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| Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? Kind of Blue-Miles Davis Dark Side of the Moon-Pink Floyd Mozart Clarinet Quintet. | |
| First Tube amp suggestions I own Jolida separates and if the upgrades Black Ice claims are real, you can’t go wrong for the price. | |
| Magico's M9 Why begrudge the speakers and the people who can afford them. If I were a multi-millionaire and had a room to do them justice, I would certainly entertain the idea of having a magnificent hifi. It’s disposable income to someone of those means. Per... | |
| Why aren't all modern vinyl releases 45s? It’s not worth issuing on 45 rpm vinyl unless it’s a top notch recording mix. I have a few from MoFi and Analogue Productions and they are superb. Very quiet, accurate and tons of image. Dream with Dean (Martin) by Analogue is amazing. But I don’t... | |
| To Tube or not to Tube, that is the question One point to consider is tube amps/integrated won’t have a lot of power so work best with efficient speakers. Uses tube equipment may be your best bet. Of course Rogue makes tube integrateds. Black Ice Audio (formerly Jolida) is a good value. I’m ... | |
| What does "balanced triodes" refer to as related to vacuum tubes? In case this is what you mean, certain tubes are known as triodes. They have 3 elements. | |
| Speaker placement in a room with the best performance if it is close to a wall? There are speakers specifically designed to function best close to walls. Check out the Larsen speakers. | |
| Grounding questions Then I did use a cheater. Yes the outlet is same as the Amazon link in your last post. | |
| Grounding questions Thank you. I don’t remember if I used a cheater prior to the dedicated outlets which by the way are not GFCI. I isolated the power amp and there is hum from both speakers. When I plug it directly into the wall, there is hum from both speakers but ... | |
| Grounding questions FYI the hum existed before the electrician installed the dedicated line. Im not home to look at the receptical at this time. | |
| Grounding questions I have a quote for a new Siemens box. It’s way out of my budget and comfort zone. I’ve been in the home for 24 years with no electrical issues. There is a new supplemental box installed when I had a bathroom reno in 2014. It runs the sump pump in ... | |
| Grounding questions There is no equipment ground. That is because I tried grounds and it made no difference. The Furman does not have this indicator. I don’t have an answer about the ground. I assume when they ran the new lines they just tapped into the existing fu... | |
| Grounding questions Yes a very good electrician told me it’s not grounded. There is a TV but no cable box. I stream. | |
| Magnepan .7 Alternatives I think at least some of your issues are related to your listening position. The centerlines of your speakers are probably 6’ apart. You’re seated 8.5-9’ away. That’s far from ideal. What happens if you put a chair six feet from each speaker? | |
| Magnepan .7 Alternatives A few things jump out to me. That’s a fairly small room for you to be sitting that far from the speakers. Maggie’s need to be out in the room. They should be at lease 4 feet from the rear wall. Second Maggie’s do not integrate well with subs. Plan... |