing something. My brother has vintage fender and marshal amps and just re... | |
| When does one know it's time to upgrade? I like starting with the speakers first. I like to test them with acoustic music such as jazz, symphonic and vocals. Especially important is piano and strings. I usually disregard specs and just use my ears, if they past this test, they will u... | |
| Townsend springy platforms for my Sasha 2s, springs not ISOA GIAS, HRTs for electronics??? Using the seismic platforms under my speakers. To me it's an essential component. | |
| Replacement for 802 D3s Glad to hear the B&W's will work out. I did audition about 14 different speakers including a good percentage of the ones recommended. If you do decide to make a change the Joseph Audio and Rockports would be a fine place to start and probabl... | |
| Mini Review: Herron VTSP 360 (ESP) I also have the 360 ESP and would confirm dodgealum's findings. I have about 150 hrs. on the preamp and it's an improvement over the 3A-03. I was thinking about going the integrated route, but I couldn't find one with all the features I wanted t... | |
| Tube Rolling Woes I only buy my NOS tubes from Vintage Tube Services (Andy Bowman). Always have got a great tube from him and his prices are more reasonable than others. | |
| Is it possible to bring your kids into this hobby? It's tough to bring kids into quality sounding music if they don't have an appreciation for music. If they have the opportunity to play an instrument that helps in the appreciation. My brother and I started on the violin, then guitars. He has a... | |
| Vanatoo speakers - should I get them for hifi sound? I use the small Bose soundlink for travel and have the Zeros in my office for computer monitors. They are very good for a smaller room and better than the Bose in all aspects. | |
| What Sonically is the Difference between a $1,500 CD Player and a $10K-$25K One? I't's kind of like Dac's. Our club did a shootout of Dacs from several hundreds of dollars to thousands. If the engineering and implementation is solid, the differences may not be as significant as the dollars would indicate. My experience is t... | |
| NOS Tubes - Ecstasy or Agony I only buy my NOS tubes from Andy Bowman at Vintage Tube Services. He is the only one I trust and his has kept his prices in line down. Others have raised their prices. | |
| Townshend Audio Podiums: The Full Review mofojo,Look on ebay under nobsound for various spring options. | |
| Wireless Ethernet Router Advice I have heard that a mesh router is better than just an extender. I'm in the same boat as you are. |