jacks0395
Responses from jacks0395
| 99 10W Tube Mono Blocks? How do they do it for so little? | |
| Changing Amps?? Are you Sure?? Audio magazines make money selling ads. At $5K per page, they need to make sure that the manufacturer can afford to pay their ad. The magazine folks help out by stating that the advertised product is the best, or a close second. This is sadly done... | |
| Silver or copper cables? And 18 gauge Zip Cord? | |
| FIM Gold Power Cords Problems? I've yet to have problems of any sort with the FIM cable. While I don't live in an "RF rich" area, others that I know do, and haven't experienced ANY problem. The dealer that you mention may be trying to persuade you into a purchase with more mark... | |
| Where do you guys buy replacement tubes? Upscale isn't the only game in town. I've dealt with the majority of dealers listed above, all of which provide the same service/quality as Upscale, at a fraction of the price.Some even have some a better selection of the rare items. | |
| My DIY JMLab Utopia clone in progress Those things use expensive Focal drivers, don't they? I've heard that you can't purchase the exact driver that the Utopia uses, only something close. Is this true? | |
| vinyl care VPI felt removal And don't ever clean the velvet strips with laundry soap, as the phosphate residue left behind will attach to the record. (Not a good thing)Clean the velvet strips with the same record cleaning solution that you are currently using. Avoid using IP... | |
| Audio Hype!! Tell me Psieg, what have you done differently to your power supply that differs from the Radiotron Designers Book and hasn't already been attempted and accomplished from the multiple manufacturers out there now, and in the past?By the way, I've be... | |
| Audio Hype!! I agree Perfectimage, I believe it isn't a matter of complacency, I think it is what we are exposed to which determines whether we are happy. Some guys find it hard to believe that a simple power cord will affect the sound to the level that it doe... | |
| Most overpriced audio component made Well Snook2, you have me there. I'm not sure how any speaker cable could cost that much, but I'm not the guy with 20 plus employees, and the operating expenses either. I doubt that, at that price, they sell much quantity. If there were more people... | |
| Audio Hype!! But why would the magazines persuade us to buy junk? They are the most ethical people out there, right? | |
| Most overpriced audio component made If we had more people involved in our hobby, there would be a higher demand, more products built, and the price of components and cables would fall as a result. If I were a prospective "Newby" that had just finished reading some of the above posts... | |
| Where to buy NOS 6L6 Tubes You could possibly also try 5881 Tungsols or KT-66's. Check with your dealer. | |
| Have you heard about new Krell products Up-grades anyone? | |
| F I M Speaker Cables I have a pair of Gold series speaker cables, and have found the workmanship to be of the highest quality. In fact, some of the best termination work that I've seen. That said, I agree wholeheartedly with Jcbtubes findings. I haven't tried the spea... |