mulveling
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| Headphones for sound control Sure, go for it (headphones). I think you would be remiss to not explore planar-dynamics and electrostats - though planars are generally harder to drive, and electrostats even require their own special dedicated amplifiers (that you can't use for ... | |
| Oh no, say it ain't so. Yep, this is the clickbait junk we've come to expect from headphonesty. Sometimes they have a slightly interesting topic worthy of more discussion (e.g. KEF driver issues), but this one - nope. Who cares? Some of us enjoy music AND gear. That's wh... | |
| 12au7 tube? Are you aware of who the OEM is for Ray tubes btw? Not to blow their cover but it’s fairly easy to search and find on the internet. Think large manufacturer who batches their top % of tested tubes and puts a different label on it.. Perhaps the h... | |
| F-XLR to M-RCA recommendations @OP - there is zero point in using balanced connectors unless the connection is balanced to balanced. Balanced circuits are designed to cancel common mode noise, but to do this they only work if the source and receiving component have balanced in... | |
| F-XLR to M-RCA recommendations Yeah, the adapter’s pin configuration is going to be extremely important to get right. Sorry I didn’t mention that at first! Here’s what Cardas says about their adaptors on their site: The standard for female XLR to female RCA adapters is for pi... | |
| How many times can u visit a hifi store before it annoys the store if u plan on a purchase One day I was in his store looking for a particular record. I asked his sales guy if they had the record in stock, only to be told to get out unless I was planning on buying something that visit. I immediately asked for the owner, whom I knew wel... | |
| Would you put the same 12AX7 tubes for both onboard phono and line amp of an integrated? No, you don’t need to match. Don’t make this harder than it has to be. Many of us who have been doing tubes for a while, actually prefer to mix different makes of tubes across our available slots. The positive attributes of each tube brand are of... | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers The cabinetry was done at Tannoy but they were shipped to China for finishing as it could be done cheaper and better there. @nonoise Interesting! Thanks for that info. I can’t complain about the results, either way. But it’s wild to imagine tha... | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers I’m curious as to when Kevin stopped being a Tannoy dealer. I don’t know the full story, probably few do, but there were rumors Tannoy was sort of "poached" from him. IIRC it was shortly after Upscale split out "Harmonia Distribution" for that ... | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers @hilde45 Same - sorry I came off as salty! There’s no accounting for some of my mood swings :) | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? Plus, I've gotten great support over the years from Musical Surroundings. I am getting both my Universal 12" arms rewired. Agree - Musical Surroundings' service & support has been fantastic. Great distributor. NO complaints there :) I sus... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? It seems no worse than what people pay for stuff on a Linn LP12 (like $10k+ for their new plinth). @dwette No doubt, the high parts prices seem endemic to this hobby. Sorry for the belly-aching! I do still love my Master Innovation, 8 years in... | |
| Why do tube amps often subjectively sound more powerful than SS ? So when I got the Bryston amplifier, I thought, since it was more powerful, put on really powerful music that will take advantage of it like the Conan soundtrack. I put in the Bryston, cranked it up and…huh? Where was that power? Why did it ... | |
| Sold Sold Sold I think I'd rather deal with an OP than be lectured on this crap. | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? Along with a small amount of rubbish, there is so much diversity and quality in current turntable design that even a shortlist would be a long list. It's sort of shocking how many different brands and models we have now for such a tiny market. ... |