lowrider57
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| primer on buying vintage tubes? Margot, the most common way a tube goes bad is to die a natural death. It happens over time, and you'll notice that the highs in your system aren't as bright or the music isn't as dynamic as it used to be. Very often, the tell-tale signs of a tub... | |
| primer on buying vintage tubes? In the days before solid state, electronics devices needed tubes to perform their various functions. There were many factories around the world manufacturing tubes, the quality was high, and the sonic signature of each brand was different. Germany... | |
| 6SN7 tube question Definitely low noise, low microphonics. Matched tubes not so important in a preamp, except for the possibility that the 2 tubes being tested and having close specs may result in a similar life expectancy. | |
| FLAC, WAV or AIFF question Just fyi, AIFF and WAV are universally accepted files by recording studios. AIFF is not limited to Apple.Use whatever suits your home system. | |
| Any one have a BMC MCCI or AQVOX 2CI FOR SALE Use the Classifieds section and create a "Wanted Ad." | |
| New Pangea Audio AC-14 XL Power Cord For anybody interested, the Pangea AC 14SE has been discontinued. It's replacement is the AC 14SE MKII Signature which sells for $49.99/1 meter. Didn't the SE sell for about $120 for one meter? I need another power cord and couldn't order the 14SE... | |
| CM1's ALL AROUND? Good advice. Are you looking for another set of CM1s rather than floorstanders due to a small room ?If all CM1, you should have a subwoofer. | |
| I will ask a dumb question on power conditioners No, Garebear. Just reading the excellent reviews. I think a new thread that is specifically asking about power conditioner/regenerators will get you replies. List your system and budget.Also there are many for sale used in the classifieds. | |
| I will ask a dumb question on power conditioners Start a new thread since now you are asking for advise on power conditioner/regenerators. If you have a high quality system, this is what you should be looking for. | |
| Speaker Cables for Sonus Faber Olympica III http://www.thecableco.com/ Use their lending library to audition cables. They will advise you based on your electronics and speakers. After wasting time and money on cable purchases, I finally found the right speaker cables for my system using the... | |
| I will ask a dumb question on power conditioners Another way to go is to check out a used Furman Elite Series power conditioner. This is an active conditioner with surge protection. There are separately filtered outlets for analogue and digital sources; an important feature. I've seen them sell ... | |
| I will ask a dumb question on power conditioners The Blue Circle PLC (powerline conditioner) Thingee FX2 does a remarkable job of lowering the noise floor for a very reasonable price. And I see they've added a higher level unit on the website. (they're funny looking, but they work).Their retaile... | |
| Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun? There's a possibility that friction from the brush could cause some static electrical charge. Pistol always used last in any cleaning protocol.I agree with this. But what would your protocol be when using an anti-static fiber brush; eg, Audioquest... | |
| I will ask a dumb question on power conditioners that's true. And then outputs clean AC. My bad. | |
| I will ask a dumb question on power conditioners Garebear, as you can see, your question's not so dumb. There may be differences among some manufacturers using these termsBill_k says it best; power conditioner seems to be a blanket term which includes active and passive units. The active unit is... |