larryi
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| Recommendations for Speakers that can be used close to the rear wall. Audio Note speakers are designed to be used close to the back wall and the corners of the room; AN-E model will probably fit the bill. The Gradient Revolution is another speaker that, because of its extremely flexible bass module, can be configur... | |
| Tube Power vs Solid State Power I am more in the camp of tube vs. solid state matters the most when it comes to the amp, not so much the sources or linestage. While I prefer all-tube, I think that finding the right amp is the most important thing when matching electronics to on... | |
| Tube Power vs Solid State Power Tube amps tend to be optimistically rated such that an amp rated at 40 watts will only output that amount with quite a bit of distortion; in that sense tube amp watts are less, not more than solid state watts. But, tube amps distort more gracefull... | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k The Synthesis Roma 96 integrated has a built in phono stage and a quite decent DAC. This 25 w/ch tube integrated delivers very good sound for the money. Spend a bit more (or find used) and the Synthesis A40 is a better, and more versatile amp. | |
| Why does bass have more “punch” when I stand up vs. sitting? You can try the "Sumiko Method" of speaker placement, which is a bit more systematic version of what tonywinga recommends. If you try it, you will be surprise how much a tiny movement of the speaker will change bass response. Above all else, pro... | |
| Why does bass have more “punch” when I stand up vs. sitting? By standing, you are changing the position of your ears. Bass modes—where waves are either summing together (increasing in amplitude) or cancelling each other (wave is out of phase)—occur in all directions, including up and down. These interacti... | |
| Mono solves all I don't get the joke. Wouldn't the incompatibility that could result in an explosion be if the blue fuse was in the right channel and the red fuse in the left channel (red=Republican, blue=democrat)? | |
| A move has me thinking of a CD changer....? I think it would be helpful to know a bit more about what you are looking for, such as: how much have you budgeted for the changer?, how many CDs would you like it to hold?, are you willing to buy something used?, what do you currently use to play... | |
| Picking an Open Baffle speaker for 2w SET amp - plus bonus question !?! At that budget level, you are probably looking at a DIY project. Tangband makes some decent fullrange drivers that might work out reasonably well. Open baffle would mean that the required wood working would be minimal. The problem with even a s... | |
| Has Nordost forgotton who pays the bills? I don't know what went into the original offer/policy in the first place and whether it has much utility. If all they are doing is confirming that a particular serial number is a real number (one given to a particular type of cable) how valuable ... | |
| Tonearm adjustments on the fly There is an ultra rare Airtangent straight line tracking arm that had the capability to raise and lower the arm by remote control. That would be close to the ultimate setup for lazy adjustability, particularly if the arm were a neutral balance ar... | |
| Acoustic treatment question: do you agree with Dennis Foley that $46k to $65k is required? At an audio show, a manufacturer, I believe it was GIK, had a very impressive demonstration of room treatment. They booked two identical hotel rooms, and treated one room with their products, and had the other room untreated. They set up identic... | |
| Acoustic treatment question: do you agree with Dennis Foley that $46k to $65k is required? I am certainly not suggesting that treatment is important and helpful. I am merely cautioning against the "more the merrier" approach or any kind of formulaic approach to treatment. It is really a quite painstaking procedure that is quite hard t... | |
| Acoustic treatment question: do you agree with Dennis Foley that $46k to $65k is required? It is a matter of doing things right. I know of a system where the dealer removed much more than $50k in treatments from a client's room to get it to sound right (there was a whole room on the side that stored the massive quantity of tube traps, ... | |
| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular As I stated here before, my favorite among popular tube types are 6L6 and KT66 for pentode/tetrode tubes. For single-ended triode amps, I like 45s and 2a3s. For less common types, I like the 349 (a tube I run in my pushpull amps) and 350 (simila... |