livinon2wheels
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| Surge protectors--how many $ make sense? I have had great luck with using computer type Battery Backup/Surge protectors. My approach has been to use relatively high power units that will support a load of 1000 VA or more and use those in sufficient numbers to handle the current draw of t... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. @willywonka and others who share his sentiment. I won't go so far as to say I have zero respect for GR Danny, but I don't consider him to be the most honest guy in the room. He does and says things I don't agree with and I left a lengthy comment o... | |
| Help :( Speakers making constant static sound I cannot figure it out After taking a hard listen, this sounds as much like thermal noise in some component in the amp. It could be a resisitor, cold solder joint, possibly even a leaky capacitor. While replacing tubes may address the problem, I am guessing this is some... | |
| For some " listening " reason, I cannot part with these. @rocray Truly victimless, and the perpetrator is still at large :)... You have lots of company there lol. | |
| Cannot do 5.1 then does 3.1 make a difference or just stick to 2.1? @geek101 I understand the allure of the larger center channel but lets examine this more closely. Legacy makes a smaller center channel speaker that may very well fit where its larger brother would not. Have you explored that option? There is real... | |
| Help :( Speakers making constant static sound I cannot figure it out Many good ways to attack the problem are presented here, the most effective in my estimation is to replace one tube at a time until the problem vanishes. Since the dual triode tube is likely providing preamplifier duty for both channels, I would s... | |
| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles @knotscott - Love that photo and yeah the year too...I saw the Dead in Roanoke at the Civic Center there, and they had that wall of speakers behind them that went from floor to ceiling. When they played the opening chord of their first song...I th... | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? @rpeluso - First post on this subject I have seen that I can agree with...all I will add to this discussion is that replacing an obviously bad cable (open or shorted) with one that functions as designed is all the difference I can hear. I have rep... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu @audionoobie Yeah I am really pleased with them overall. Certainly not cheap or cheaply made, and not for everyone obviously, but for those they do work for, well worth the money IMHO. Evan went the extra mile for me and I am very thankful for his... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu @audionoobie I read your post with great interest. Your experience mirrored mine...that is until I contacted Evan about what I was hearing, or more correctly, what I was not hearing. Your characterization of it sounding like it was being played th... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu I already have a pair of Ohm 2000s but for the 5k you allotted for amplifiers I got an VTV 500 wpc class D amp, an Emotiva PT1 and a pair of SVS column subs for way less than the 5 grand allowed and its stupid good. OMG its clean, powerful, immers... | |
| How many of us are truly satisfied with their systems? not totally happy with mine...yet. I have made it as good as it can be for the current investment. And I won't be spending any more on it anytime soon. However, plans are being made for upgrades. The only limitation is money and the time to gather... | |
| Altec Model 19 Soundsystem with Subwoofer pairing I would cross over your subs in the 50-60 Hz range and make them do the heavy lifting on the low end for sure. The latest and greatest SVS subs are blessed with parametric EQ that should allow relatively easy blending of their output to match your... | |
| FOSI K5 PRO GAMING DAC AUDIO I had one of these for about a week...the headphone jack quit working so I sent it back. Poor quality control. I did like the sound quality though. | |
| Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics @asctim Your post is one of the funniest I have seen in a while...thanks for the chuckle. |