mezmo
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| Can A bad Tube sound bright and not musical. Yea, tubes seem to be able to go south in ever more innovative ways, and I don't believe there's any reliable rule of thumb. Echoing the above, tube performance can be awfully subjective, and trial and error seems the best way to go.Way I see it, ... | |
| Opus 21 CD vs Mac Mini... Opus wins Just got a Mini running into a MHDT Havana up and going and, to be perfectly honest, so far IÂve simply been afraid to critically compare it to the Meridian CDP it sits next to. Just not sure that I want to know, one way or the other. Even withou... | |
| Slate under speakers? Got mine on spikes, on top of 1.5 (or maybe 1.25, don't remeber) inch granite slabs (custom cut and polished by a stonemonger down the street), and the slabs each on a trio of those "magic" sliding furniture footers. I've never critically compared... | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? Boy, my standards seem to be doing me no favors. Love many tracks on nearly all of the albums suggested, but I don't think there's a single one (save maybe Abbey Road) I'd listen to straight through. I'll just go ahead and say it: don't think I've... | |
| Any tweaks recommded for under cd player? I've got my Meridian on a Neuance shelf (neuanceaudio.com), on top of some small Michell tenderfeet (available all over). Didn't try anything else before this setup in terms of isoloation, but realy pleased with how this combo works. Can't speak t... | |
| Tweaks To echo Dopogue -- be careful with the vibrapods. They can be very destructive to gear and finishes. Had some that pretty well trashed the finish on a Theil center channel. I threw all of mine away. Would have burned them out of spite, except I wa... | |
| Which power cord more important? Think the conventional wisdom is that the more refined power -- such as you might hope to find with more expensive wires (ah, were it only so simple) -- is commonly better applied towards the beginning of your chain on lower-power items. In case t... | |
| Killing BluRay, new Oppo BR 83 For what its worth, happened to spend some time kicking about all these arguments with a relatively senior guy at Toshiba North America about the time that Toshiba decided to bow out of the old format war. The general thinking from the folks with... | |
| Dramatic Visible? Power Issues -- What Next? Appreciate the pointer. Sounds like a good one. Cheers. | |
| Dramatic Visible? Power Issues -- What Next? Yea, at the time it was strictly RCA. Haven't tried the thing out for near on seven years, but it would be nice to dial in whether there is actually anything wrong with it (so that, someday, it can come back out of its box, if not in my home, some... | |
| Dramatic Visible? Power Issues -- What Next? Dunno. According to its maker, nothing. Spent a good deal of time speaking and corresponding with the good folks at Rogue (it's a 99 Magnum). Actually dealt with the owner / engineer, whose name sadly escapes me at the moment, but genuinely intere... | |
| Best Rock Albums in 2009, so far Bit obsessed with The Airborn Toxic Event, personally. | |
| Dramatic Visible? Power Issues -- What Next? Can't resist. Seven years later now (and uncounted stereo changes), the previous post officially describes my last first date. Upgraded same "gal" to No. 1 Special Lady Friend of the Legal Variety (a.k.a. The Wife). I chuckle. | |
| Baby name opinion.... Hey, if we're trading odd, actual names, my favorites have to be from a Cuban friend who grew up in Miami. He went to school with kids named: Usnavy, Malebaby, Femalebaby, and twins named Lemongello and Orangegello. (Just think about pronouncing t... | |
| Baby name opinion.... My brother vowed as a child to name his first daughter, if a daughter, "Felony." Cause it's pretty. Or perhaps "Twizler." Because and female child who survived puberty with a name like that would be bound to be a force of nature. Now that he's act... |