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| Mitch Singerman EAR 834p mod I agree that Frogmans characterizations of the EAR and AR are spot on; he knows what hes talking about! It is easy to imagine systems, or listening habits, where the EAR works very well. I would actually like to hear a maxed out 834P; surfing ... | |
| Mitch Singerman EAR 834p mod Frogman, fair enough, I did not address the OP's question directly. I inferred that the OP was trying to make a decision on whether to do the mods, so I shared an opinion based on my own decision to go another direction. I used retail prices for i... | |
| Mitch Singerman EAR 834p mod the retail cost of an 834P plus full Singerman mods is over $3300, and that doesn't even include excellent NOS tubes. The sound may be pleasant, even euphonious, but no one claims the 834P is accurate or detailed. There are far better phono preamp... | |
| Sometimes my system sounds great, sometimes awful Better at night. Quieter and more constant power, the world around you is quieter, even your own mind may be less noisey, yielding better signal to noise ratio and bettter dynamics. Limited by paranoia about disturbing others. | |
| Lyra Kleos: Optimal resistance loading? It doesn't seem to be very sensitive to loading. You might try RTFM, the instructions that come with it are pretty clear. | |
| You Still Need, What?? You neglected to budget a bribe for your wife when buying an expensive toy for yourself? You told her the truth about the real cost of stereo gear? For pity's sake, man, keep quiet about cables and NOS tubes, or you'll completely blow it. And she ... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Please define "accurate." I do not think you can. We do not yet have instruments or measurements that can equal the distinctions the human ear can make. If we did, many of these questions in audiophilia would disappear, and subjective evaluation w... | |
| What would you upgrade next if you had my hifi ? Add cats, and children. Their conspicuous absence is often noted in ads on Audiogon. | |
| Buying Tubes Again; Maddening I used the Genelex reissue 12ax7 in a preamp and phono preamp, and they worked fine. Good enough. Still better than SS. No, not quite the equal of fine NOS, but better than Sovtek/EI, which sounds strident in my gear. I got tired of obsessing abou... | |
| Modwright LS36.5 tubes Viktor at BAT is on record saying the new 6H30-DR's are not in the same league as the old ones. Like most other tubes. | |
| Does anyone have a Bryston 4b-st driving horns? Good tube amps are not necessarily dangerous and are easy to maintain. Arguments that ss amps are less trouble, or cooler (unless they are Class A), or that they avoid the option of changing tubes to improve sound quality, sort of miss the point: ... | |
| Cat damaged speaker, Help Use the glue on the cat. | |
| Modwright SWL 9.0SE - Is there anything else? for less than $3k you can get a used Modwright LS 36.5, which is a big step up from the 9.0, and hard to equal at that price. And you already know you like Modwright... | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. Goldfinger | |
| Why no reviews of the Magnepan 3.7 in Stereophile One who lacks courage, a heart, or a brain, needs the Wizard of Oz, not a review. |