knotscott
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| Tubes most likely to improve SQ? Tubes will respond and sound different in different circuits, so YMMV. The best 12AU7 I’ve tried in my amps are the RCA clear tops. I’ve also been really happy substituting a 12BH7 for a 12AU7... love those. Different el34s can sound quite differe... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? Karen Carpenter Linda RondstadtJennifer WarnesHonorable mention - Norah Jones, Ella Fitz, Rebecca Pidgeon | |
| Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers. Welcome back! First off, what you like the sound of is extremely subjective, so it’s imperative to buy what YOU like. Secondly, placement is critical for any good speaker, so don’t worry about it being a concern for the Maggies. Thirdly, the quali... | |
| Are my standards too high? Champagne taste and beer budget Is a bummer but manageable. ...as long as your budget allows for the better beers, you’ll be doin’ just fine! ;-) | |
| Are my standards too high? Rather than taking pot shots at other people's work, try building your own. You have access to the same materials and physics that all speaker designers do. It's not hard to build a speaker that works. It's not even that hard to build a speake... | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? My whole system is "poor man’s highend". All excellent bang for the buck, and had most of it for 30 years. Dynaco/VTA ST-70, Lazarus preamp, AT-LP120XUSB w/AT-VM95 shibata, DIY cables, Sterling Acoustics speakers ....a taste of good champagne for ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jon Fogerty - Blue Moon SwampWhat a great album. Classic CCR/Fogerty, excellent recording. Still rockin' strong in his 70s! ....seriously, he was good as ever on this album, and on tour last summer. | |
| Wharfedale Elysian 4 - Thoughts? No direct experience, but I’ve never heard a Wharfedale speaker I didn’t like. Much respect for the company. Based on that, they’d be on my list to audition. | |
| To venture back into vinyl or not,...that is the question. I was in the same boat. Several years ago I sold off my AR-ES1 with a Premier MMT arm and Grado Signature 8 cartridge. Earlier this year picked up an Audio Techica LP-120XUSB and put a VM95SH on it.....it sounds amazing, and it sounds better tha... | |
| Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store Seems lame to me. | |
| External DAC? If you don’t need volume control or MQA try a Topping E30. There are a lot of good DACs out there you don’t need to spend a fortune for great sound. I added a Topping E30 to the digital output of my 20 year old Denon DCM-440. I wasn’t sure what t... | |
| Amps for Focal Maestros I.e., want to buy my last set of amps. Have you looked into the Convergent amps? Incredible bass drive, along with incredible everything else. | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice Selecting tubes and tube amps to suit your needs is very subjective, plus there are a bunch of variables that are unique to each situation. Pick a well regarded amp circuit as a starting point, and get your feet wet...you can taylor the types and ... | |
| Which Preamp. I think you'd be remiss if you didn't give the Convergent preamp a good long listen....it's the real deal. | |
| Help? Bi-Amping With A Pair of Roksan KA-1 Amplifiers See if this link takes you to an article about bi-wiring and bi-amping, and scroll down to the last diagram pic near their conclusion that illustrates the difference between vertical and horizontal bi-amping...might help you visualize.https://www.... |