hilde45
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| Last Critical Tweak… how to quell occasional high harshness…? @erik_squires Sit close to the speakers. Does the problem completely go away? You jave an acoustics problem and your ropm is too reflective. But that would kill the conversation about cables and capacitors! It's all about the stuff, man. | |
| Thoughts and suggestions please If you just created a text document of your playlist, then you could strike out any tracks or albums which disappeared. Then, if you wish, buy them specifically. The idea of downloading the whole playlist seems like overkill. Worst case scenario, ... | |
| Last Critical Tweak… how to quell occasional high harshness…? Without some data about the room, first, I don't have much to say about gear. | |
| The death of ultra hiend audio Meaning, they can find objective data that proves they don't - and shouldn't - pay 4x more for some boutique piece of equipment that performs the same or worse than something off the shelf at Best Buy. Re: "objective data that proves." I won't... | |
| The death of ultra hiend audio Maybe the tariffs won't last. Several companies and states have challenged Trump’s use of an emergency law to impose some of his duties on individual countries, in a legal dispute that is likely to work its way up to the Supreme Court. As part ... | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? @atmasphere Thanks, Ralph. My tech understands those facts and appreciates the reminder. We're going in fully eyes open (he has an ST-35, also) and will report back if you're curious. | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? @atmasphere My tech said this about the ST-35 mods we're discussing: "The datasheet lists a 10k plate-to-plate load for the tubes in triode mode and 8k plate-to-plate in ultra linear, so it's not that far off. Per the Mullard datasheet, power dr... | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? @atmasphere Here's what Mike said: "It will almost certainty raise both the harmonic and intermodulation distortion in triode mode and drastically reduce the power, but it may be pleasant distortion." It will be switchable, so if it doesn't sound... | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? @atmasphere I'll convey that to Mike and see what he says. Thank you. | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? Brief update on my ST-35 -- my tech and I will be adding a switch so it can run in triode mode. If anyone has done this and has advice, we'd be happy to hear it. | |
| "I Trust My Ears" "I trust my ears" should really be "I trust my brains". Neither is adequate. I trust my ability to pay attention. I trust my ability to interpret. I trust my ability to be patient and be rigorous in my methods. Those are the things at stake... | |
| Moderator(s) Such a slippery line. This is a site about buying things. Buying things involves economics. Economics brings in policies about economics. That's politics. The idea that "politics is bad" is, I think, a bit crude. It's how discussion is carried ... | |
| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? Only two kinds of people in this world, those who assert that choices are binary, and those who assert they're non-binary. | |
| Magnepan 1.7i and want to upgrade to something bigger....louder....what do I get? The. Living. Voice. https://www.livingvoice.co.uk/ | |
| LessLoss "Stellar" Speaker Cables @foggyus91 "Douche canoes"? Um, because we are skeptical of over the top marketing blather? Clearly, you’re the credulous type. I have some land to sell you in Florida -- and your canoe. DM me and I’ll be glad to take your money. (No charge for ... |