knotscott
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| I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged. Measurements tell me how many pages the story is. Listening tells me the plot, and all the little details that keep me interested in finding out the ending. | |
| New to vinyl, where to start? There’s more fidelity that can be had from the LP120XUSB. You can easily upgrade the stylus to the VM95 nude Shibata or microline.... or you could even take the plunge for something like Nagaoka MP200, or AT-VM540ML. You can add an isolation platf... | |
| Do you build anything for your high fidelity system? If so, what do you make? I built my speakers from the ground up. Modified my Dynaco tube amps, modified my Lazarus tube pre-amp. modified my turntable, built my speaker wires from bulk cable, and made my mission style stereo cabinet from scratch. Sure...I guess you coul... | |
| $1500 tube amp for La Scalas? tubes 4 hifi ST-70 + 1....the VTA stuff is excellent, and is priced right. | |
| Is it good to upgrade the crossovers in your speakers? Unless the caps are known to be inferior, I’d leave them alone. You might stumble into what you perceive as an improvement, but you could also cause some damage, or end up not liking the change as much as the originals. | |
| Speaker massage ... New woofer suspensions loosen up a bit with playing time, and are more likely to achieve the response they were designed to do once worn in a bit. Depending on the speakers and the rest of your system, the crossover may experience some audible im... | |
| Moved countries, help me get a new stereo system The Scandanavian region is pretty well regarded for the quality of their raw speaker drivers (Seas, Scanspeak, Vifa, Dynaudio come to mind, but I’m sure there are others). I’d suggest you find some speakers that you love and that work well with yo... | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? I’ve found the best cure for a bad recording of an otherwise interesting performance, is good beer. 😎 | |
| Pink Floyd’s brand new song Awesome tribute. Thanks for posting it. | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? The best you can hope for is for the system and any given recording to sound like it did when it took place...good, bad, or indifferent. | |
| Best DIY speaker cable for newbies I did a set of wires using Monoprice 12 awg OFC bulk cable, and was quite happy with it. | |
| 1st Tube amp question Tube amps need a load on the outputs, whether a speaker or resistor. | |
| Does measurements really matter? Measurements and specs mattered when I started in 1982. In 2022 I'm way less concerned, but they certainly have a place and serve a purpose. I suspect as a deterrent, they help keep manufacturers honest. | |
| Low Level Listening and Distortion +2 ghdprentice That has been my experience. The better my system got, the less I needed to crank it to get the same sensation and dynamic contrasts. Even at low levels now, the system still has a good soundstage, excellent presence and inner deta... | |
| Amp Upgrade Path? Even thought they're currently delayed a few weeks, I'd give serious consideration to the VTA M125 Monoblocks from Tubes4Hifi.com. http://www.tubes4hifi.com/M125.htm |