minorl
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| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? "Amplifier manufacturers don't have a clue"? That is just not true.The costs of many of these "audiophile" fuses are pretty high. That would be added to the costs of the equipment sale price. also, if the equipment sounds pretty wonderful with ... | |
| How "Tribal" are we? I run into this quite often. Tribalism.Be it music types (Jazz, Blues, Classical, Rock, R&B), audio equipment type ( solid state, tube, digital, analog), cars and car enthusiast (Fords, Chevy, Mopar, BMW, Mercedes, etc.)People have their favo... | |
| Wine, audio, and music. How many of us Aphiles enjoy wine when listening to music? tgun5: Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have to try some.enjoy | |
| Wine, audio, and music. How many of us Aphiles enjoy wine when listening to music? I definitely enjoy a good glass of wine while listening wherever possible. It enhances my enjoyment of the entire experience. A good book, great music and a good glass of wine and maybe, good company and I'm really there.And yes, I a member of se... | |
| Dont Ship UPS, Marantz tuner DOA I personally haven't had any problems with UPS. However, this is a perfect example of why one should keep the original manufacturer's packaging.I fortunately have a garage where I have installed large shelving all around the garage where I store ... | |
| KT150s in Audio Research Reference 75 (non SE) To me, this is a simple matter of trust.I have no reason whatsoever to not trust the Audio Research technical expert's statement. Also, since my REF 250s are probably out of warranty, I really don't want to take this chance.But, people being how t... | |
| KT150s in Audio Research Reference 75 (non SE) I spoke with the Audio Research technical expert about 2 months ago.I also spoke with George Meyer rep and the actually do the upgrades to SE and also said you should not use KT 150s without the larger transformers and other work. I believe themenjoy | |
| KT150s in Audio Research Reference 75 (non SE) Audio Research does not recommend that you use KT150s in their non SE amps. The modifications to SE are more than just tube replacement. The power supply (transformers) are upgraded to larger capacity transformers and other electrical changes ar... | |
| Thinking of a new preamp and looking for advice... I have REF 3 for sale at this time. I'm the original owner and you would love it. look me up on AudioGonAs far as the ground loop is concerned. Have you tried the tried and true procedure to find it?1. Connecting the speakers to the amp only. r... | |
| Is high end audio to snooty for its own good? planet.sorry. | |
| Is high end audio to snooty for its own good? There are pretentious people in almost every category.Church, cars, clothes, watches, property, interior/exterior design, engineering, science, etc. you name it, you won't get away from that 100%.People are people, some like to rub into your face... | |
| What sounds best: Vinyl or CDs There is so much going on with respect to digital recordings vs analog recordings and playback that it takes volumes.1) if the physical recording is digital instead of analog, then with proper digital playback equipment vs like analog playback equ... | |
| How will I know when a Krell KSA-80b needs to be recapped? You know when you "need" to recap the amp when:1. The caps failed and the amp doesn't work anymore.2. The caps show signs of imminent failure. i.e. bulging capacitors, or sound quality is failing as a result of failing caps.These are the only t... | |
| Mark Levinson 23.5 No way would I leave my 23.5 on 24/7. I would connect those cables to something else to burn in, or, I would burn them in while listening. If you had a tubed REF 6 pre-amp brand new would you leave that on constantly for 600 hours while burning... | |
| Which good CD transports can be found in the used market? any pioneer elite unit makes wonderful transports and some have four DACS which makes great CD Players also.I have found the following to be outstanding transports.1. Pioneer Elite DV-09; Built like a tank, seriously overbuilt and outstanding tra... |