mschott
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| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? It all depends on my financial status. I love my Paradigm Studio 100’s especially since I added a JL Audio E112 sub but if somehow I become wealthy they will be gone. Not sure for what but I’d upgrade my entire system. | |
| Results of Actual Hearing Test and Next Steps I got tired of asking my customers to repeat themselves, same for my son. 6 months ago I got a pair of Oticon’s top of the line hearing aids and haven’t regretted it one second. When listening to my hifi the only thing I notice is slightly improv... | |
| Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression You have to do your due diligence when buying remastered vinyl. If you’re buying something originally from the 80’s, good chance the original engineering was garbage. Buy artists who cared about good sound. For example Steely Dan. And your sources... | |
| What new gear have you just bought? First upgrade in about 5 years. JL Audio E112 subwoofer and Tributary 3 meter cables for the JL. The subwoofer adds the bottom octaves to my Paradigm Studio 100 speakers. | |
| 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 ... |