moto_man
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| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- I have a PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premier HP and not only does it sound great, but it puts out 75 watts and does not heat the room up. As others have noted, all tubes give off some heat, but this amp runs very cool and definitely a lot cooler than my C... | |
| What do/did you do for a living? I'm a trial lawyer with several famous rock bands as clients over the years. My dedicated music room is small -- 11x11x11, but it is my go to place at night to have a medicinal hit and chill after a generally long and stressful day! Sometimes it... | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? To my ears, speaker cables make an audible difference. Notice that I said "audible." Has changing cables around taken my system from good to great? No. But each incremental improvement adds up. As far as the "pseudoscience" of cables goes, it ... | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsars with REL Sub or Perspectives in 11x11 Room? @djones51, thanks for that point. I was just about to forget about the Perspectives, since who would know better than Jeff himself. However, looking at the cubic feet, there is almost twice the amount of space in my room as that of @rlb61. I wa... | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsars with REL Sub or Perspectives in 11x11 Room? @prof, you mention having the Perspectives "well off the walls." I am pretty limited to placing them about 2 ft. max off the walls, which puts me about 8 feet from them, max. Do they need to be farther away from the walls? | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsars with REL Sub or Perspectives in 11x11 Room? Thanks for your input! My room is not a good room acoustically. It is all reflective walls and ceiling (carpeting on the floor though), and I have one spot for putting my "listening chair." It is a converted bedroom, so it is not open at all. The... | |
| Seems like a lot of folks are putting their Primaluna amps for sale... I have a PrimaLuna DiaLogue premier HP and couldn't be happier with it. Pairs very well with my Focal Utopia Diablo III's . . . a great combo! If you're not into fussing with tubes, this is a great amp and sounds great! | |
| Fairly new to streaming. Where to start? I went through the same thing a few years ago (I love the Theta Miles CD player, FYI . . . mine got lost in a move somehow, :( ). I highly recommend the Naim NDX, which is an excellent DAC/Streamer and performs really well. Another thing that I r... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations in my budget When there is a sale, which is almost always, Morrow Audio has good speaker cables relatively inexpensive at the low end. Remember that the less resolving the system, the less you will notice any change in speaker wire. | |
| Pure Class A SS vs Tube Amp I second the Plinius recommendation for an excellent SS amp that plays in both Class A and AB (switchable). My SA100 MkIII was fully upgraded by Vince Galbo, with new caps and various other things. It is a phenomenal sounding warm amp with the c... | |
| Tube integrated for Joseph Audio Rm25xl's I have a PrimaLuna Premier HP that I use with my Joseph Audio Pulsars, and the amp is fantastic. All of the tube goodness with none of the hassle (other than having to turn the amp on and off when you use it, unlike my Plinius amp which I can just... | |
| What is they best album out there for showing off the sound quality of your system. I’m a jazz and classic rock guy. Very few classic rock albums make the testing cut, although Dark Side of the Moon is one of my go-to test albums. Also Hot Tuna Live at the New Orleans House Berkeley. But for real critical listening to test new... | |
| Most annoying song, period. Miracles - Jefferson "Starship". Every time I hear that song I want to barf, thinking about how a great, indeed, revolutionary band, could sink so low. | |
| Remasters - are they better? What exactly is it? On some albums, I have 6+ different versions. DSOTM comes to mind, where I have the Black Triangle CD, the Sony Mastersound. the regular CD, MoFi vinyl digitized 24/96, the 1992 remaster, the 2011 remaster, the UHQR 180 gr vinyl digitized . . . it... | |
| I need some turntable guidance @br3098, LOL! turntables can be like girlfriends! Great analogy! :). The expensive ones are usually much higher maintenance. The cheap ones don't necessarily perform as well, but are probably more reliable!@Elizabeth, great advice. Having grow... |