millercarbon
Responses from millercarbon
| Should I upgrade my phono pre?? Oh no, there's no need to spend that kind of money. Not when the Herron VTPH-2A is equally as good and for only around half the money. | |
| I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone I had better keep my kitchen clean at least.Thanks for your good advice. Ha Ha You're welcome. And pay no heed to the above. Look at it this way. You got one guy so on top of it he knows a few minutes wiping the microwave and putting the dishes... | |
| Need RCA loading plugs Now don't you feel silly even asking that question? Herron Audio uses this type of loading , you might drop them a request. Right. Herron sends an assortment of RCA loading connectors along with every phono stage. Keith did listening tests and ... | |
| I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone Okay, wait, you let your kitchen get dirty? | |
| Tube amp troubles Right. Its thermal. Swap the input tubes. Swap the output tubes. | |
| Need RCA loading plugs So what you do Steve is buy 4 sets of good quality RCA plugs and 4 pairs of resistors in whatever values you want to try. Actually if it was me I would just buy one pair of RCA because its a whole lot easier to spend $50 on one really good set tha... | |
| How would you upgrade my entry level system? Five grand in the context of your current system is a lot more than an upgrade and in my book calls for some serious thought. Sounds like right now you are mostly using it for playing background music. With maybe some occasionally more dedicated l... | |
| What is the protocol here? This seller has stellar feedback. Had. You will see to that. And that my friend is the protocol. | |
| Fans on amps. Way back in the day when the party was rocking and the Phase Linear was getting hot like that I went out on the deck scooped up some snow put in in a bag put the bag between the heat sinks. Well I figure anything helps it run cooler is better. Wor... | |
| Making a product to sell and the need for modernity Well, thinking back that far it would have to be power. Power cords, power conditioners, all of that. Even today a lot of people still don't know about this. Or even worse, some poor souls actually doubt it matters. Which means it qualifies as und... | |
| How much commonality between dacs? Beware advice from people with zero hands on experience.Not only is it possible, its easy. Not only can you do it, there are whole companies built on it. So again beware advice from people with zero knowledge what they are talking about. Zee roh!O... | |
| I have an Bose Acoustimass 15 Home Theater System Try Duck-Duck-Go. | |
| DIY 'rack' made from dead tree brances ? After reading all the brilliant advice in this thread I have decided to ditch everything I have learned over three decades of experience. For my new rack I have a rubber tree plant growing in a pot. Found one with a branch big enough to hang some ... | |
| Power cords can make a tremendous difference in Digital There is always a much better sounding cable for less than what you spend on parts alone for your DIY cable. Always. Its not even close. | |
| Cable lengths Of course longer cables sound worse. Duh. The question is, compared to what?Because, whatever difference there is between 1m and 5m, I can guarantee it is a whole lot less than the difference between what you will get from $4k in a 1m cable vs $4k... |