jhills
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| Adding a tube amp is a good idea? Something else I might mention - even though the volume knob did not have to be cranked much (less than a quarter) to get plenty of volume for moderate listening, the demand was still there, taking its tole on the tubes. Jim | |
| Adding a tube amp is a good idea? I concur with goose and some others, that driving low impedance, power demanding speakers with a tub power amp, no mater how good they may sound, can be a never ending and expensive battle of replacing blown tubes, fuses and resistors. For a cou... | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS +1 grossman616 I have the Maggie 1.7s, now driving with the very flexible and adjustable Anthem STR. After getting everything dialed in and integrating a pair of subs, listening at low volumes, I couldn't be happier. | |
| Help me find my ideal Stereo Integrated Amp +1 for Anthem STR. It has all that you mentioned except HDMI inputs. I was looking for about the same as you, something that could cover about everything, without breaking the bank and taking up space for four racks of equipment. Since the purpo... | |
| Reliability - what’s your experience been? My experience over the last 40+ years along my audio journey: Sony CD/DVD players - not so good. Nearly every player (5) failed after very little use. Bryston, 3B - I bought used; it had a switch go bad 10 years n on it's 20 year warranty, I sen... | |
| Toe in is crucial I've heard people state that, with electrostatics and planers, you need to sit, head fixed in a vice, to maintain a balanced image and stage. I've found, with both my Quad ESL 63s and my Magnepans, that, with a great deal of attention to placement... | |
| Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ? @inna If living in the mountains of MT, in the winter time, yes to the Jokla parka (sometimes -40F) and a reliable 4X4 truck and a good set of tire chains. Even though MT is getting ever more crowded, still is a beautiful state, summer and winter,... | |
| Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ? @inna And that’s just New England, imagine Montana or Wyoming. Born, raised and lived most of my life in Western Montana. I built a nice home on 24 acres of timbered mountain side, backed by thousands of acres of National Forest Land. Nearest nei... | |
| I'm going to buy my first tube amp. I need honest blunt opinions I'm in agreement with soix, atmosphere and others. With the Monitor Gold 300s, for sure, it wouldn't be good to match with a SET amp or even a low to mid powered ultra-linear tube amp If looking for the romance, and warmth of tubes (as nice of a ... | |
| How serious are you? Serious? Well I guess on your list of similar meanings, mine would be meaningful, and on a scale of 1-10, would probably be about 5. Centered mostly along the lines of enjoying a large variety of music and having a dedicated area of the house set ... | |
| Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? Everything by Pink Floyd Everything by Van Morrison Everything by Mark Knopfler/Dire Straights Oh, have to mention - Everything of what little there was by Amy Winehouse and Eva Cassidy (gone way too young) So many more, I wasn't sure where ... | |
| What's your experience with snooty HiFi salesmen? I started my audio journey back in the early 70s. Myself with wife and another couple also interested in exploring good audio, would travel about 90 miles to a college town, new audio store that sold audio gear quite above anything that was availa... | |
| Just wow… Very nice, thanks for sharing | |
| Do I need 10 gauge power cord if I have 10 gauge from panel? @jumia Oops, sorry mistook ditusa's post showing the Crown amp with dedicated 10AWG cable as yours, so was a bit confused. My thought regarding your original question on aftermarket 10AWG cable for your amps - 12AWG cable would be more than adequ... | |
| Do I need 10 gauge power cord if I have 10 gauge from panel? @jumia What speakers are you driving with the commercial series Crown amps? As per their own recommendations, they were designed to be used in music halls and live performance studios, not for a homes living room. Also these were supplied with a... |