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| Question on tube rolling with Melody I2A3.... Hi...a little late but I just bumped into your post when searching for other infoI have a similar system as you, Melody 2A3 mono block amps and Reference 3A MM de Cappo-i speakers and so far I've tried these 2A3s tubes;stock Sovteks - in the melod... | |
| Food: What does the typical audiophile eat? ...the 4 basic food groups; sugar, salt, fat and preservatives. | |
| What quest have you embarked on? To answer your question, an amp quest and I'm done.The room defines the speakers (small speakers in a large room or large speakers in a small room are not going to get the job done). So for my small room (15' x 11') I selected Reference 3A MM De C... | |
| the best 2a3 I've only had the opportunity to try 3 so far; Ken Rad smoked glass, Sovtek, and JJ/Tesla 2A3-40. My preference, and by a large margin, is for the latter. If you want some more info about them, then check out the6moons review - jj/tesla 2A3-40 . | |
| Small RCA ended Ic search Ive used Eichmann cables to good effect on my HT receiverhttp://6moons.com/audioreviews/eichmann/eichmann.html | |
| Analog - Basic Tools In addition to CMK's list above I would also add;For Setup;- Patience- Free Protractor from VinylEngine.com- Magnifying glass- Flashlight or other adjustable light for viewing under the cartridge- several spirit or bubble levels - and maybe a DVD;... | |
| The rout is on for Blu-Ray Blu-Ray article from Slashdot (http://slashdot.org/)today; Samsung Sued Over "Defective" Blu-ray Player "Anneka notes that, although both Netflix and Best Buy threw logs on HD DVD's funeral pyre today, things are not all going Blu-ray's way. A Co... | |
| How do you perform a burn in on a tonearm cable? I did this recently with my OL Silver mkii tonearm. See the 6moons article below for a diagram (scroll down to the bottom). In my case I just used some radio shack jumper cables and connected them between my receivers L/R preouts ICs and the tonea... | |
| Most Influential American Musician of All Time? Nina Simonehttp://www.ninasimone.com/nina.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Simone | |
| Mini-monitor suggestions for a Blue Circle CS I have been using Reference 3A MM De Capo i speakers with a 25 watt Blue Circle BC6 Class A hybrid amp and a BC3 Despina preamp in a relatively small room [16' x 12' x 8.5' ] with great results.If you haven't already, you might want to also run th... | |
| Best speakers under $2000 to match with a SET amp? I'll 3rd Kehut on the Reference 3A MM de Capo i speaker recommendation. Using them with a Blue Circle BC6, 25 watt class A hybrid amp, 3 feet out from the wall in a relatively small room (16' x 12' x 8.5'). | |
| Phono Stage Question MiniMax Phono and Clearaudio Champion is what I'm using.More correctly, the Clearaudio Champion + Clearaudio Syncro(speed controller) + Origin Live Silver Mk2 + ZYX R100 Yatraand the Eastern Electric MiniMax Phono.MiniMax Phono.You should be able ... | |
| Can you help me transition to 2 channel audio? >Is there any way to effectively have a HT set-up that also is musical?Yes, with a combi system. First put together a musical 2 channel system like you are already planning. Then use the front L/R pre out of your HT system and connect it to a l... | |
| Eastern Electric Minimax phono+What Tubes? I'm using a NOS Tung-Sol JTL-6X4WA rectifier which I bought from Bill OConnell, and 3 Groove Tube 12AX7M (Mullard) tubes. Others have reported that while using the same 6x4 they were using 3 new Tung-Sol 12AX7s and that they prefered these over th... | |
| Pitch problem. Help I've recently ordered a Clearaudio synchro to address this problem but you might want to also check into the other various speed controllers which are available, such as the Project Speed Box or Speed Box SE;."This tiny black box allows painless s... |