mulveling
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| Why do tube amps often subjectively sound more powerful than SS ? I mentioned the caveat of SETs- they take this to an extreme by producing those higher ordered harmonics at a much lower power level- perhaps only 20-25% of full power, which is why many people talk about their 'dynamics' (since power is used the... | |
| Rumble - turntable or background noise DG LP Rumble filter is a good idea. The ones built into phono stages generally range from mild to "really mild" and often won't save you in situations like this. KAB's standalone rumble filter is much much stronger, and can help a lot. But the fact that... | |
| Rumble - turntable or background noise DG LP It’s possible the rumble and flutter are being amplified from feedback. Especially with a sub, it can push out a lot of energy to excite resonances on your rack, plinth, tonearm, etc. If that’s the case, better isolation will help a ton. You can "... | |
| Why do tube amps often subjectively sound more powerful than SS ? It’s the low-order harmonic distortion which makes tube amps sound "full" and satisfying at the same SPL levels. Never sterile, lean, or bright. It’s also probably the fact that their front-ends give a lot of gain (6SN7, 12AT7, 12AX7 etc), so ofte... | |
| Do you spend more on your cartridge or tone arm? A lot of guys are operating under the principle that vinyl playback is like a math or computer optimization problem - there is some objective, absolute "best" result to be had, and once setup has been mastered, it’s generally to be attained by thr... | |
| Do you spend more on your cartridge or tone arm? It can easily go either way. For me, I happily spend more on cartridges. I’ve got a few of my favorite old arms (Fidelity Research). I’ve had newer and more expensive arms, and still went back. Rolling cartridges is a lot more fun, especially when... | |
| Sold Sold Sold Besides, this is America not France, it is a huge bazaar where customer is always right. Think about it. The "customer is always right" is good policy when you’re making at least 40% margin on each widget sold, there’s incentive for repeat busi... | |
| Sold Sold Sold I think it’s ridiculous to expect someone to hold it without payment. I find it more offensive that you are offended. He’s going through life in "I’m entitled to everything I want" mode. He should only buy brand new from dealers, at or near MSR... | |
| Sold Sold Sold This is every bit as much in the seller’s favor as I imagined. @love4audio you’re a solid guy, who went above and beyond in trying to help. Amazing that OP would come here and besmirch you about this experience. 1 more guy I’m not dealing with in ... | |
| Sold Sold Sold that makes no sense. You can be on a public wifi in Minsk (why one would go to Minsk is another question) and take care of business without exposing any of your personal info. Not to mention your communication is encrypted, you have to be very st... | |
| Sold Sold Sold @zappas did you send seller a deposit? For private sales, I think even deposits are silly. Do you want it, or not? Do you have the cash, or not? Let's be serious people and not turn this into some financial circus. | |
| Sold Sold Sold As a seller, buyers wo say "next week" flake more often than sellers. Until you put money down, you have no claim Totally agree. If it's someone I've dealt with before (and liked), of course I'll give some leeway and try to make the deal work.... | |
| Which tubes to buy I remember that many years ago, Psvane tried to make a KT120 and they were notoriously unreliable. Maybe they’re better now, but there’s no way I’d trust a new KT150 from them until it’s had a lengthy, good track record under its belt. You could ... | |
| Do I need a headphone or speaker to appreciate high-end DACs? Save the AKG K340 because i have a sounstage out of my head... K340 has a very nice headstage. Their unit-to-unit sound variation these days is quite horrible; sounds like you have one of the good pairs left out there. These have already exceed... | |
| Do I need a headphone or speaker to appreciate high-end DACs? I'm of the opinion there's more meaningful difference between DACs when compared on a good 2ch speaker system. With headphones, no matter how resolving, the differences in spatial information / presentation are far less meaningful when it's all be... |