langla4
Responses from langla4
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? I’d recommend a custom built tube amp from Tube Audio Labs in Iowa. I have a 300b from them and it fits your budget. | |
| Starting my showroom again I’m a little late on commenting but bring something different to the table: like a listening bar-folks can stop in for drinks, bar food and get hooked on HiFi. | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? When I visit HiFi stores in the LA basin, I ask the consultants not to tell me the price of any of their rooms. I sit and listen and then try to figure out what I like and what is unacceptable. To my ears, tube amplifiers still sound the best, e... | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! A lot of pent up humor released on me all at once. it’s too much. I’ll have to be a cheerful old F all day. | |
| Phono preamp or SUT for low output moving coil I feel like I just dropped into MIT for a class in electronics when I belong in a community college class for basic electricity. My head is spinning from all of your knowledge. I’ve just recently decided to go back to vinyl and all of your comme... | |
| Do speakers need to be re-broken in? I recently purchased a pair of AER BD-3 drivers and was told it could take over 100 hours for the paper cones to loosen up and settle in. | |
| An audio component you just can't let go My Brinkmann Byquist DAC made a huge difference bringing details to the mostly mid range music I love. It’s the “core’ of my system | |
| Unplated copper spades/banana I use Viborg copper spades and I can hear absolutely no differences from the previous connectors. None. Zero. But, I do like their look. | |
| What is causing false tube faults in VTL MB450 Series III? If your experience with VTL service is anything like mine, good luck. They could not have been less responsive and Bea said their service is backed up 6 months. I live around LA so I took mine to George Meyer. Two week and it was fine. | |
| Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets I replaced my circuit box and then ran 12 gauge to the HiFi. Interesting, every box I looked at used aluminum for the breakers and hence, aluminum to copper wire. So I don’t understand all the debate over which outlet is used. From the source, we... | |
| so bass traps in corners do nothing, it seems we have been fooled. or are being fooled. All I know is that four bass traps significantly reduced the reverberation in the room. | |
| Where Do I Go from Here? I’m your age give or take a few and don’t listen to those who say don’t spend your money-I say enjoy it! My wife, bless her, always supports me adding to the system. I guess she figures we will pass the system onto someone. So like someone sugg... | |
| Best 12AU7? I’m currently trying the Gold Lion gold pin (new) in my pre-amp. previously had JJs 802’s. The preamp is a VTL 6.5 and so far, can’t really tell the difference. Have to burn them in for longer. | |
| MQA....again. Backed by David Chesky who says you can choose your format-FLAC or MQA. I’m open minded and will give it a try. Why say no until you hear it? | |
| Hearing aid question I’ll throw in my 2 cents: The longer you go needing hearing aids, the greater the loss of hearing. Specifically, word recognition. And, once it’s gone it’s gone FOREVER. HiFi is a hobby: hearing is a gift. For those who claim their high freq... |