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| how do you know a bad tube? Depending on what kind of tube failure you are experiencing, you can sometimes get a good idea by simply looking at the tubes closely. | |
| Monitors Suggestions for my setup Dynaudio Audience 52 or 52SE, depending on how much you want to spend. Both are 4 ohm speakers, but they are very linear and easy on an amp. These are truly fantastic sounding speakers that are very system friendly. Revealing and extended, but nev... | |
| looking for a good bookshelf moniter Another vote for PSB. I've had a number of monitor speakers over the years and think Barton offers the single best value in High End audio. A very affordable, forgiving speaker that "plays well with others." You can mate the PSB monitors with just... | |
| Integrated amp reccomendations I tend to agree with Alan. Tubes in the preamp section are virtually hassle and heat free. Tara Labs and Cardas offer some nice and smooth cables and ICs that can help take the edge off of the digital/solid state nasties.Ok, I just have to toss th... | |
| help with my speakers I just thought of something else that you might consider. I remember reading a review years ago by JA of Stereophile where he discovered a pair of PSB speakers that were wired backwards. The woofer binding posts were driving the tweeters while the... | |
| help with my speakers You've probably already tried this, but just in case...swap the speakers (left to right and right to left) and see if the quiet tweeter moves with the swap or if it is related to the amp. From there, I would swap the cables in the same manner. Fro... | |
| Rotel RC995 preamp. 2 versions? I'm not sure, but I've seen several duplicate components on the Rotel site with different ratings, features highlighted and different prices. I tend to think that they are simply mistakes. On several units, the year of manufacture is slightly diff... | |
| Fleetwood Mac - Rumours The earlier versions probably sound flat because they maintain their dynamic range. The more modern versions are a lot hotter and probably sound better initially because they are immediately louder. I almost always prefer older discs (redbook) to ... | |
| Does MDF need to be painted? MDF should be sealed with primer and painted. However, kept indoors and away from high humidity and moisture, it should remain stable for quite a number of years. At some point, you'll notice the exposed edges will start to separate and begin to e... | |
| great and small bookshelf speaker- Dynaudio Audience 42W if you can tolerate a 14" speaker. Or, perhaps, the 42C speakers. | |
| Speakers cables that are warm yet detailed........ Tara Labs, to my ears, offer a nice balance of warmth and detail with excellent instrument separation and bloom. They have that certain percussive poof quality that is tight and tuneful. I have little experience with their latest generation of cab... | |
| My system is bright? I need help. thanks Tara Labs Reference Generation II interconnects can be had for around a hundred bucks used. If that doesn't cure the nasties and you have played around with speaker placement...it's not gonna happen. If it helps, but still doesn't quite get you th... | |
| Beginner/ Starter cables Kimber 8TC and Audioquest Type 4 always were and still are hard to beat with entry level gear. Not the last word in frequency extension, but very well balanced strengths...especially in the all important mids. Just a tad on the mellow side which m... | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? Man, it's nice to see a reasonable discussion about this topic that doesn't plunge into the ditch with personal attacks and such. I also like the insight into the design philosophy of 'sphere. Since I happen to agree, I'm now inclined to give thei... | |
| Totem Arros - Set up I've owned the Arros and 10Ft. from the speakers is fine. In fact, the Arros can go very, very wide and that will not be an issue.As for synergy, all three of the amps you are considering would drive the Arros without any problems up to your speci... |