jedinite24
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| Step up from NAD PP2 I don't have gear as nice as yours but I had a NAD PP2 and I upgraded to a Cambridge Audio 640P phono preamplifier. I haven't looked back since making that change. I've read that the Jolida JD9 and the Vincent Audio PHO-8 are nice phono preamps fo... | |
| DiMarzio cables Has anyone tried the DiMarzio XLR cables and care to share their thoughts on them?I checked Dimarzio's website and other than the basic microphone cable I didn't see the DiMarzio XLR cables that I've seen on headphone.com.Did the XLR line of cable... | |
| What started you on your audiophile journey . I've got 3 uncles and a godfather who are are serious audiophiles. I would visit their houses as a kid and listen to the wonderful music from their systems and then marvel at their gear. One uncle had these immense looking Threshold and Audio Rese... | |
| Amplifier advice from Ohm Walsh 100 Mk. II owners Hi MapmanThanks for chiming in. Here are the specs of the Sumo Nine from the manual I was able to find.Class A amplifierPower Output (both channels driven 20Hz to 20KHz):8 Ohms: 60W @ less than 0.25% THD4 Ohms: 120W @ less than 1% THDInput Impedan... | |
| Amplifier advice from Ohm Walsh 100 Mk. II owners I was never a fan of the casters on the Ohm Walsh speakers. Although very practical for speaker placement the casters just looked cheap. IMO it took away from the looks Walsh speakers which already some find not so visually appealing.Now as soon a... | |
| 4 ohm or 8 ohm tap Good to know. Thanks for sharing Atmasphere. | |
| headphone cable adaptor for xlr to 1/4 " I don't know if this is what you are looking for but this is the adapter I have to use for my modified AKG 701s when I listen to them on headphone amps that only had the 1/4" plug.HeadRoom XLR-to-1/4http://www.headphone.com/accessories/headroom-xl... | |
| The Audiophile's Wife Hi Grannyring.The blog is excellent. The "It's Not That Heavy" blog post got me thinking about why I'll always try to get a piece of equipment that I can carry myself so I don't have to ask for help.For "The Other Woman" blog post I thought she wa... | |
| Which speaker post to use: 4 ohm or 8 ohm? Hi AchillesCheck out this thread for some thoughts.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1316326157&read | |
| 4 ohm or 8 ohm tap I remember reading some time ago in another forum that if you had a speaker that averaged a 6 ohm load and used an 8 ohm tap on a tube amp it would run hotter than if you used the 4 ohm tap. Is this true? | |
| Are you an Audiophile? Hi Orpheus10Check out this long running thread. If you answer yes to any of the stuff mentioned in the various posts you are an audiophile. ;)You're an audiophile if thread.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ymisc&1233959924&read&... | |
| Budget DAC How about a Grant Fidelity DAC-09 with an upgraded GE 5670 NOS tube? I have this combo now in a secondary system and it is a quite nice sounding addition. New this would be under $250. Since the newer DAC-11 will be coming out soon you will probab... | |
| YouTube Favorites to share. Here is my latest favorite.(The Rolling Stones) Paint It Black - Sungha Jung http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyyHGDqmymcThis kid is truly amazing. I think he is only 15 but has been playing guitar at a very high level since he was very young. | |
| The next best Tweak ??? I'm getting very good dynamics along with clean/clear details with the 6V battery/capacitor tweak on the amp side and Elizabeth's ferrite core wire tweak on the speaker side in my secondary system. This was a fun and inexpensive tweak to put in pl... | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best A Sumo Nine amplifier rebuilt by Mike Bettinger of GASAudio.net gets my vote. A very nice sounding Class A amplifier that won't break the bank. |