macg19
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| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? Yep, literally just swapped tubes in my DAC 5 minutes ago. The ones supplied with my DAC have little sticky nylon or silicone dots for grip. I would not used the white slippery ones that came with my TT though. | |
| Anybody ever dealt with Safe and Sound audio My experience buying $5K floor standers from them shipped coast to coast maybe 7-8 years ago was 100% positive. In some cases (mine) they buy up manufacturers/distributors remaining inventory for discontinued products. My $5K speakers cost me $25... | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? Adding to the many great suggestions… Definitely Chick Corea - Trilogy and Trilogy 2 live, and Chick Corea Akoustic Band Live are all great (Dave Weckl is crazy good on drums) If I remember correctly Chick wrote much of the music for Time Out? O... | |
| Advice on turntables Dr Feikert is in a different league than anything made by Pro-Ject. But you also need a great arm and cart to take full advantage at the blackbird level. Personally I’m on my second Clearaudio TT. | |
| Definitive Technology Mythos STS crapped out... worth repairing? Having owned the 'flagship' Mythos ST-L's, I'd move on. You can do way better, especially on the used market, and I think you'll realize the bass they produce isn't that musical / natural. (IMHO) | |
| Directional wires/cables I wouldn’t buy a cable based on whether it it was directional or not, but if it was, why not follow the manufacturers instructions? | |
| What does your Virtual System page say about you? Ain’t nothing wrong with being a 3! ...as long as we are all on the same scale, with 1 being super-awesome and 10 being not-even-close-to-awesome | |
| What does your Virtual System page say about you? I had to check...I listed mine: amp>speakers>sources with related cables etc. after components. Now I'm not sure if I should reorganize my VS to fit into options 1 or 2, or just agree I'm a 3? | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES TRY TO TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN’T HEAR IN A SYSTEM? @mrkrichman No two people see Color the same Actually lots of people see color the same. 8% of males have a congenital color vision deficiency, but only 0.5% of females. Roughly 15% of the general population, regardless of gender have an acqu... | |
| DIY Spekon Cable For Rel Get these they can configure/terminate however you want, use genuine Neutrik connectors and in your budget delivered from the UK way better than stock https://www.designacable.com/rel-twincore-subwoofer-cable-for-dual-stereo-sub-setups.html | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" How does any of this inform a future purchasing decision or help us enjoy what we have now? | |
| Looking for a Replacement for AT VM740ML Cartridge I’m pretty sure JB means adjusting VTA or stylus rake angle. This won’t help. Regardless, you have a decent TT and a very good PS and a cheap cart. I’d be looking at something like a Hana ML as a starting point if I were you. | |
| RCA Interconnect recommendations Good suggestions above - personally I use Zavfino Fusion interconnects (DAC and PS) which I think are hard to beat for the price, but I love my Acoustic Zen Hologram II speaker cables, so at some point I may try the AZ interconnects, but I dont fe... | |
| Turntable Quandry You didn't specify budget but if you want a big jump up, start with the cart - something like a Hana ML that is quite good value for the money and it can me moved to a better TT down the road. The Manley is solid and would likely support a much ... | |
| Tweaking Your Speaker Placement I'm OCD on system symmetry in terms of gear and speakers, but my room is not symmetrical at all. I watched Bob's presentation and gave it a go. Distance from the walls, audio cabinet and toe-in are no longer the same. I'm not done yet, but there ... |