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| Phono preamp tube rolling. Rolling some 12AX7 tubes in my Sun Valley phono pre. I found the Genalex Russian tubes to be way too bright and glaring. Brent Jesse turn to be on to some RCA vintage gray plates and those were pretty perfect. My music is mostly rock and roll. Jaz... | |
| LTA Ultralinear vs SET amps I felt the same way about my former 300B monoblocks. Bought and built the Elekit TU-8600 with Lundahl transformers and that fixed it for me. It's an excellent amp And those transformers have such a vigorous and authoritative sound. Definitely not ... | |
| Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used Omega Speakers. Great options, high sensitivity and priced well. | |
| A full range speaker? Omega speakers does an excellent job with their full-range drivers. They have several speakers they call "high output" in which two identical drivers are run but the second is cut off at 200hz so it only adds bass and low end and dynamics (improve... | |
| Which Tube Phono Pre Amo? Sun Valley SV-EQ1616D. Save yourself some coin and buy it as a kit or have the folks in Japan assemble it for you. Just read the Stereophile review if you need convincing. Even mentions trying it with an Ortofon Black. | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? Terms like "expensive" and "basic" how relative, but I can give my experience.For years I just use the basic Amazon speaker wire for all my stuff because it was nice and cheap. Then I got some tinned copper speaker wire from Jupiter condenser. To ... | |
| Looking for an amp that punches way about its weight and I can grow with Ditto on the Bob Latino VTA-120 amp. With good coupling capacitors and a good rectifier, It's really excellent. Very wide top end. And, if you've got efficient speakers, you can switch into triode mode for that rich mid-range sound. | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna Those folks are one town over for me, so I go to them for tubes and I actually bought my Rega turntable from them as well. Not a bad company to buy from.That being said, they are very salesy. The amount they push primaluna gear makes it very obvio... | |
| Lack of Female Representation I'm sure there are a number of reasons. For my money, I don't think women like to collect things as much as men do. What's the first thing your wife says when you bring something home? "Where are you going to put that?" | |
| Where are the young audiophiles? I think there's a market to be had, but it's not going to be what their parents and grandparents bought. They don't want stacks of large components and large tower speakers that occupy lots of room and consume lots of power. Younger folks prefer c... | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? Totally worth it!Oh wait, it's just a fuse? I thought it was some magical device that dispensed espresso and hand jobs. | |
| Looking for recommendations for a pair of full range speakers for ~8k or under If you're talking full range, you NEED to check out Omega Speakers. In addition to having a decent number of styles which are pretty customizable, they are also 100% made by hand here in the USA and look absolutely gorgeous. | |
| Looking for a turntable around $1k... I have a Rega P3. Great TT with the capacity for some upgradability. I also like vintage Dual TTs. Go to fixmydual.com, get yourself a 1218 and buy a cartridge with an upgradable stylus. | |
| I have been on the hunt for the best turntable I can buy. Any suggestions? Go to fixmydual.com and buy a 1229. | |
| Surge protectors and power conditioners - Good idea or bad? When I built my Bob Latino amp, the instructions explicitly said to not attach the amplifier to a power conditioner. I didn't quite understand the explanation, but leads me to believe that it is not an entirely neutral thing to add to your power. |