mitch2
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| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? Short answer, no, hardly any of them. There are some DACs with both tubed and SS output stages but I cannot think of a single preamp, although I suspect there is one somewhere. Of the several tubed preamps I have owned, and even the hybrid Lamm ... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! I have read about the 220-240V opinion previously. Otherwise, the article is mostly about wire gauge vs. length. Front end equipment is not going to draw near enough to matter so I suspect the concern is primarily related to big amps (like I hav... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! How is 10 awg wire not large enough for a 20A circuit? I cannot imagine a situation where using 8 awg wire reduced to 10 awg wire would perceptively "improve" sonics for equipment run through a 20A circuit. I have run two 95lb, 300 wpc, Class A am... | |
| How many people here generally buy used? When I first started here, I bought almost all used and I had no significant issues or regrets. Now, all my gear was bought new except for my amps, which were bought used and completely rebuilt by SMc Audio. I have been patient and as a result r... | |
| Speaker stands Sound Anchor will still make them for you. | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? My experience is that some pre/power amplifiers will give you the sound you want and others will not, and it doesn't really matter too much whether the gear is tubed or solid state. However, you really need to like the sound of your speakers or y... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! Some amplifiers need 20 amps | |
| Monitors and speaker stamds? Mine are bolted to a steel plate, which is then bolted to the Sound Anchor stands. I placed a small thickness of Isodamp elastomer between the speakers and the plate but that is more to protect the speaker bottom than for damping or sound improve... | |
| What are the top 3 USB cables being used today in reference systems? I tried several and ended up with Totaldac and Curious (first version). For USB, I thought the Totaldac cable bettered the Curious but with my gear I actually found both AES/EBU and I2S bettered the USB connection and I like I2S the best. Antipo... | |
| Break in time that extends to months or maybe even years!! How come break in time wasn't even thought about in the 70s Too busy enjoying the great music! | |
| Long distance move - Trust moving company unpack Trust is a big word. I would consider it more like risk management.So many variables but to head off disaster, you or somebody you actually know and trust needs to be present to perform or supervise/monitor packing, loading, unloading, and set-up ... | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? Geoff, I took the tubes out of all of my bike tires two years ago (sort of like fo.q tubes) and I am positive that, "the ride is smoother and the pedaling easier" | |
| Happy Earth Day! Music for the day... I remember being in middle school for the original nationwide "environmental teach-in" on April 22, 1970, or the first Earth Day. I seem to remember watching a movie on ecological threats in the gymnasium with the accompanying music being Marvin ... | |
| Break in time that extends to months or maybe even years!! Same thing here fundsgon. Supposed to snow Wednesday morning. Maybe I will take my cables outside for a cryo fix, sit in the lawn chair, have a cold one, shorten the break-in time. | |
| Break in time that extends to months or maybe even years!! I’m from Michigan so what do I know - I’ll bring some Bell’sBTW,https://northernwilds.com/pickerel-vs-walleye-setting-the-record-straight/ |