knotscott
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| China built tube amps Good sound is good sound regardless of where it's made. I had a 6.8 watt Nobsound amp that I bought for $235 to use while I was rebuilding my Dynaco 70s with the VTA mods. It was surprisingly good. Not as good as my VTA modded Dynas, but I was ... | |
| Video of my new NAGAOKA JT-80 MM Cartridge Love the Nag carts I've tried. My MP150 with the MP500 nude line contact stylus is stellar. | |
| I Don't Want to be an Audiophile, What am I... @CD813 Audiophilia nowadays is basically a form of OCD, the stuff of nonsense since perfectly acceptable sound is available for a relatively small investment of time and money nowadays. There's a lot of room for different interpretations of th... | |
| Transmission line speakers! Khorn. A transmission line with a fold or two. Just my interpretation, as I am no speaker designer. PWK could have ported it, but would not get the efficiency of a true horn, nor the quality of output. Transmission loaded, ime, always had folds w... | |
| I Don't Want to be an Audiophile, What am I... I’m proud to be an audiophile. The term has no "stereotypical" negative connotations for me. It’s been a hell of a rewarding journey, and I’ve met some brilliant people. I’m proud of the system I’ve built with nearly no budget, the path I took, wh... | |
| Active vs passive crossover Passive crossovers can get pretty expensive, so I'm not sure how much of the decision comes down to cost with the higher end speakers. Passive crossovers give the manufacturer full control of the crossover interaction once the speakers get into t... | |
| Transmission line speakers! I’ve had custom transmission lines for 32 years. Even if I ever try another pair of speakers at some point, they’ll most likely use a TL. They’re more difficult to build and to get right than many speakers, but when done well, the lack of resonanc... | |
| 30 to 50 watts seems to be all I desire I’m down from 255wpc with a Hafler DH-500 to 17 wpc from Dyna/VTA 70 with KT66 in triode mode. Plenty loud for me with average efficiency speakers in a 24x24 ft room, and sounds amazing. | |
| First tubes in 30 years Great project. Welcome back to the music! | |
| Subwoofer for music, how low? Very, very little music content is in the 20hz range so I wouldn’t let that be a major factor in sub selection. 27hz is plenty low, and REL is extremely well regarded.. | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? speakers and cartridge tend to make the most difference IME, but you reach a certain level where everything matters. | |
| OK-- I think I get it, now... @decooney All joking aside, most of my 50+ year in audio audiophile buddies and I slowed down on the gear rotation search, eventually landing on gear we truly enjoy, and forgetting about being an audiophile, back to listening to music. You'll k... | |
| OK-- I think I get it, now... Well done, and welcome aboard! I never intended to care so much about SQ, but every upgrade opened my ears, and now it matters to me. There’s a certain level of realism we each need to convince our brain and ears that there’s music in the room. In... | |
| flabbergasted with reviews on speakers In a top notch system, most, if not all the electrolytics caps are not directly in the signal path. Speaker crossover capacitors are, and get the full brunt of amplification. What is actually audible is a variable that’s difficult to quantify, but... | |
| Mcintosh amplifiers and preamps Mac gear seems to enjoys a "Rolls Royce" type of mystique. Whether merited on a performance basis is subjective, but it sure holds value, and is certainly a name recognized for quality even by most regular non-audio people. I do like the way it lo... |