hifiman5
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| Audio cables ,and power cords the most forgotton- part of an Audio system. @audioman58 Do you have measurements to back up your claims? The skeptics/science addicts will demand objective data. Otherwise you are delusional or suffering from some other psychological malady. | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? @testpilot Thanks for the above post. I'm glad to hear it's not just me that had trouble deciphering any cogent meaning from that post. | |
| Shahinian Obelisk vs VandersteenTreo I "believe" I read in one of Richard's "Ask Richard" Q&A postings that he talked about how carefully the drivers in a pair of speakers are matched and then during testing the crossovers are adjusted as needed to meet a tight tolerance of respo... | |
| So how many people jumped on the PS Audio Black Friday Sale For The BHK Amps And Pre Amp? Not in the market for a pre or power amp but it is a generous offer from PS Audio. Not surprised. Paul McGowan is a great guy who is trying to leave a positive mark on the industry and audiophiles.If you sign up to receive them he sends an email... | |
| Beatles on PBS! @yogiboy Thanks for the heads up! I just set my Tivo to record its next showing. | |
| Genalex GL GZ-34 Rectifier...Did I just get a bad one? Five months seems @wolf_garcia Good to hear that Gold Lion GZ34 has been working well for you. I am not, by the way claiming anything mystical about cryogenic treatment. Once I stopped using NOS Mullards that got noisy quickly in my circuit, I happened to try t... | |
| Genalex GL GZ-34 Rectifier...Did I just get a bad one? Five months seems @artemus_5 In light of the fact that you only had the GL tube for 5 months, I think Ron at Cryoset would like to know about the tube's failure and may work with you on a replacement. Can't hurt to call and see what he says!Please update after y... | |
| Shahinian Obelisk vs VandersteenTreo One thing to be aware of, Vandersteen matches their drivers within the speaker pair. One thing to check. Is that driver tightly screwed into the front baffle? | |
| Genalex GL GZ-34 Rectifier...Did I just get a bad one? Five months seems @artemus_5 I leave all of my components charged up 24/7. I have tubes in my line stage, SACD player and SACD player power supply. | |
| Genalex GL GZ-34 Rectifier...Did I just get a bad one? Five months seems @artemus_5 Good point about the thermal issues with a hot running rectifier. I leave my system on 24/7 so there is no thermal shock experienced by the tube. | |
| Genalex GL GZ-34 Rectifier...Did I just get a bad one? Five months seems @artemus_5 You didn’t mention where you sourced your Gold Lion from. I have had great success with Gold Lions sourced from Cryoset. I have been using their 12AU7’s for many years with great results and long life. I just recently replaced the 5AR4 ... | |
| Interested in Members' Experiences with Rectifier Tube Rolling in Modwright PS 9.0 and 9.9 The original Sovtek 5AR4 failed catastrophically and took out a couple resistors requiring me to send my 9.0 back to Modwright so Dan could fix it.According to Dan, my event was unique provoking him to alter the 9.0 circuit so if I ever suffered a... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? @wolf_garcia +1 about the Gold Lions. I have two 12AU7s in my line stage and a GZ34 rectifier in my SACD player's outboard power supply. Have you ever checked into sourcing them from Cryoset? Ron Sheldon's GL's seem to last a long time and sta... | |
| The midrange is the most important driver. @kalali Exactly!! As a long time and current Vandersteen owner, you will scarcely hear a man as passionate about that very issue as Richard Vandersteen is. All of his speakers have employed first order crossovers as he finds that strategy the ... | |
| Opinions on Various McCormack amps Thanks for chiming in on that swampwalker! I suspected the revised amps to be superior to the production units as Steve had explained the limitations he was under with the production units to hit specific price points. I believe, that was in lar... |