lwin
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| Borrowing equipment from dealers For high end dealers it depends on where you live. When I lived in the metro Boston area there were several dealers I could borrow gear from. Now that I live in Maine it is a very different story. Working with a good dealer is great because they h... | |
| My system....what and how will cabling impact? I am going to give you some additional advice that is very contrary to convention. Since you have already eliminated the cheap factory power cords I would try some speaker cables first . Find a pair you like and then get the interconnects from th... | |
| Where does it end? If you are the inquisitive type it will never end as long as discretionary income permits. On the other hand if you reach a point where you can’t believe how good your stereo sounds, leave it alone. | |
| My system....what and how will cabling impact? You have a nice system and you will get a ton of recommendations from people who would love to spend your money. If you have a brick and mortar within a decent drive work with them : not call the Cable Company. Use your ears. I have borrowed from ... | |
| Do you have a "Music" Friend? I am fortunate that I have 3 music friends that enjoy listening to music for hours. They each have slightly different tastes which is great. The only problem is none of them live close so overnight stays are usually the norm which is fine. I would... | |
| Backup Generator transfer switch I have a whole house Koehler generator that I had installed when we built our house four years ago. I cannot comment on on the transfer switch as my stereo room was the last major indoor project I did after occupying the house. Since moving in we... | |
| VINYL SUCKS! Vinyl lovers as well as digital listeners need to watch the entire video. | |
| members and their systems For once a thread that looked controversial and ended up pretty laid back. We need more of these ! | |
| If you don't have a wide sweet spot, are you really an audiophile? When I was using Electrostatics I had a very narrow sweet spot so when I had a buddy over ,he would get the sweet spot and I would be seated behind him.This was not an ideal situation for several reasons and I was determined to correct it. The fir... | |
| 845 Tube Refresh @ test pilot. No they don’t. My bad.I was replacing my four 300 B tubes at the same time and I did consider the Takatasuki that the Parts Connection was carrying. Thanks for your correction and sorry for the confusion. I went both 845 & 300B ... | |
| 845 Tube Refresh Pain in the neck auto correct as I wrote in Takatsuki. | |
| 845 Tube Refresh I have used a lot of 845 tubes and the best to date were the Psvane Acme Supremes that I purchased from Grant Fidelity who unfortunately no longer carry them. I have not tried the Elrogs, KR or the Takayuki as all were just a little more than I wa... | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? Bob Dylan again. It was about 7 to 10 years ago in a hockey arena in Maine. The acoustics were horrible. In the seventies I remember going to a concert in Boston that was so loud it was painful. I can’t remember the group but I was very disappoint... | |
| Wolf Audio @arafiq contact Joseph at Wolf Audio as he has just what you are looking for. Sorry to hear about the loss of your CD’s. | |
| I nominate this company as building best speakers! A friend of mine who has great ears said the best speakers he heard at the last Axpona show were Stenheim. I had never heard of them. I don’t know what model number they were but he would have purchased them if he could afford them. |