hifiman5
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| Questions from a Tube Preamp newbie @buellrider97 I mentioned using Cryo'd Gold Lion 12AU7s from Cryoset. I don't know if the cryogenic treatment has improved the sound of the stock tubes but I can attest to how long they remain quiet in circuit. Ron Sheldon at Cryoset also tests... | |
| Isolation feet/cones for PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC Diversity is a good thing after all?! | |
| Tell us your worst audio dealer or mfr. experience. The "Red Flag" to me was and always shall be, any dealer who, in discussing your present system, outwardly bashes it is a dealer to avoid. If he/she points out characteristics of your gear that he may be able to improve upon, without being demeani... | |
| Most overrated bands I’m taking the above post seriously. The singularity is approaching. Most of us will experience it in our lifetime. The purposeful efforts being invested in AI by the likes of Ray Kurzweil and Elon Musk among others speaks to this eventuality. Onc... | |
| What do you consider the most musical speakers—$15000 & under @helomech Three ways to go IMHE1. Stay with the 1Ci and enjoy them.2. Keep the 1Ci and add a 2wq sub3. Trade int he 1Ci on a NEW production model 2 Sig. I say new production because Richard is consistently upgrading his designs with driver im... | |
| Vandersteen 2wq with Mccormack dna .5 @gdnrbob +1 again (that's twice in 2 minutes) | |
| GoldenEar vs Dynaudio vs Nola vs ProAc vs Everything else. @gdnrbob A big +1! | |
| Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers @valinar IMHO you should have your speakers settled onto the stands. By checking out the link below, you'll see a variety of reasonably priced products that could do that for you.http://herbiesaudiolab.net/spkrfeet.htm | |
| Speaker Placement - When it's perfect! @wspohn Wow. The Spica Angelus. Haven't thought about that speaker for a long time. That was, to me, one of the most unique looking speakers in its time. I never had the pleasure of hearing music through them.Agree with you about the differin... | |
| Power line conditioners- to use or not to use? That is the question? PS Audio P5 or P10 or the massive upcoming P20 power regenerators. My P5 sees 2.5% distortion from the electric utility and outputs .1%. Clean power=cleaner sounding music. | |
| Questions from a Tube Preamp newbie @lous One current tube brand you may want to consider are Genalex Gold Lions sourced from Cryoset. I have yet to find any 12AU7s that work as well in my line stage as the GL’s. besides the fact that they have a neutral, dynamic, open sound, they l... | |
| Speaker Placement - When it's perfect! I know this thought is not unique to me as many A'Goners have mentioned this on other threads. I've been in this listening room for 25+ years. Regardless of all the locations I try for my speakers, they end up in pretty much the same spot. That... | |
| What do you consider the most musical speakers—$15000 & under @helomech I am a long time Vandersteen owner (2C, 3, 3A, 3A Sig.) now Treo CT with two 2wq subs. When I was picking up the Treo’s at John Rutan’s Audio Connection, he played Doug McLeod on Vandy 1C’s. I never would have imagined that RV’s most hum... | |
| Power Conditioner Advice please... @willemj The happy listening at night is more likely the result, especially if you live in an urban area or near an industrial zone, of fewer devices being used on the same grid introducing all kinds of distortion into the AC.Had a dramatic demo... | |
| Power Conditioner Advice please... @inna I had the PS Audio Premier, actually 2 of them. My first one suffered a complete regenerator failure as I was trying to run my entire system including power amp off of it and it just couldn't handle it. PS sent me another new Premier whi... |