jdombrow
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| Please explain Bias is the operating voltage for a vacuum tube, which need to be adjusted at times. Does not apply to solid state amps, as far as I know.jd | |
| How did you get into this hobby? Forced into it by my wife so she's have something significant to bitch about at the girl's club lunches. | |
| New Steely Dan; Great Music w/ Surgical Precision Ever since "Aja", I've had a love/hate feeling about Steely Dan. Great musicians, excellent production, killer grooves, great rhythms, interesting lyrics (usually), incredible solos -- everything I love in music. But then they throw one of their s... | |
| Are You Satisfied? Yep, very satisfied. There are always a number of changes I'd like to try, but nothing that I need to do. I'm usually experimenting with various tweaks, and am getting reading to build some wall panels and bass traps, but the basic system sounds g... | |
| Electric guitar cable? MIT Cables makes the "Hardwire" line of instrument, microphone and patch cables. You might ask this question on one of the guitar-related forums. You will probably get more information.JD | |
| cones or sorbothane or both? Do a search in the Tweaks/DIY forum at AudioAsylum.com | |
| need a $200-$300 interim amp Read the post above titled "What's the best Amp you know of? " He talks about the ART SLA-1 Studio Linear Amplifier in your price range. Maybe it won't be just an interim.JD | |
| I need a recording with a good drum solo . When you say "good" drum solo, do you mean great playing, or above average realism and soundstage?jd | |
| Who makes the least expensive Tube Pre-Amp? Forget all these $1000 models. They're all great, but you asked for inexpensive. The Bottlehead Foreplay is VERY highly regarded, and can be found used for $150-300.JD | |
| Proper Cable Placement. For interconnects, I have been using one or two small pieces of styrofoam to keep the cables separated. This works well. Does anyone have comments or suggestions on this?JD | |
| Who are the Jazz Cats on Audiogon? Count me in. I've been listening primarily to jazz since I was in my early twenties (I'm now 48), but it's just been the last couple of years that I got bitten by the audiophile bug. I'm constantly reading and experimenting, trying to squeeze a li... | |
| DYI diffuser kits/plans Try this:http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/tweaks/messages/1725.htmlAlso see John's website, although I'm not sure this article is posted there:http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/index2.htm | |
| "Miles Davis Story" on Bravo Is this available on video or DVD? Does anyone have a recording they would be willing to sell, lend or copy?jd | |
| Help -- my system is too bright Another solution would be to try Cardas interconnects, as they are a bit on the warm side, but still very detailed.jd | |
| Got my new CD player...Njoe Tjoeb 4000 After it is broken in, I suggest experimenting with various isolation devices (footers, balls, platform or shelf, etc). You'll be amazed at the difference this will make. JD |