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| Best cables For ICs, I just got a pair of the Mac (Myaudiocables) Palladium and its by far the best IC I've heard. Beat my APL Silvers and Luminous Audio Sychestra Reference, which I happen to think are good cables. I use all tube equipment, by the way. Speak... | |
| Curious about the state of your hearing? How depressing. I couldn't hear the 16k hz tone. My teenagers could. They loved it and wish they could talk in that frequency so adults like me can't hear them. Worse was that I had trouble hearing the lower frequencies. How come i can hear a 40hz... | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold I'm going out on a limb here because I haven't heard most of the preamps mentioned so far, but I would recommend the Mapletree Ultra 4A SE with the 2PS separate power supply, cost is around $700-800 for both. While waiting for the delivery, order ... | |
| Top ten tube amps Second the Music Reference. The RM 10, which I just got is clearly the best amp, tube or solid state, I've ever owned. | |
| magnepan mmgs-buy zero autoformers or stands 1st? Cooch: You wrote, "altho, on my reference system i do not get the boominess. that is what puzzles me." I don't know what your reference system is but may well be that the speakers in your reference system synergize better with an amp with low damp... | |
| magnepan mmgs-buy zero autoformers or stands 1st? Tvad is exactly right about the dry sound. That was one of the things I didn't like about the autoformers. Wow. Its been so long I had forgotten about that. Nonetheless, I know quite a few others who are using the autoformers with tube amps with g... | |
| magnepan mmgs-buy zero autoformers or stands 1st? Both are excellent ideas to try in your situation. I would suggest first checking with Paul Speltz about the Autoformers. He used to offer a 30 day guarantee, but I don't know if he still does. If he does, that would be the most practical route. I... | |
| Optimism in Music. What's so Funny About Peace Love and Understanding, by Elvis Costello, of course. Written by Nick Lowe, I think. | |
| Magnepan-how much push/pull tube power needed The speaker and room size are important. I loved the 1.6s, but don't be persuaded to get them because everyone says how great they are. Sometimes the smaller Maggies work better than the bigger ones in smaller rooms. I was a naysayer regarding the... | |
| beautiful piano recordings: solo or small ensemble Check out Cyrus Chestnut for jazz. | |
| Thanksgiving to THOMAS EDISON Nsgarch. Yes, Edison was a proponent of DC current. You would need a generator every 50 yards or so to keep the DC going. We have to thank Nikola Tesla for winning the current war and for the transmission of AC current. | |
| best bang for the buck tube preamp? What other components do you have? particularly your amp? The 2A has a low output impedance so it shouldn't be hard to match with an amp. Your amp would need an input impedance of lower than 4.5K ohms for their to be any problems. Has adjustable g... | |
| grateful dead dick's picks You shouldn't have much trouble getting free downloads by following Rlwainwright's advice, but if you feel the need to spend money, there are also downloads available through the Grateful Dead website: deadnet.com as well as the Apple iTunes store... | |
| Grateful Dead Remasters? I have both original vinyl pressings of Workingmans Dead and American Beauty. The remastered CDs come quite close to capturing the warmth and vitality of vinyl. Although I haven't heard the remasters of the Dead's later releases, ie., from Shakedo... | |
| Amazed at Herbies Iso Cups Yet another winner from Herbies Audio Lab. I used the Baby Booties (which are very small tenderfeet) under the Bam that is used with Merlin speakers and the improvement in clarity and resolution was almost as dramatic as the upgrade of the stock B... |