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| What record cleaner is the most bang for the buck?? I don't have a turntable, well that's not totally true as I do own a working in mint condition 1914 Victor-Victrola console But I did see a hack about the different uses of WD 40 and one of them was to use it on vinyl records to stop skipping and... | |
| Feel like I'm outta my mind.... I’m no spring chicken, and my hearing is around 14k, so I’m in the same boat I have tower speakers with built in sub woofers, plus two SVS Ultra 13 subs with the upgraded plate amps 1,200 watts, 4000+watts peak all controlled from my smartphone an... | |
| What is the proper loudness for listening? In my listening room my speakers are 9 feet apart 3 feet off the wall and my listening position is 11 feet away from the speakers I have no side wall issues and vaulted ceiling I have a very powerful D class amp 500watts@8ohm 650@4ohms and 1,200 ... | |
| My Oppo 105 finally bricked. Streamer suggestions? I dread the day my 10 + year old BD105 Blu-ray player dies I like using it for my two channel stereo rig as I have a VAC tube amp and ARC LS15 tube pre amp so no sub out I use the OPPO RCA sub out into a Y connector to my two SVS Ultra 13 subs ... | |
| Warmer class D amps for magnepan? Ive seen good reviews on the D-Sonic M3a-1200S It will do 800 watts @ 8 ohms I have the Magnepans 7's and I was feeding them with my VAC PA 100 100 tube amp and ARC LS15 tube pre amp I'm very content with this combination but felt the Maggie's co... | |
| Is a home theater even worth it or doable? I've had 5.1 AV surround system for over twenty years and can't watch a good movie without it I also consider myself a bit of an Audiophile as I have a pretty good two channel tube stereo rig Now that I'm retired and have downsize, I have both my... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! I have the Magnepans 7's with fuse/jumper upgrade and Magnarisers stands and use two different amps with them: VAC PA 100 100 tube amp and Spectron musical MK lll class D amp The VAC sounds musical on the 4 ohm taps, the Spectron puts out 500watt... | |
| What is the VERY BEST CD album you've ever heard? Mine would be " The Wonderful Sound of Three Blind Mice " by the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio I bought this CD back in 1995 and just recently I thought I would buy another one for back up I eventually found one and at the time The selling price was $300! | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? I would have to say a Marantz 2265B reciever that someone gave me back in the early 80's That was the beginning of my audiophile journey Recently l bought a used Spectron musical MK lll class D amp designed by John Ulrich and the old beast almo... | |
| Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older? I’m an old fart and mostly stream, so l listen to all kinds of music From Diana Ankudinova (need to check her out! full stop) to Odesza, London Grammer and Daft Punk and so many more | |
| Hello and "THANKS IN ADVANCE" OMG it's been the late 70's since it was the last time l heard my friends Bose 901's I thought they where great, until l heard my other friends Infinity Kappa 9's | |
| What is your experience with amp power? I have Maggie's and typically drive them with my VAC tube amp (KT88) 100 watts per side I also have two subs in my system To me it sounds magical but at the same time, l felt something was missing When I use my other amp that puts out 500watts@8o... | |
| Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time My daughter in law loves the current country and western music, and after an hour of listening (sort of)to the music I ask her why is the same singer performing all the songs, as they all sound the same? All is not lost because of new musicians l... | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? Hey l touch my own drivers in my speakers I lightly touch them occasionally to make sure everything is working Sure enough one night I just wasn't hearing the magic and l thought I was having an off night for listening to my stereo rig I walked ... | |
| Just wow… Aurora is very good! I actually discovered her a while back when I was watching another young female singer Diana Ankudinova Diana is the most interesting singer I've heard in decades as she's a rare contralto and also polyphonic |