hifiman5
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| NOS vs New Production Tube Sanity Check Honest1 your post is testimony to how system dependent tube sound can be. I have been running NOS Mullard 4003's in my highly modded cj PV-12L line stage. The warmth of the Mullards was just the ticket for my system at the time. After a new interc... | |
| Which power cord more important? Paul McGowan from PS Audio advises to use the best power cord closest to the source of your AC. So if you are using a power conditioner, the "best" power cord should go from the wall outlet into the conditioner. That allows the most efficient powe... | |
| Vandersteen 3a signatures vs. Quatro's If you want to get the scoop from Richard V. go to the Vandersteen website and click on TECHNICAL INFORMATION. This long-running question and answer forum contains several posts about your question. | |
| Upgrading wall outlets I had 10 gauge wire (30 amp) dedicated line put in when the house was built. As time passed, I noticed a lack of dynamics and weak bass. One day the stereo was playing in the dedicated basement listening room as I was attending to the clothes drye... | |
| Best path to test different interconnects? I would agree with the previous responses. Swap cables in and out from your digital or analog source to most readily identify the sonic characteristics of each cable. Once you believe you have a handle on the sound of each cable, place it in the s... | |
| Upgrade amp or speakers? Unless you are in love with the electrostatic sound, you might consider a quality pair of moving coil speakers and stay with your electronics. You might use a variety of footers to "tune" the sound of the system from there until you hit the sound ... | |
| Merlin VSM Consider small stand monitors of high quality with powered stereo subs. You get great soundstaging, clarity, pinpoint imaging and deep powerful bass. I have full range speakers with subs. It is amazing how much better the full range speakers sound... |