ltmandella
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| Whats on your turntable tonight? @bkeske have you heard that disc? I always forget to change the belt position on the MMF 7 to 45 speed before I play it. Getting old I guess... | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) Every time, and I mean every time, I put my Musical Fidelity A1-2008 Class A SS amp back in the system (replacing either a QUAD 909 or Transcendent Sound T8-LN OTL tube amp) I listen for about 10 minutes and then say "holy crap!" I forgot how incr... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Something a little different: | |
| What heat sink compound to use in a Musical Fidelity A1? I know it has been a couple years, but I am also concerned about heatsink for my A1-2008. How did your work go on your A1? Any advice you can give about refreshing the heatsink compound or other work on the A1-2008? It is an absolutely amazin... | |
| Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum? Yes! Report them to the FBI immediately! Such talk is a travesty! Treasonous! Don't let them get away with it! Next they will be saying god does not exist! | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? [[ All DAC chips sound the same.]] Probably true, but a DAC player has many more components than the DAC chip itself usually. The power supply, the buffers, the different digital inputs, all are distinct from the actual DAC chip, and all can inf... | |
| Looking for “just good enuf” for garage man cave Any of the bookshelf ELACS, one of the small class D amps that ASR has reviewed and recommended (avoid those with bluetooth if you can), and if you need a streaming source and have good wifi in the garage, you could stream with an RPI and a decent... | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS [[ one could bi-amp the class-D on the bottom (woofer) with your tube gear on MR/Tweeter?]] you are describing the topology of a system having sdd-on subwoofer I guess. | |
| CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS I love my tube OTL to death (not an Atmasphere but from a highly respected design engineer) so if Atmasphere can engineer a Class D that sounds as good or better than a quality tube OTL, that would be AMAZING! | |
| WHAT SONG TOUCHES YOUR HEART THE MOST? The Harder They Come - Jimmy CliffFortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater | |
| Fraud and scam, how many of you are victims? Sorry you learned the hard way. Most folks in our hobby have long been aware of the prevelance of internet scamming, and the ways to reduce the risk:#1:Use Credit Card or PAYPAL #2:Avoid "too good to be true" offers! Repeat, avoid too good to be... | |
| Bin dug noisy records. Does it diminish your enjoyment? get an ultrasonic record cleaner. I could not believe the improvement in the records I purchased used. Even new records.Almost like a whole new medium. | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread Transcedent Sound Grounded Grid preamp into QUAD 909 power amp. Lovely sound with gobs of power. | |
| Lack of Female Representation Because audiophile listening at home is essentially a non-social, isolated, individualistic pastime. However women are social animals, needing to converse, chat, hug, share, interact, etc. etc.They just have no interest in spending so much time o... | |
| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? Reference 3A DeCapoNO crossover to add distortion and filter harmonics. You will think the instruments are in the room. |