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| Thinking about a tube roll to Brimar or Telefunken R f Sayles, Have you read "Joes tube Lore" for 12ax7 and 6922 tubes.http://www.audioasylum.com/scripts/d.pl?audio/faq/joes-tubes.html | |
| Reversing Polarity -- Voodoo or Easy Tweak? "Perhaps to give their music a distinctive and uniquely different sound."I thought of that but in the case Of Grusin LP there is this statement;Audiophile Note: "For optimum transient response and spartial clarity, we recommend that the polarity o... | |
| Reversing Polarity -- Voodoo or Easy Tweak? Herman posted,"Phase has to do with time, polarity has to do with whether a signal is going positive or negative. If a speaker is wired with the wrong polarity it will be going out when it should be going in, and vice versa. I have friend who clai... | |
| Reversing Polarity -- Voodoo or Easy Tweak? I found a Sheffield Lab-5 vinyl LP of Dave Grusin, "Discovered Again" 1976, I had not listened to for years. I cleaned both sides put it on the TT platter for a listen. I first played both sides of the Lp to warm up the cartridge. Then I sat down ... | |
| Reversing Polarity -- Voodoo or Easy Tweak? I listened to the entire Jennifer Warnes Cd, I spoke of in my earlier post, with the speaker cables reversed on my speakers. After a few tracks the sound just didn't seem involving, became kind of boring if you know what I mean. After the last tra... | |
| Reversing Polarity -- Voodoo or Easy Tweak? Well I am totally confused now. I just spent about 20 min listening to the CD of Jennifer Warnes, "The Hunter," track #8, "Way Down Deep". I listened to the first min and half at least 10 times then I reversed the speaker Cables at each of my ProA... | |
| Tube bias and related ramblings very exciting Nrchy,I posted a question on AA. So far, there has only been one response.http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/amp/messages/76997.html | |
| Why is it so much more civil over here on Agon? AA is a good audio forum site. I have learned alot over there. You just have to be a little careful where and when you post. "General", can get a little wild at times. There is some big name people that post on AA. I have wondered why they do not ... | |
| cable directionality AudioQuest ICs, "The plug with a single printed band at the sending end and the plug with the double printed band at the receiving end". > goes in the direction of signal flow. CDP > Preamp > Power Amp. This is the correct way to install ... | |
| Storing my Speakers I don't know about the drivers but it will not do the wood cabinets any good. IMHO you will ruin them. Especially the hot summer heat. Temps in the attic could be 200+ F degrees. Has to be another place to store the JBL's. How about a bedroom clos... | |
| Opinions, Is this better for the Members? Tvad, I agree with your second paragraph. If you want feedback left from a fellow member this will need to be part of the transaction. Each member should discuss the leaving of feedback in their emails to each other. Of course if the transaction g... | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Sirspeedy, Siemens CCa early 60s tubes, do your home work... Ask lots of questions. Ask for pictures. Here is a Great picture;http://gon8.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1115367414.jpg | |
| NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1 My Telefunken E188CC tubes came yesterday, 5/27/05, in the mail. I just could not wait to give them a try. I installed them in the "Line one" back row , installed the Herbie's Hal-O damper at the same level as the upper Mica Wafer. Turned the syst... | |
| Opinions, Is this better for the Members? I did my first transaction under the new Feedback system. Though slower all went well. One thing nice about the new system, it allows more info to be left. Has anyone seen a negative or neutral feedback left on a member on the new system yet?Jim | |
| adcom 565 preamp question... Use the "Bypass" outputs they are direct coupled and placed before the tone controls and filters. This is the shortest signal path, best sound.Lab outputs less desirable, Tone controls and filters are in the signal path if activated by the push bu... |