newbee
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| Radical toe in once more Something rarely addressed is the effect of floor and, more importantly, ceiling reflections. Crossing the axis of your speakers in front of you might get a more diffused soundstage (for the better?) because of changing ceiling reflections. Whatev... | |
| Warm sounding 6922 Type Tubes FWIW, after many years I stopped chasing NOS tubes (for the most, part depending on how old old is) and when selecting 6922's with a warm tone I use JJ's. They are cheap and fairly dependable, although I usually keep a few spares. For clearer tone... | |
| Upgrading My Vinyl Set Up I agree with tablejocky. IME most folks judge speaker cables on their effect on the tone/color of the sound they produce with any giver component/speaker set up. They interact with the associated equipment (all of it) so it becomes very difficult ... | |
| Radical toe in once more IME setting up bi directional speakers can be problematic. That back wave can be a killer if you don't treat the wall behind in in some fashion. I used dispersive material. The success of crossing the speakers axis in front of the listener depend... | |
| Flat frequency response I probably just missed it, but when you refer to flat frequency response are you referring to the sound level at the listeners position, or say 3 ft from the speaker? If you measure the FR at the listening position, depending on the speaker desig... | |
| Driver Tubes 6922 OP, Out of curiosity, how old must a tube be before it becomes a NOS tube. I have a stash of old St Petersburg Svetlana (now SED) power tubes which have been out of production for some time. Are they NOS? They sure are good! FWIW, re NOS v curren... | |
| Affordable SS that sound like Tubes When you find an integrated that actually sounds like tubes, let me know! I think everyone (almost) wants one. Ever notice that SS manufacturers and merchants often tell us their device 'sounds like tubes' but no tube manufacturer sez their device... | |
| Dynamic Range - the golden key to music nirvana? FWIW, optimal DR may be a blessing for younger audiophiles, but for the older group with HF hearing issues not so much. They lose some HF and they turn up the volume to hear the highs again, and drive younger folks out of the room. I'm older and h... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? I’m a little late on this thread, but going back to OP’s original question - I have been using a dedicated transport to drive a DAC. I got out an old(er) CDP of the tubed variety, but I drove the DAC with the digital output which bypasses the tub... | |
| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? jasonbourne, Why don't you tell us exactly how you do your blind a/b testing, including all of the details of set up etc? Then we could copy your methodology and see if we agree with your conclusions. | |
| KT-77 vs. KT-66 Jond, FWIW, it's probably the the plate difference between the two amps which determine which tubes you can use. I don't know, but I'd risk a bet that the amp which can use EL34's has a plate voltage of 450 volts. The 500 volt unit would probably ... | |
| How serious are you? Maybe 3. I lost interest with near SOTA systems over 10 years ago. Now my interest is limited to getting the sound that I want to hear. New acquisitions are rare but I did get a new preamp recently because it offered both analog as well as digital... | |
| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... "How are cables that we don't like explained without a double blind test". Just possibly, some folks have better critical listening skills than others. And with sonic differences for wires, which are often subtle, and reveal themselves over long(... | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? I won't buy 'pretty' if it doesn't sound good. I won't by 'ugly' if it sounds great. A credo that applies to most things in my life. Looks great/sounds good, sounds great/looks good works quite well though. | |
| RCA splitter Thing I've noticed when trying splitters is it seems to not only split the signal but also split the strength of the output, something I've noticed on many pre-amps which have two outputs. FWIW |