mechans
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| How many more years before cd's become passe? They are gone from brick and mortor stores already. It's internet now. Then they will survive at least in the manner of vinyl.The portable usb input will be in your cars in 3 years. | |
| Cable Auctions by Manufacturers All hail and grovel the great Zu the infallable Zu supreme we are not worthy. | |
| Componets first, cables second? Firstly you should not buy cables until single cast crystal palladium is released. the other optionis to take an inert substance wich can be ionized like carbonwith unusually heroic methods and make it slightly radioactive where in nuetrinos after... | |
| Do well-intentioned people move your speakers? No the speakers are on pspikes embedded intothe carpet but like some others I find my non English speaking and probably illiterate in any language housekeepers every two weeks having done something tpo f with you system(s). Turned off outlets or u... | |
| 3 way vs. 2 way Utter nonsense a two way or a three way will vary in quality and quantity. The fact is I played them both in a closet of a bedroom as a teenager 30 years ago, it was fine. I had the JBL Signature C36s a two way vintage 1959 a compression driven bu... | |
| Mapleshade brass tubedampers The O ring idea fascinates me. it should be easy to figure out the problem is yo need somethe between the ring and the tube. Also if you could get them to cut short sections of reasonably large rings that can be sealed off you can make resonance d... | |
| How much does your system retail for? Update new used pre and new tube power amps total now $17,000 | |
| How Much Is Too Much? It really depends on your listening style. if you read a dense tome with intens concentration , the music clearly is not best loud it must be very soft and dream like that would be about 70-75 Db barely audible. I know my wife plays her music at t... | |
| Teres, redpoint or galibier turntable Forget about this intermediary stuff, go for it? second mortage? get a Walker Proscenium. That is one super refined table. Lloyd is a really nice guy, give him a call. No conflict of interest to disclose. | |
| Jadis Orchestra Reference Ask Pierre Gabriel he is the distributor for North America and very friendly. You can find his contact info on the manufacturers guide. | |
| What 6SN7 for BAT VK-60 I have no conflict of interest to disclose. Tubeseller.com a dealer I think sells 6SN7S exclusively, has a lot of information on his site. He has credited a very long thread from the headphone site hed-fi.org which he abstracted. You would do well... | |
| How to audition used speakers??? You will have to save up to get good floorstanders. Even the low end is higher than that. Once youve at least doubled and more likely tripled your capitol. The only way to "audition" anything is to listen to them. That is by definition what you mu... | |
| Horns vs Ribbons vs Dyanamic I am somewhat incredulous with regard to dome tweeters being failures according to your test what ever it was. I have a pair of Dynaudio Esotars and listen with delight to the Morel MTD 33s in my TSMs. My thinking is that like the vast majority of... | |
| 3 way vs. 2 way Utter nonesense Zar, these guys are same puritanical maniacs that took away all the controls. The best design is the design you like best. You said will a 2 or 3 way sound the way I like. I have no idea , but if you like those speakers just have t... | |
| Tube Amp Hum I echo and emphasize the fact that some tubes have a high noise floor. Try different tubes. Also some trannies, but first and foremost are the tubes. I have an all tube set up. |