larryi
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| Best Cable Line for Naim The longer run would mean higher impedance, so a high impedance cable does not seem to make sense. Isn't Naim gear, like some other brands, sensitive to capacitance, such that you are looking for a low capacitance/high inductance cable? | |
| Short Lifetime for 6NS7 Tubes Lowrider,Do the tubes that go microphonic sound bad? Mechans asked whether it is a problem with the sound or the "tap on the tube" issue and I think that is pretty important distinction. I run a different set of tubes in my linestage (310A and 3... | |
| Short Lifetime for 6NS7 Tubes Having a steady 120 volts is fine for almost any modern gear. There is some old vintage gear from the 1950's and 1960's that supposedly work better at 110 volts (I know people who use a variac for that), but, mdoern gear should be built to work w... | |
| Short Lifetime for 6NS7 Tubes Lowrider,I have not heard anything about whether the Atmasphere preamp is hard on tubes on not. Other than a problem with the preamp, I am guessing you have had a run of bad luck. Is there a possibility the voltage from your power company is off... | |
| TUBES: Telefunken EL84 & ECC801 I run ECC801S' in a phono stage. It is an extremely clear, dynamic and detailed sounding tube. For me, it has so far lived up to its reputation of being extremely durable and long lived. But, it would be the WRONG tube if you are looking for a ... | |
| Short Lifetime for 6NS7 Tubes Are the tubes going bad everywhere in the amp or linestage or does it tend to be a tube in a particular position in the gear? If it is the same position, there could be something wrong with the piece of gear causing excessive stress. Also, what ... | |
| The awful truth about CDs, do they have the same shelve life as LP's ? I have ripped more than 4500 CDs to my NAS. The ripper provides data, such as errors encountered in the ripping process. Not one of the CDs had an error. Some of the CDs date from back at the beginning of CD production. I believe that the conc... | |
| from Harbeth 30.1 to SHL5+, an upgrade or lateral move? To me, the SHL5+ is somewhat of an outlier in the Harbeth line. It sounds quite different from their other speakers--it has a more modern, conventional sound (not as warm, tighter sounding and punchy bass). I like the SHL5+, even though I don't ... | |
| A speaker that looks like a driver or a driver that looks like a speaker? The speakers look unusual, but I kind of like that. The problem, with it being acceptable in most rooms is the lateral size. Four feet wide is about two feet wider than the largest size most people would want in a room. | |
| How old is too old for a Dac? If you are talking about just redbook CD playback, there are older DACs that are extremely good. I would take a 15 year old Audio Note DAC 5 over almost anything out there now. | |
| SME Tonarms, SOTA Vacuum Turntables, and 10" Records I have a vacuum clamp table (Basis Debut). It cannot seal a 10" record. This is not the end of the world. Just turn off the vacuum and use the center sealing puck as a weight. Yes, you won't get the tight coupling of the record to the platter,... | |
| I'll Take "Songs About People" for $200 Al,If you google something like the "real girl from Ipanema" you will find pictures of what she now looks like in her 70's--still stunning. Nothing wrong with being immortalized in song that way. But, what if you were the inspiration behind thos... | |
| I'll Take "Songs About People" for $200 The Beatles' "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" refers to McCarney's uncle and to the American Admiral William "Bull" Halsey.For a somewhat obscure reference, I like the Black Box Recorder song "Lord Lucan is Missing" (a member of the House of Lords th... | |
| I'll Take "Songs About People" for $200 If you are an outlaw or a killer, you are more likely to be immortalized in song. Google songs about Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Bonnie and Clyde and the like and you will see. If you do something really horrific, a nursery rhyme will be written... | |
| Potting a Denon dl-103r There are some folks who insist that more (or less) of a particular attribute is inherently desirable (e.g., increased rigidity, reduced resonance). I don't think that is always the case. I don't think more damping (less resonance) is necessaril... |