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| Recommendations for a CD player $1500 or less Buconero, Would you post or e-mail direct the name of your source for that price. I'll order one - I've always wanted to hear SACD's. Thanks | |
| Strange amplifier problem I agree with Almarg. My first thought with a tube amp which blows fuses is to check out the tubes. I keep spare tubes on hand (at a minimum a replacement set) and when a channel starts to have sound issues, glowing tube plates, or blows fuses I ca... | |
| Bookshelves Great history guys!OP has asked about the bass bump. Here is my version of how you hear it. Boomy bass (down in the 60hz range) is not something the LS3/5a can do. The bump, as I recall centered somewhere around 125hz does add something to the spe... | |
| I just bought a Audio Research D-90. Bill - In response to your question ..."what I want to know is if one model of the tubes I mentioned has a better bass reproduction than the others?" I thought I answered that in my last post, but I'll try to put it in another way.An amp designed ... | |
| New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement? Farjamed, You are right. Somehow between my first post and my second post I got completely turned around - I think Drubins comments jerked my chain, more than it should have. I have reread your post and it is perfectly clear. My appologies to you ... | |
| "Watts" Versus "Current" Forgive the intrusion, but I've got a pratical question about the use of the two different amps, i.e. low power high current and high power low current. When driving a speaker at say 10 watts max (including peaks) and your two amps are, say 200wt,... | |
| box to music ratio You do the math - Equipment up and running - Aprox $30,000Equipment in 'reserve' - Aprox $28,000 (don't ask)LP's and CD's about $75,000 (mostly CD's)I'm at home and the system is on whether I'm in the room or the office next to it at least 10 hour... | |
| New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement? Tvad, I agree, sort of.... Normally I would always recommend getting the best pre-amp/amp or integrated first, in fact this is what I always do. I would never build a system around a source. But my point was that he didn't need to change his prese... | |
| New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement? Cerrot, This is NOT a flame. It just happens to occur after your's and Mapman's posts, but is driven by a collection of reasons not assignable to either of you. FWIW, I actually thought the OP had said all he had to say in the original post. He c... | |
| Shorting Plugs and Non-shorting Plugs - Wothwhile? Have I got a short memory or what! LOL.I thought you had cured your hum issue by letting your pre-amp warm up. To isolate your problem to the malfuncion of something internal or interface with something external disconnect everything from the pre-... | |
| New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement? Tholt, Fundamentally I think your comments result from some fairly honest observations. I'm sorry my comments were unhelpful. They were nothing more than MY reflection on MY experience in coming to audio and learning how to listen critically. I wo... | |
| I just bought a Audio Research D-90. Housesound, I'm not exactly sure what you are looking for regarding tube differences. If you are looking for physical descriptions of tubes in general, and what uses to which they are typically put, do some Google research - there are a lot of boo... | |
| Shorting Plugs and Non-shorting Plugs - Wothwhile? You don't have much to loose by trying, they can reduce noise from a source external to the pre-amp. And have worked for me. But so has a good power conditioner or a dedicated line. You won't harm anything by shorting out inputs. But, unfortunatel... | |
| Most agreed upon best speaker? Atmosphere, I find your comments interesting. You may be right. You certainly are right about the 'golden age' of recording techniques 50 years ago that survived the initial introduction of stereo (ping pong anyone) and ultimately, and unfortunatl... | |
| Newbie Preamp Question If you are happy with the gain matching from each of your sources, that is they are not so disportionate when changing from one to another that its irratating, just leave them flat. Do nothing - they are only there for convenience. FWIW, if I had... |