gregdude
Responses from gregdude
| New amps @whataboutbob1 yes! Emphatically yes. | |
| Hardly see any Von Schweikert upper end speakers for sale here. Have you seen the pair that is/was for sale in Florida? They're the bigguns but were painted uhhh amateurly for a dark home theater. Last time I saw them they were around $20k which was something like 80% off msrp. I sorta wish I could have bough... | |
| ARC REF 6 upgraded by ARC. Congrats on your new system 🙂👍 those components are what I would consider the end of the upgrade ladder. I hope your reality is as good as my imagination. | |
| Considering A 20-40 Watt Stereo SET Amp While my suggestion isn't exactly what you are looking for it may be worth looking into an el84 based amp. They're not SE but they are triode. My fisher has much of what you want. Maybe try the quicksilver integrated. It is more modern than my 60+... | |
| What is the most challenging music to play on a stereo? The most challenging anything to do it that which you do not like. Polka? @elliottbnewcombjr glad you are still here, you seemed pretty down the other day | |
| How should I upgrade? A new preamp with a phono stage or just a phono preamp? My $0.02 if you want a tube phono, go separate, unless you listen to vinyl all the time, you'll be putting hours on tubes for no reason. Also my 2 cents, the modulus is OLD and likely easily bettered. It wouldn't hurt to verify that input and ou... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! $.02 maggies a virtually always presented at shows with tube gear powering them. | |
| What to do with my legacy CD collection? Keep them if you rip them. Only sell those that you haven't ripped. If you do otherwise Lars from Metallica will be mad. | |
| Recommendations for a vacum tube tester @calieng thanks for the link to the maximatcher are you aware of an inexpensive, possibly usb based, small signal tube tester? | |
| Western Electric 12AX7 coming this summer. Sign me up. I'll start w/ 2 please. Did you vote on the poll they conducted a while back? 12ax7 was definitely one of the most popular choices IIRC | |
| Thanks to Paul McGowan Exactly why I wish we had a block user feature. Someone just admitted to being a troll. @administrator needs to drop the ban hammer. | |
| getting into streaming Just use a laptop, they work well for those new to streaming. I guess that only applies if you can use USB though. I started with a tablet and audioquest dragonfly. They sounded great and represent a minimal investment | |
| Jim Gordon has Passed On... @tweak1 all i can say is thank God you got out of that situation and I hope you are at peace. | |
| Jim Gordon has Passed On... Uhh guys, murdering your mum negates any musical prowess. Smh let's not celebrate a killer. | |
| Choosing new cables Signal cables first. |