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| Bookshelves LS3/5A's embody the soul of your request. They don't get better than this, that is why they are still popular 30 years latter! I've been responsible for a lot of friends buying them over the years, and most still have them, and just love them. BTW... | |
| Preamp Tube Rolling The 'input' tube, has a more discernable effect (usually the first tube in the circuit). Other tubes, such as cathode followers, have a much lesser impact, but they do have some so don't, ultimately, ignore them. If you don't know the tubes order ... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Hey guys, how can you make such broad statements about the effect of format choices, like digital v vinyl. IMHO you can tune your system to enhance either format so there is NO fatigue. It only gets tough when you try to tune your system to enhanc... | |
| So Much "Harshness" "Lower resolution"! You are about to be drummed out of the corp! Tar, feathers, rail and a couple of drummers please!How about real resolution, not just an enhanced sense of resolution by the manipulating rise/fall times, increaed HF response, etc... | |
| So Much "Harshness" Mr T, Sorry, I should have used the word 'components', not 'music'. And you are right! I haven't the slightest clue what you were doing then, or now for that matter. But, if you are relying on your personal components, as described, for support fo... | |
| So Much "Harshness" "Why are complaints of harshness so common".....Because so many of the folks that make these complaints are flying blind when it comes to component selection, system synergy, and system set up. They base their selection on professional reviews, ma... | |
| Amplifier Hum Problem Usually a ground hum caused by an amp/pre-amp interface will be constant in volume, i.e. not change with an increase in volume. The volume control, typically, only attentuates the signal from the source component into the pre-amp. The pre-amps out... | |
| Narrowed speaker selection down to 5 choices Yep - Silverline Boleros. At least they float my boat. I have them in a 19.5x13.5x9 room on the short wall. I drive them with all tube systems. Great resolution of detail with out any glare or brightness. Maybe a small BBC dip in the mid-range add... | |
| DAC TUBE Yep - I'm still using an old one. I'm presently using a new production Tung Sol 12AX7A. Nice combo of warm and detailed. In my system............. | |
| Why does Cary Audio keep discontinuing good amps? A large manudacturer makes amplifier 'X' that has an appeal to a finite number of folks who buy them. After the initial sales period the demand is reduced to a trickle, so the manufacturer has two options, 1)Bring out something 'new' or 2)Bring ou... | |
| Tubes for Audio Research SP16L Tubes age. The presentation softens some when they are 'old' and they can get noisy. The best thing you can do to avoid angst over slow degredation is to have a spare set on hand and, depending on amount of use, put the new set in every year or so... | |
| Live with A Hum vs. Buy An Outboard Phono Stage Well I see I came late to your 'party'. At the end of your other post you seemed to have solved your problem which you traced to an interaction between the amp and the pre-amp. -You referred to RF if I recall - I've a very short memory :-). Going ... | |
| Live with A Hum vs. Buy An Outboard Phono Stage What kind of pre-amp are you using? If it has tubes in the phono stage you could be getting hum from them. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by shorted interconnects - are you saying that you in essence shorted the phono inputs by using IC's... | |
| Live with A Hum vs. Buy An Outboard Phono Stage It can be, but often a hum can be caused by a phono stage, one that is in the pre-amp, or an outboard one, that is too close to transformers, especially in amps, and the cables from the TT to the phono stage must also be placed carefully so they d... | |
| John Potis - Rest in peace Trelja, FWIW I have corresponded with Bill and I think he better appreciates my POV as I do his. I will not reiterate it here.But FWIW, I think John's works deserve to live, in what ever form or manner that his estate finds appropriate, so others,... |