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| How to fix a lack of bass Null Phew! Thank god you said that "acoustic panels in a bedromm would certainly do that...". At first I thought you were recommending that the mattress be mounted on the wall or in the corners! :-) BTW, what frequency spectrum would be attenuated by t... | |
| When has a piece of equipment paid for itself?? Folks who consider resale prices when making a purchase are folks who are on a quest for 'great audio' but have no idea which components will actually work for them and are wise enuf not to believe reviews or consumer indorsements are going to be ... | |
| Tube rolling my preamp with 6922EH Before you venture off into NOS tubes, which addmittedly can be better in many applications, try some of the alternative new production 6922/6dj8's, and see what you think of them. Try the EH, also the JJ, which sound nothing alike, and given your... | |
| New Prima Luna Amp In Distress / Me Too Never saw any blue gas glowing in a rectifier or small tube either. Only power tubes. I guess we should just keep a bottle of Beano around. Too much gas around here. :-) | |
| Tube rolling my preamp with 6922EH In what way would you like to improve the sound from your pre-amp? You need a fix on that otherwise you will just be fling as blind as the recommendations that you will receive. 'Improvement' is too vague, especially when what most folks are actua... | |
| New Prima Luna Amp In Distress / Me Too In summary blue gaseous glow in power tubes is good, and pretty. Lack of it is neither unusual nor indicative of anthing bad to come.For a detailed explanation of the reasons go to Audio Asylum and look at their FAQ's. I'm too lazy to explain. | |
| Tube rolling my preamp with 6922EH I have used the EH6922 in several different components and in only one unit did their substitution have poor results (my ARC SP10, in which I use 6h23's). Generally I found them to have a full bass, an uncolored mid-range, and not over-emphasized ... | |
| What are the effects of up-sampling Detlof, thanks for your validation AND patience in reading thru my poorly constructed and unedited(!) post. :-) | |
| How to fix a lack of bass Null From your post it would appear that you have established a fixed listening seat. If that is so, then you might eliminate the null by simply moving the listening chair back or forward somewhere between +/- a foot. Get a test disc, a SPL meter, some... | |
| What Happens When Preamp Tubes Need Replacing? Ah, the expense of driving in the fast lane! As has been pointed out many times, if you can 'afford' a Ferrari in the first place who cares how much maintenance it takes or what mileage it gets. And in todays market a few extra tube sets are proba... | |
| What Happens When Preamp Tubes Need Replacing? New noise, typically hiss crackle and pops, but also hum.The sneaky one is that gradually the tubes become rolled off and lose lusture. Pays to have an identical set about and every year or so plug them in and see if there is much, or any, differe... | |
| Matched tubes in preamps Depends on what you mean by 'matched'.If you mean 'two tubes of the same manufacturer that are elctrically identical (tested/matched)' there are a few high end balanced preamps which will benefit, but will still run if the tubes aren't perfectly m... | |
| Our home system: How good it is? Raul, The 'only' barrier I see to an intelligent response to this last question, or my revelations at any rate, is the best answer I can come up with is something like 'this is the best system I have assembled in my home', something that is highly... | |
| Can excellent tubes transcend modest amps? Well I tend to agree with Audiofeil. That is not to say that the OEM tubes are WAS, just that you can usually, for just a few more dollars, get new production alternatives that will be quite suitible for you. You don't need to spend big bucks on N... | |
| what do I change or upgrade? Clarity and presence at high(er) volumes is one of the hallmarks of high quality equipment and equipment interface (synergy). You've got some good stuff but I don't know if its that good, or synergistic. If I had to guess which component might be ... |