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| Dedicated Lines and Wall Boxes Dbld:From what little I remember from physics electrical energy is firstly derived from large magnetized generator motors (powered by fossil or nuclear fuel) and that all electricity creates a magnetc field around it which is obviously very low en... | |
| Signal Cable -- High End Generic? I will pile on here and endorse the Signal Cable 2 IC for 49$ a meter and no ridiculous charge for extra length. I find them on the very slightly warm side of near neutral and prefer them to some more expense ICs for certain applications. They are... | |
| Review: Consonance CD-120 Linear CD Player I haven't heard the Linear but the previous iteration was good. I preferred it to the lesser expensive and ubiquitous British players. IMHO This Brand has not recieved the recognition it deserves for the most part. I own an Opera/Consonance tube a... | |
| Advice on pricing old Audio Research pieces Last week a SP6A pre sold for $611 on epray. The Power amp is probably less valuable as it is SS. I paid $350 for a d100b a couple of year ago, yes it still works, if it were tube there is a collectors market but old solid state ARC never gets a t... | |
| 2005 Remembrance We live in the everlasting present moment. Nonetheless I applaud your taking the the time to remind of who we've lost and memorialize them. I am sure other members have been lost perhaps their friends could put thier names up in tribute. | |
| Dedicated Lines and Wall Boxes The basic concept is to have any source of electrical interference from your home eliminated, therefore the logical answer is single runs. Use the larger guage wire so it will handle 20 amps in case you get into really big power amps. That being s... | |
| Was your first cartridge relatively expensive? Yes! but so was my foray into analog, I bought an inexpensive setup with a cartridge already installed the MMF-5 from Music Hall. I find it to be quite satisfying, for my needs. I also bought an inexpensive but fabulous sounding phono stage. A Red... | |
| What are the best drop in subs for a 12AU7?? Thanks for all your input so far. The Mullards I own I bought several years ago on Agon and are labled as 12AU7. I do think they sound pretty good. I am pretty sure though that they are not 1960s Blackburns or anything that old. Probably 1970s pos... | |
| Myth: low-power high-efficiency I have argued until I am blue in the face that even very high efficiency speakers need lots of power to develop a truely rich sound but that was in reference to my my 104 Db/W/M La Scalas. I think a single driver speaker can sound fairly full with... | |
| What is the best CD player direct into one's amp? Let me know when you find out my ancient Audio Aero Prima CD was used that way and just crumped again . That Marantz sounds interesting for the Money. I can tell yout the Consonance is an underated product and it does sound good, there are several... | |
| Mullard CV4004 I'l be the only one to argue that it was an improvement over the stock 12AX7s I got with my Jolida CD100. I have several variants of these tubes in NOS Mullard which do in fact sound better to my ears (I have used them in other applications,) but ... | |
| Sand filled speakers please help I filled the base compartments of my speakers with steel coated lead shot with a notable improvement in bass control. I can't say that the damping effect it had will be true for the Joseph's but that is the concensus. Therefore I would think it is... | |
| I'm New To Vinyl - Which Turntable Should I Buy? You can start cheaper with a Music Hall MMF-5 which comes complete and isn't at all shabby. That you really can't beat for the price about $500- on Agon. If you really have $2,000 to burn get a VPI scout second hand assuming as Ejlif said you have... | |
| New CD Player or Turntable I have one of those small box phono stages which is quite affordable. I have dedicated vinylphile friends who think its great. Its the Redgum phono stage from Australia. It wont break your budget if you buy a modest complete TT like an MMF-5 from ... | |
| tube watts vs solid state watts It is true that the amp itself considering all its components has more to do with perceived power. A Tube amp rated at less than 30 watts for instance may have enormous trannies that will power your speakers to a high volume. That being said I fin... |