immatthewj

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WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?
Haters just want to hate. Seriously, I think the hate comes from people who don't want to spend more money on better sound, so they justify and rationalize that by convincing themselves that cheap gear sounds as good as high dollar gear.    
"Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question)
@desktopguy thanks for the explanation. I am actually the OP on this thread, & one of my questions/concerns was "am I losing anything, sonically, by having to keep my volume pot backed off to a low setting?" It sounds as if I may be. 6 ocl... 
"Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question)
@desktopguy  could you explain to me what you mean by this? but it also risks the audibility of any channel-tracking non-linearity in any give volume pot. Thanks.  
Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice?
Tom Waits I like Bob Dylan's voice Some would say Lucinda Williams does not have a great voice, although I would disagree  
What are your top 3 favorite female singers?
Margo Timmins Linda Ronstadt Lucinda Williams (Runner up might be Alison Krauss)  
Posts removed
With the exception of a thread where I was using special characters (@#$%&) to simulate profane language, the posts of mine that have been removed were in response to political comments.  And in all fairness, not long after my posts were remov... 
Question about the headphone amplifier in tubed preamps
@mulveling  and @mlsstl  thanks for the info & advice.  I will look into those Schitt SS 6SN7s.  Currently I have the EHs that it came with in those slots.   Thanks again.  Stuff like this makes this site great.   
Patricia Barber - Cafe Blue is an effects album
I bought Cafe Blue HDCD back in the '90s when I first heard her cover of "Ode To Billy Joe" on a public radio station I listened to, and I honestly never listened to it much.  (So I cannot really explain all the other Patricia Barber CDs I bought ... 
patricia barber - diana krall - holly cole
Coyote Ugly Sound Track ?  
Current production EL34 tubes for vtl mb-125
Oops, I didn’t see that this was a necro thread when I replied.  
Ultimate stereo nightmare
Jasmine was a very nice young woman. I thought nothing less.  
Ultimate stereo nightmare
. . . perhaps it is pictures of Jasmine he was wanting to see.  
Would this work s a cheap way to experiment with room treatment?
Thanks,  @kota1  , are those that you pictured rockwool or Corning 703 ?  That is not what I saw at Lowes.  They were smooth on both sides & green.   
Ultimate stereo nightmare
@jjss49  ??? @rvpiano  , it means he wants to see pictures of your system.   
Looking for good speakers, soundstage not important
OP, it might be worth your time to take a look at that MoFi speaker thread that is running on the forum right now.  They sound intriguing.