mapman
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| For Old Timers who experienced the "Golden Age" of Audio of the 60s and 70s. Newer gear is probably better overall in general but the thing that has increased my enjoyment of listening to music at home the most in recent years is the power and flexibility (along with good sound quality) of building my own digital music lib... | |
| Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK Lots of information out there from many credible sources about tube microphonics.No voodoo there.Which dampers work best when needed? The standard ones that came on the tubes in my Arc pre-amp seem pretty simple and effective. Others might be ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... " Mapman, Wolf_garcia, Geoffkait, thank you for your unsoliced opinions. "Your welcome.Who exactly solicited yours then? How much do they pay? I could use a few extra bucks. | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. " Uh, problem is its not his experience,. Its just the old ivory tower academic type thing in action. "Look who’s talking! Atmasphere actually designs and makes highly regarded amplifiers using fuses. What is your experience exactly that puts you... | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. I think the argument is not so much about being possible or not, more so how much whatever might be reliably discerned about fuse direction to whatever extent it might exist matters.Some say it does and some say it does not.My personal opinion is ... | |
| T.H.E SHOW 2016 - An Exhibitors Persective Will you be showing the German Physiks speakers at capital Audio Fest as well? | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Very solid choice on paper for your speakers and would appear to mate well with tube preamp if desired. | |
| Why are so many companies like harbeth making old speakers designs and charging thousends? I think its just the market is limited these days for many niche high end audio products so profit margins per unit must be higher to stay in business Factor in high overhead costs to market and distribute internationally and such and there you go. | |
| Why are so many companies like harbeth making old speakers designs and charging thousends? Www.ohmspeakers.com sell updated and refurbed versions of their old box designs similar to modern Harbeth for essentially the same price they cost 40 years ago. Don't know how they compare sound wise but the originals were always one of my favor... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Darn Apple spell checker changing my words again. Accurus us of course. Not accursed. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Accursed are you saying you get cabinet noise from vibration? If so I'd talk to JS and maybe take a look inside for anything loose that should not be. I recall internal braces in my old original Walsh 2s coming loose after a number of years a... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Accurus the driver is above the cabinet and fires downward into the bottom port so while Inthink floor interactions may be greater than most actual cabinet vibrations may be less. Cabinets are part of what makes the sound though. Easy to add d... | |
| Your single favorite component I did like the zerostat. Had one many years ago. Are the newer ones the same as originals? | |
| What's going on with the audio market? If it ain't worth it just say no and don't buy it. 🕸 | |
| ( Vinyl) Your latest purchase and where? Hit the jackpot and scored about 25 or so vintage classic rock records long gone from my collection in good condition at Goodwill a couple weeks back for about 12 bucks. Included some harder to find releases including Magical Mystery Tour with a... |