jhills
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| Only you expensive cable owners, is this real? It seems the trend in high end audio is ridiculously higher and higher prices combined with outlandish and bogus claims - the Mapleshade design approach to speaker cable, IMO, is sound and the price seems reasonable.I don’t have any of the Maplesh... | |
| When do you turn off the tubes? When an output tube blew in my Rogue Cronus Mag. II, a while back, I called Rogue to get advice and order a new set of KT-120s. Rick told me that I could expect to get about 2000 Hrs. from a set of the KT-120s and several thousand from the input t... | |
| Value of upgrading only 1 set of interconnects? I agree with eric.There are two kinds of cables - Good Cables and Bad Cables. Usually the bad ones are the mega expensive ones. Kinda like fixn something till it’s broke. Whether it’s analog, digital or high speed data transfer, the criteria is th... | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles Have never had the pleasure of owning a Porsche or Lamborghini (on a machinist's salary, couldn't afford anyway) but over the years did build up several very nice muscle cars - mostly 60s models Camaros, GTOs and a 69 Vet. I installed very decent... | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles @ alltrinnov To be rich is to enjoy and appreciate what you have. I live way below my means and seek out activities and items that are of value to me.I don't concern myself that there is something better out there, I just smile and enjoy what I... | |
| BUY Bryston!!!!! Like everyone else here, with the exception of gnaudio, I have nothing but good to say about Bryston, their products and service.Many years ago sent in my 10 year old B3 to have the ON switch repaired. Within about 10 days, Bryston returned the am... | |
| beginner seperate system +++ Rogue Cronus Mag or Mag II, all tube, 100W per channel, integrated stereo amp. Can be found used for under $2K. and new for around $3K.Made in USA and a solid performer, with the punch and dynamics of SS and the openness, detail and smoothness... | |
| Back to the drawing board @pcc67Room dampening is always a good first move. It may also help, if you can and wife permitting, to add a bit of dampening to the wall behind the speakers. Hanging decorative black-out drapes on the wall behind my speakers made a huge differenc... | |
| Back to the drawing board @ cleedsIt’s true that phase as well as controlling standing and canceling waves is important, as is system integration and is true that good deep bass is considerably more than thump, thump, thump. But, for a fact, frequencies below 60Hz in most ... | |
| Back to the drawing board Way to often, listeners are expecting the wrong performance from a sub. We mistakenly expect the sub to perform the tasks that should be performed by our mains. The detail, impact and timber we typically expect to hear in bass, is in frequencies a... | |
| How can I punish this Chinese audio dealer @ elizabethYou're probably right and they should be labeled JOS (Junk Old Stock).......Jim | |
| New $24,000 inter-connect @ketchup That's the thing, it's all relative I originally went from a Radio Shack interconnect to a $100 Duelund. That's a multiplier of about 50x. It's only relative to a point. Beyond that point, it becomes a lie and a sham. Dueland's $100.00... | |
| New $24,000 inter-connect I could care less what the rich blow their big bucks on. The problem I have is the fact that the sham of $20K+ IC cables is an insult to the legitimate manufactures and designers of fine audio gear, that's price tag has some relation, in actual va... | |
| Spatials = Done for now! @simaoThanks.......Jim | |
| Brilliant Pebbles, a new tweak, cheaper than high end cables. Now it all makes sense! Humble as it is, my system sounds very, very, good, in my dedicated listening/living room. No harsh reflections, no bass boom, just well balanced good sound. I attributed the lack of room problems to good treatments and pai... |