larryken
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| ICs with great natural sounding highs? anti-cables do it for me.Larry | |
| Conquered the itch for high$ NOS I kicked the NOS Amperex etc habit years ago after paying $50 per tube for white label PQ's or white label USN 7308's and never looked back...some will still pay since they have the dough or intensity of interest..it is a finite resource we've bee... | |
| Do connection/contact solutions work or not? the right ones like pro gold work, they keep the sound from degrading not improving it.Larry | |
| RCA to XLR adaptor for Ayre, is it worth it? I used these until I discovered they added pronounced noise through my CDP to amp connection.Larry | |
| Speaker cable upgrade try some Anti-Cables and save your money...Larry | |
| Your three favorite audio dealerships? Quest for Sound Bristol PA for gearBrent Jesse for tubes | |
| MONSTER question I use one with a big Panasonic Plasma and it does make a better picture...worth the money for that....if the current gets too high or low it shuts off and protects your gear...mine did that once...as for audio performance I didn't notice any impro... | |
| 6sn7 and 5u4 tubes forgot to tell you...don't use Ebay to buy....go to well known respected tube dealers...they will test tubes and have a return policyBTW I like the KenRad VT231 also but couldn't hear a difference between the clear and black glass. | |
| 6sn7 and 5u4 tubes go to the tubeseller.com website for a description of 6SN7 tube sounds.Larry | |
| BAT VK-D5 SE CD player I owned one...too much detail at the expense of musicality IMHO...it's a good one though...eveyone's taste is different. I thought the build quality on the cd drawer was ridiculous considering the cost of the unit.Larry | |
| Most Important? you are right on track building off your speakers as the foundation...amp matching is next, then front end and last is wire....but before amp I'd get the electricity nice and clean, room acoustic anomalies sorted out then off you go.Larry | |
| Why do dealers do this? you just went to the wrong place....it is possible to have the dealer experience you'd like to have.Larry | |
| New Adcom GFA-555 se - Special Edition I owned the original amp...boy was that ever a harsh sounding piece of gear and replaced it with a McCormack DNA .5....like night and day. I thought Adcom went out of business.Larry | |
| advice for speakers to buy ? what is the size of your room and how loud do you listen?your english is fine...nice to hear from youLarry in Massachusetts | |
| Best Budget interconnect cables for cd to preamp DanLib is right on...anti-cables by Paul Speltz cannot be beat. Get the Eichman connectors.Larry |