larryi
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| Cleaning records. How often really? I give each new acquisition a thorough cleaning (currently with the Audio Desk Systeme) and I rarely find a need to clean the record again. I suppose some light dust may deposit on the record while it is playing, but, that stuff is pushed out of t... | |
| $1,000,000 Speakers - Hey, you never know. Not all of these ultra expensive speakers are big and ugly. Check out this desk system that consists of two cubes that are about 6" high by 6" wide and a little bit deeper than that, which also come with a Class D switching amp of the same size. T... | |
| Wow .... €50K Headphones ... What next The old Sennheiser Orpheus (HE-90) is, to me, a terrific sounding phone. I bet the price of the new phones and that set are not too far apart after adjusting for inflation. It was crazy expensive then (something like $18,000), but, people will pay... | |
| Wow .... €50K Headphones ... What next Rich people hording their money is far worse for the rest of the people than if they spent the money, even if it is for obscenely expensive luxury goods. That money that Sennheiser makes on the headphones is a part of its income that pays salaries... | |
| Since solder is such a poor conductor, why use it? The best connection is probably wire wrap. With wire wrapping. Some audio gear made in the 1960's and 1970's used this approach, but for cost reasons, it is no longer used. The connection is physically very strong and completely gas tight (no oxid... | |
| tube vs SS my own little test Mordante,As a very general comment, I find that it takes FAR longer for solid state gear to warm up and sound its best. Most of the tube gear I've heard sounds decent in 10-15 minutes, some solid state stuff can take more than an hour to sound goo... | |
| Leonard Bernstain Rhapsody In Blue... Jetrexpro,I agree, that is a terrific performance coupled with good sound. | |
| Speed Control for Basis 2800 Signature I have used a synchrowave for about five years now. I very rarely bother to check for speed accuracy; when I do check, the speed is pretty close to spot on. I am less concerned over long-term speed accuracy as I am with minimizing vibration/noise ... | |
| Amplifier for Tannoy Turnberry GR I agree that, in the solid state camp, First Watt amps would be pretty good. They really do not sound like good tube amps (they still have a smidge of an artificial sounding initial attack to the note), but they are very dynamic and lively soundin... | |
| Amplifier for Tannoy Turnberry GR McIntosh was known for its output transformers which had interleaved windings and insulation between each layer of winding, this was NOT something that could be spun like a top and wound in seconds, as shown in the video. Slow hand winding is also... | |
| Amplifier for Tannoy Turnberry GR Hi Charles1dad,My recent negative experience with the sound of both the 275 and a big solid state McIntosh amp can be the result of an indifferent setup. I heard them at a non-McIntosh dealer that has take stuff in trade for other gear and so they... | |
| Amplifier for Tannoy Turnberry GR I have heard the Topaz, although not with any Tannoy speakers, and it is a very good amp. The Kensington I heard were fairly easy to drive; they worked well with amps that were rated at 15 watts to about 50 watts that I heard coupled to the speake... | |
| Is it possible to adapt kt88 to a 6A3 single ended In the broadest sense, this is a valid question in that it is theoretically possible that the amp would work. But, I don't quite understand what would be the purpose and what benefit one hopes to derive from doing this. Yes, by some miracle it mig... | |
| Audio stores in N. Virginia? Daja Vu is a really fun place to visit. It is quite unique in that they sell tube gear almost exclusively (the have Conrad Johnson, which sells some solid state and Bel Canto), and much of that tube gear is gear made exclusively for them. They als... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? Yes, a watt is a watt, but, the way most tube manufacturers measure their gear, a tube watt is, arguably, LESS than a solid state watt because tube manufacturers typically spec the output at a much higher allowed distortion level. BUT, measurement... |