hilde45
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| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! There’s so much real expertise here, I’ll only add one thing about my own situation — If I find a way to test my outlet and see that it is noisy, I plan to make it dedicated (if price is reasonable). Why? Couple reasons. One, as MillerC. said (at ... | |
| Adding a sub to modest system I found a great REL sub at The Music Room. They also helped a friend of mine decide what size sub he needed. In other words, they're very helpful and have great deals on a variety of different brands (what they sell varies and they only take in go... | |
| Informative books about Audio +1 Harley. It's readable AND deep. | |
| Non Analytical Sounding DAC Upgrade- Budget $1,500 or less @letch I'd be interested to hear about your experiments. Perhaps start a thread called "Tube-rolling with the MHDT Orchid DAC"? It's a popular enough product that we might find some interesting contributions which detail how different tubes and as... | |
| Non Analytical Sounding DAC Upgrade- Budget $1,500 or less Thanks, @ianrodger. I didn't know "analytical" was a negative — I thought it meant toward the more crisp, clean, maybe lighter side of the spectrum — which was a set of characteristics some people like. Now I realize it's a cluster of negative qua... | |
| System assembled; only a final decision about speakers remains @dill D'oh! Newbie mistake. I shall channel Professor Housman and conduct a shrouding. | |
| System assembled; only a final decision about speakers remains @atmasphere Thanks for your post and I'm copying a bunch of this into notes. I moved from a Salk 83 db speaker up to a 90db speaker after a conversation with Jim. The cost of the speaker went up, but my required amplifier power went down — and so ... | |
| System assembled; only a final decision about speakers remains @kenjit I could ask Jim what makes his speakers better, but my guess is he'd do what anyone who makes good equipment would do — shrug and tell me to try them and return them if I don't like them. And I suppose if I ask for evidence of perfect phas... | |
| Non Analytical Sounding DAC Upgrade- Budget $1,500 or less So glad to read of all these great DAC options! I'm struggling to understand what "analytical" means to different people. For those mentioning units they like, I'd be curious about what they sound like and why you think they satisfy the poster's q... | |
| System assembled; only a final decision about speakers remains @atmasphere Thanks for returning me to the original (and most important) unanswered question.There are some basic facts I know to pay attention to with my amp (e.g. it’s monoblock tubes, w/ damping factor is 20, putting out 60 watts), etc. When I ... | |
| Non Analytical Sounding DAC Upgrade- Budget $1,500 or less @phill55 -- Can you say more? I almost got the Tubadour and went for the Orchid. I'm curious about what differences you heard and what equipment you used. The grass is always greener... | |
| System assembled; only a final decision about speakers remains @djones--gotcha. Receptacles. Yes, I think I found my conditioners' answer. Thanks! | |
| System assembled; only a final decision about speakers remains Why do I want a receptacle? I guess mainly because for a small amount of money I can just cross that factor off my list. I have good power cords, and now a good filter/suppressor from Audience. My outlet might be just fine, but dollars to donuts i... | |
| System assembled; only a final decision about speakers remains P.S. Anyone want to weigh in on power outlets that are not crazy expensive (e.g. under $100)? | |
| Fitz Carrera BE I love those listening room photos! And I am bummed I won't hear the Carreras! C'est la vie. (If this is the worst that happens to me.)And now I know that Erik is a good guy. Just when my plot against him was gaining some real intellectual mettle... |