hoosierinohio
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| Pass Labs XP32 or XP22? Go to the source, no one knows more. I would call or email Pass Labs and discuss with them. There's a guy that just does the preamp design and guessing you can dialog with him. I believe it is Wayne Colburn. Let them know exactly what you are ... | |
| I noticed brightness/harshness more than usual from my system a couple months back. The options for the change are infinite. @stereo5 is absolutely correct. You have got to play detective first. I have had a single tube weaken, a mid-range with a hiss, caps blown and simple fuses. Time to play detective. You can't address wha... | |
| Spending a month's salary Audition, audition, audition as much as you can. If you are close to Chicago, they got the show coming up in April. You are looking for something for your ears that you like. You have mentioned a smaller room, so where you are listening, see if... | |
| Decware and “The List” @grinnell what is your feedback on what you acquired? | |
| Decware and “The List” @grinnell You, you are the man. This is not an easy catch. I'm just curious, you looked every day for how long and what did you end up with? Was it what you were looking for? Was it on Audiogon or where did you find? This can be a grail searc... | |
| Record Store Day Better yet, what do you have your ear on? Dave Brubeck Time Signatures for me. I guess you have to have a goal. This is a nice novel for the ears. | |
| Hollywood Records reissue of Queen "Jazz" Queen, always a concert disappointment, but you could say you were there. It was obvious that what Freddie did in the studio was impossible in concert. They always sounded much better on vinyl/recorded, regardless of quality. Freddie, what a vo... | |
| packing magnepan 1.6/1.7 Call Magnepan and ask them to guide you through. They're nice, if they pick up the phone. I seem to remember that one laid somewhat on the other at and angle with a foam spacer. I had others that were shipped mono. I would call them. | |
| Road Trip Worthy Maybe Seen them 3 or 4 times. Always great to get on the Mule and ride. Originally I thought at the first concert, what a great lead guitarist. Yes, he really is that good. Sat there listening to the "support network", bass, drums, keyboard, etc.. a... | |
| “A Plan of Paris” by Anthony Wilson Nice, sets a nice mood, very raw, love it. Not readily available in the USA for a quality recording at a great price. Listened a wee bit on spotify and liked. Thank You | |
| My Impossible hum issue. Sometimes a professional with a multi-meter and an oscilloscope is the best answer. It's okay to admit, i have a son that's too busy doing this stuff because of people like me. Just because it has to be said, and I don't believe that anyone els... | |
| Advice on speaker replacement Great that you have components. This allows for changes/upgrades as you go. So, how does one go from mid-fi, to hi-fi? Been there and it has been a journey of 42 years. I am always looking, particularly in the used sector. I started with speak... | |
| Decware and “The List” @grinnell Well, if buying a used one is so easy, perhaps you can locate all of them? Decware hardly ever shows up on the secondary market. I had a great friend that actually died waiting on one. If he could know that I took him off the list aft... | |
| CLASS A POWER RATINGS While I do not understand their magic, this guy does all class A only, I believe his theory is, "if the first watt sucks, why continue". His go up and down from 8ohm to 4ohm, in either direction. All I know is, the stuff sounds pretty awesome. ... | |
| Tube amps - what 3 things… Now that we know the speakers, I would go with a nice SET amp. You don't need lots of watts to get those speakers singing. |