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| Who's using Harbeth with tubes, what speaker model and how many watts per channel? correct joefew things to bear in mind w c7’s or super 5’sharbeths are 6 ohms, dipping to 5 in 100 hz area roughly - need to use 4 ohm taps not 8 ohms on tube amps - very low powered units, single ended, 300b etc etc need not apply unless you are n... | |
| Keith Jarrett on the importance of audio sound quality hildeyes the 6 disc blue note series is outstanding, recording wise, and of course performance wisein general, all kj's ecm recordings are amazing - only exception i recall is standards in norway, was mic'd from too far away, big hall effect but m... | |
| Anyone with experience with Spendor D9's? thanks milpai - sorry i didn’t look at the comments in my system page... the photos are hopelessly outdated but i try to keep some of the components somewhat currentd48r’s were in their usual positions for floorstanders, 30-36 in from both wallsi ... | |
| What’s the best DAC match for the Cambridge Audio CXC original or V2? opa good cd transport will deliver a solid, noise free (electrical noise, not mechanical noise) bitstream to the dac through whichever connection method it provides ... so the notion of ’matching a dac to a transport’ is not super critical if both... | |
| Who's using Harbeth with tubes, what speaker model and how many watts per channel? op needs to be clear, which harbeth, how big a room, how loud to play?it matters | |
| Tweaks you got rid of because they were not effective (enough)? tourette's is such a debilitating affliction:) | |
| Problem with phono stage @audioguyread what the op is saying -- his lp surface noise is much much more prominent with his switching out only the phono stagewhich is why we are helping him think through why this may be the case | |
| Softest/Warmest digital coaxial cables? aq cables are just fine, well made, neutraldon't go up their line into the crazy expensive ones (true for any brand of wire)... you are just paying for the owners' home renovation... :) | |
| Versatile, non-fatiguing speakers for a small room under $1500 used or new: advice needed! @mermaid_smiles The Harbeths are really high on my list - I like a lot of what I hear about them. They do seem rather picky in terms of amplification (so darn inefficient!), so any advice on what to power them with would go a long way.Actually, no... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? shirley horn tonightremembering milesyou’re my thrillmain ingredientheres to lifei saw her perform live just a few months before she passed, at sf masonic centerwas so sad and shocked when i read the news lovely woman and stellar musician and sing... | |
| Tweaks you got rid of because they were not effective (enough)? agree w input already givenfooters and spikes on electrical components (i do feel they matter under speakers and racks, ground to concrete subfloor)tube dampers, esp. those retarded metal spring loaded thingy’s - ughshun mook mpingo wood thingy’s ... | |
| Softest/Warmest digital coaxial cables? as you are experienced in the field i am sure you are aware that electrical transmission of digital data waveforms are fundamentally different than analog ones, where silver cables often brighten the sound, copper ones add warmth etc etchere is a ... | |
| Softest/Warmest digital coaxial cables? harshness and unnatural sharpness in tone from the digital source often a sign of jitter or other electrical noise in the signal transfer'warmer' cables may just be a band aid for the underlying problem | |
| Tubes most likely to improve SQ? yes | |
| Favorite used tonearms under 1000 dollars best jelco or origin live you can manage |