honest1
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| Dual volume control - it should be standard There's more to enjoying reproduced music than getting the best possible sound. If you end up missing whole sections of songs because you are jumping up and down to adjust volume and balance, it will be very difficult to enjoy the experience. I fi... | |
| Spectral DMA 400 Mono Blocks? I agree, the new site is horrible - all the listings are in random order, can't tell preamps from amps, pictures are small, lotta things worse, I see nothign improved. | |
| Dual volume control - it should be standard That's great if you're listening to mono recordings, but how do you know where to set the relative balances if the channels are different? Maybe some of the sounds are supposed to be off center. It would be hard to set stereo recordings by ear unt... | |
| I need speakers for low volume listening - Spica TC50 for sure, beats anything I have tried against them at low volume except maybe Spica Angelus. Have not owned TC60s, but probably good too. | |
| six year old 6sn7's, pushing my luck? My first thought wsa why not shut it off except when listening, but then I thought maybe leaving them on is helping them survive. Everything I cna remember reading says to shut tube gear down when not using, but leave it on if it will be unused fo... | |
| audiopax Model 5 Clear like colorful glass! So what types of things sounded different with the new power supply? | |
| Just Turned 50... I remember when I was about 12, lying awake in bed worrying aobut getting old. I was getting too old to play wiht toys - what the heck would I do for enjoyment? When I find myself worrying about getting old, I think back to that, and have faith. | |
| why doesn't everyone own a pair of spica's??? I still have my original TC50s in my bedroom system, and only recently found a speaker that outperforms them in every way - Ascendo System Zs. I had some other speakers that were good, and outperformed them in terms of dynamic scale, frequency ext... | |
| audiopax Model 5 Egidius - what are your thoughts on the Model 5? Do you think the new power supply made it better or worse? It lookis like it is not in your system anymore. | |
| What about JJ KT88 tubes? Thanks for the inputs all. I have been using the JJs and have been pretty happy, but am always looking for something better. The system is my 2d system in my bedroom. I have used the Treasure 6SN7 in my main system, and I really do like the sound ... | |
| Decware or Eastern Electric Phono Stage? Thanks for the responses. Davt - Did you find anything for high output cartridges that you thought was better, or just that it seemed like a waste to have the transformers and not use them, and that your best results were with the low output cartr... | |
| Replacing The Stock EH 6SN7 Tubes For Cary SLP 05 Based on my experience with 6SN7s in AtmaSphere amps, I would recommend RCA for NOS and Ming Da for new. The Ming Das don't get much press, but they sound quite nice, and look really cool, too. Does Pavane really make a 6SN7? I thought they were m... | |
| how to ship a large 160lb subwoofer? I used BAX Global freight to ship a big Talon subwoofer. It wasn't cheap, but it wasn't nearly that expensive. I may have had to haave Talon arrange it, I'm not sure they work for consumers directly. | |
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? Very few speakers can do what a sub does. I have Ascendo ZF3s, which go quite deep, and powerfully. I still use Entec LF20 subs, crossed over very low (I think 30Hz). Very often, they are silent, but when called on by the music (organ or electroni... | |
| Cary 805s or Atma Sphere M60s? Eric - What did you do with your Carys? Do you ever go back to them for variety? Is there anything they do better than the S30 (other than put on a really cool green light show)? If you ever get the upgrade itch, seriously consider the update to 3... |