jmcgrogan2
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| The stupidest power cable question ever I don't think you have anything to worry about, unless you have VERY inefficient speakers or you are running 500 watt per channel Class A monoblocks. Most of that wire gauge stuff is way over-rated when it comes to audio cables. Following gauge si... | |
| Is there a fined Solid state Pre Amp for under 8k? Klyne is not gone as far as I know. Their website has been lame for many years. Their preamps are far from lame though. Have you tried contacting them?Klyne Audio Arts, Ltd.Voice: 360.273.8477FAX: 360.273.6991info@klyne.com You could also try cont... | |
| Is there a fined Solid state Pre Amp for under 8k? I would just buy a Klyne 7LX 5.0 P if I had that kind of scratch to play with. ;) | |
| Just sold my Dynavector XV-1s My guess would be the shipping part Greg. It's too bad you didn't have the repairs covered by the shipping insurance.Oh well, problem solved. I held my breath for 5 days waiting for a reply from the gent I sold my ZYX 4D to and yes, there was brai... | |
| Cause of Muddled Middle? I'll second Kr4's reply. Assuming that the room is OK and that the speakers have enough space to breathe, my next step would be to try and listen to the speakers in another room/system. Take them over to a friend's house and plug 'em in. So first ... | |
| Digital vs Analog - A supposition... Well there certainly is one supposition. Another may be that when digital junkies were guaranteed "perfect sound forever" they just blindly believed it. No harm, the world needs sheep too. | |
| Any way to "improve" a Conrad Johnson MF 2500 If it's a ground loop hum there is a pretty easy fix. To test if it's a ground loop hum, put a cheater plug on the amp's plug and see if the hum goes away. | |
| what is a good tube pre amp out there........... Focal Be's, that's my point Chuck. I have two friends with JM Labs speakers, and they tend to use warmer sounding cartridges, cables and equipment than I do. My Verity Audio Parsifal Encore's are not nearly as aggressive as JM Labs speakers, in fa... | |
| Need Help Finding Good Tube Pre-Amp w/Phono I'm a bit confused by your last paragraph. If you like the warmer type of sound you should enjoy the Conrad Johnson sound over the Audio Research. I just picked up a nice VAC Auricle preamp, which has a phono stage in it for ~$1000. However, VAC i... | |
| what is a good tube pre amp out there........... Chuck, I find it interesting that you find BAT analytical. I've owned many pieces of BAT gear, but I find that they are a bit too dark for my system. Certainly not as dark as CJ or Cary, but the high's are rolled off compared to ARC or VAC. I have... | |
| what is a good tube pre amp out there........... You will never know if they are the best if you don't try anything else. However, if they sound fantastic, relax and enjoy the music. | |
| Got the itch; where to go after Rowland Concerto? The itch is never rational. I've owned a Jeff Rowland Concentra II, but not the Concerto. Try to find a VAC Avatar Super tube integrated amp. It should run about $3K on the used market, and I felt it ran rings around the Concentra II. | |
| Can 12AT7 be a substitute for 12AU7 tubes? I wouldn't think so. The 12AT7 with a mu factor of 60 can be used as a replacement for a 12AX7 with a mu of 100. Probably too high for a 12AU7 with a mu factor of 19 though. | |
| Which cost more: your system or your car? Mitch4t, I drove a clunker for most of my life too. As the economic well started to dry up I decided that I needed to have a vehicle that I could rely on for 10-12 years. Hence I sold all of my system and purchased newer cars for my wife and mysel... | |
| Which cost more: your system or your car? Mitch4t, be careful when using words like "Always" and "Never". Once upon a time I thought and acted exactly like you. In fact in my original reply to this thread in 06/10, I wrote "My System". Today, the answer is: "My car".Let's just say that li... |