lewinskih01
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| why do hi-end fuses keep blowing, while std don't? Thank you all for the input.Yogiboy: both are rated 250V. Moreover, the first hi-end fuse that blew had been running for over a year prior to rolling tubes.Hifiharv: I'm sure I'm not confusing those. Both are slow blow.Schubert: good idea. Unfortu... | |
| opinions on mcintosh 275 V I have a 275 IV that was my first venture into tubes 7 years ago and I have no intention of replacing it. As said before, think also about tube rolling: small signal tubes first, then large KT88.As far as preamps, I looked into the McIntosh models... | |
| Does hard drive noise in your PC color affect SQ? I have no direct experience as I am now running a laptop with HDD + external HDD for music, but I'm in the process of building a server so have been reading a lot. And I agree with you.I believe the hesitation with rotating parts such as HDD and f... | |
| Revel Performa 3 Anyone driving F208 with tubes? There was a comment above stating they are tube-friendly. At 88.5dB, they seem to need power...but...I run a McIntosh MC275, 2x75W, FWIW.Thanks! | |
| Isolation feet under diy rack Check out Finite Element CERA line of feet. Haven't tried them myself, but I looked into them a while back for a similar project and they did look interesting.http://www.finite-elemente.de/en/accessoriesLet us know what you decide and how it pans ... | |
| which preamp What are your requirements in terms of ergonomics? McIntosh ss is oftentimes called tube-like and has plenty of bells and whistles.Above recommendations are very good, and I'm also wondering why not a tube pre? Are you concerned with impedance mat... | |
| Is there a Rosetta Stone for digital speak? Admranger,The suggestion for Audionirvana+ is simply my repeating of what I've seen Mac people recommend. But I haven't tried it, so no more value than that.The Oppo USB should be fine for your indended use. I believe the user interfase is not the... | |
| Is there a Rosetta Stone for digital speak? As mentioned above, Computeraudiophile.com is a great website for this.I can realate to being overwhelmed by tech speak. I suggest starting simple, getting your feet wet, and then investing more. All this is evolving very fast, by the way, so not ... | |
| So sub or not to sub James633, what kind of high-pass crossover do you use, and how is your system set up for this? I have been pondering this route for a while.Wolf, there's nothing more practical than a good theory. I went over it briefly, tried it out, measured, li... | |
| Good mid-priced speakers for vintage Mac? Sorry to be this blunt, but I think Hakuchosan has no idea wwhat he/she's taking about. Larger B&Ws need a lot of power to open up, and the 801 is the second-largest in the lineup. You probably need at least 250 Wpc to start getting good resul... | |
| So sub or not to sub I run B&W 804S full-range and two Rythmik 12" subs from line level signal. I used to have a REL Storm III. The 804 + REL sounded better than 804 alone. The setup with the two Rythmiks sounds a lot better than with the REL. The key is setup: mu... | |
| Ripping w/dbpoweramp or JRiver Check out the CD ripping guide at computeraudiophile.com for an in-depth, step by step guide to setting up dbpoweramp for ripping. I follow it to a t and works wonders. A set it and forget it kind of thing for me.FWIW, I use JRiver for playback, a... | |
| Buying Suggestion I believe Sounasega was asking for speaker ideas rather than a path to follow.Wilsons are generally tube friendly and punchy, but difficult to find under $2k. Maybe if you could extend the budget you could find a Sophia 1. Still I would urge you t... | |
| The quest But is "great vinyl sound" really old-fashioned? While I have not been an audiophile that long, I doubt the sound of what is called today great vinyl is the same as what it was 30 years ago. I know my dad had a good sound system, he actually still... | |
| JPLAY - It aint subtle Thanks for the input.Upon further investigation I realized Windows Server 2012 requires a 64-bit computer, while my old laptop is 32-bit...so I won't be able to try out what I intended. Will need to wait for the server motherboard to arrive and wi... |