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| Thinking about Sonus Faber Stradivari .... One of my friends has the Strad and over the last few years I've heard them powered with Nagra VPA tube amps, ARC REF250 mono amps and Air Tight tube mono amps.Personally I liked the Nagra/Strad pairing,but maybe because I heard that combination t... | |
| tube amps and electrostatics I used to own, the Acoustat 3 powered by a Conrad Johnson MV75A-1 -75 watt tube amp, no problems, beautiful sound.I ran stacked Quad 57's with an AtmaSphere 30 watt stereo amp, beautiful sound ,no problems, also drove the same stacked pair with a ... | |
| DIY AC cable...which bulk cable? I know that solder can have an effect on making a connection,so srew on or crimped is best,but isn't adding a crimped spade,adding something akin to solder?Instead of a bare wire screwed to the connector,now you are introducing a third variable an... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Thank you Foster9,I have a friend who can't seem to hear differences between cables,be they inter-connect or power cords,even when I can hear the difference they make when listening to them in his rig.He has discovered that his right ear has 20% h... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Thanks for answering my question?One or two times that a power cord didn't improve the sound over the course of so many years and systems is proof enough for me.So what multiple aftermarket cords did you try?And on what did they not work?Pretty si... | |
| Ray Lumley M100 tube amps My friend with the M75 Lumley has had one amp shut down.Before that he had some crackling,static sounds,then silence.We checked all the tubes and they were fine, but the 500MA fuse is toast.I've been trying to source a schematic or manual for him,... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Could you please explain in more detail?Please be a bit more specific.What power cord?What gear was it plugged into?Have you done any room treatment?Do you use dedicated lines,upgraded connectors?Do you use any power line conditioning?I can answer... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? JAH I think you've been away too long,and like Rip van Winkle much has changed over the years.Not all for the best.Snakeoil is still here, but then back in your day lifting speakers off the floor on spikes and anything more costly than lamp cord w... | |
| DIY AC cable...which bulk cable? I purchased the Furutech FI 48 R because they were 25% off.I think they are one step below the top model.They are a good match to the Furutech rhodium top level IEC in the amps,the only connectors in the line from the panel.That line is simple 10 ... | |
| DIY AC cable...which bulk cable? Why $250.00?You may like the $45.00 Furutech plug ends.I did, that is until I tried the plugs further up the line, though they weren't quite $250 a piece,I did need two and so will you.And for the extra money there was an improvemnt in the sound a... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Value wise I would say the AMR fuses are hard to beat,of course not compared to the cost of stock fuses.Soundwise they are also close to the sound of the HiFi Supremes in my system,it was only after I replaced the Supremes that I noticed more slam... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I switched back to the HiFi Supremes from the AMR.The AMR were better than stock, but the Supreme's give a bit more body to the overall sound. | |
| The Hub: Acoustat X: 'stats with tubes! Everyone has speaker preferences,that's why so many are for sale.Nobody buys a speaker they hate.They buy it, live with it long enough to either appreciate it's strengths and ignore the weaknesses or move on to the next speaker and start the love/... | |
| Still mystified by mega expensive power cords Just replacing the molded connectors with something better usually results in better sound.So it's mostly the fault of the cheap connectors,the wire is mostly OK, so this is a cheap fix and a small investment for those who maybe on the fence.The d... | |
| DIY AC cable...which bulk cable? I agree that the connectors make the difference in power cords.I run direct 10 guage solid core romex from my breaker to the gear and found that the pricier Furutech gave better sound than the cheaper copper entry level IEC connectors.I suggest yo... |