newbee
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| Questions about Preamp Tubes Mapman, Whether it sounds different to you depends, IMHO, more on the developement of your listening skills than anything else. When the differences are very subtle they can be missed by most anyone except the most attentive and especially by thos... | |
| TAS Recommended CD Tweak…. Eldartford, Whether it's 'all that clear' or not is often in direct relationship to the products a poster is trying to sell. Obviously since Goeffkait is trying to market a devise which will remove the effect of stray light, it would be clear to h... | |
| Which tube cd player do you like Not to rain on your parade (question), however how would you ever translate (for example) my response wherein I would discuss three CDP's in residence and in constant use, with zero knowledge of the sonics of the underlying set up (my equipment, m... | |
| why the distorted sound? Coe, I asked the questions that I did to establish in a simple way that 1) the noise was not in the mono's which was easily eliminated by either turn off or a mute switch and 2) that the noise did not originate in a source, such as a tubed cdp or ... | |
| Note for those who buy used equipment... Re grey market question. I think, for the most part, authorized dealers create the grey market by selling the product to an 'unauthorized' dealer w/o warranty obligations, in enuf volume to make up the difference in markup from the sale of one loc... | |
| why the distorted sound? Good point by Mcfarland. While it is unlikely a problem, have you rotated the selector switch to insure that the noise appears regardless of its position? Does the noise disappear when you hit the mute switch? Also, have you ran your amp with the ... | |
| 4, 8, 16 ohm taps 300B tube amp question Pull up the thread posted on 8 12 08 by member Rdylan titled Impedence Question. This scratches the surface of the issues involved and might lead your to more specific inquiries, again which have been discussed in some great depth. Unfortunately y... | |
| Note for those who buy used equipment... Someone commenting on this exact post on AA thought maybe one of the undisclosed/underlying reasons was they thought the amount of demands from 2d hand owners might swamp their repair facility. While that seems awfully cynical after I thought abou... | |
| Which of Ravel's Bolero CD should I get? Get the Reference Recording "Bolero" with Eiji Oue and the Minnesota Orchestra. Its a compilation disc which includes a lot of execllent performances of Bolero and other up-beat/popular romantic classical music. Highest quality recording, also in ... | |
| How would you run an audio salon? "Since we are all dreaming here" If I wanted to set up a business with any chance of success, any at all, what I would do is specialize in the sale of stuff not only well supported by stable manufactureres who stand behind their product, but I'd a... | |
| Is it really the system? So long as my equipment has a potential for dying (before I do) then I really can't 'hang it up' but I sure can change my focus to truly more important things in my life. Music and some good beer! Usblues, why would you ever want to shy away from ... | |
| I'm a believer or Re digital v analog, I hope you are not thinking of plugging a DAC into the 'phono' inputs. This is a NO NO! A phono input has a built in equization designed for phono cartridges. Then there are gain issues to consider. Now if your Marantz (with w... | |
| floor standing speaker platform questions What is the underlying flooring? Concrete or wood? When your speakers are playing loud do you feel a lot of vibration when you place you had on the speaker (enclosure resonances). Was the demonstration in your home with your speaker? With your spe... | |
| Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players Facinating - actually compare a vinyl rig and digital. But do you really need a 'blind' set up. How would you ever get a comparable system - there are so many identifible varibles in vinyl. Differences in cartridges alone, even optimally set up wo... | |
| Is it worth expanding into Vinyl??? Johnnantias, One reason that 'vinylphiles' want to discourage 'new members' is that success would result in less competition for those few remaining great RCA Living Stereo's in the Goodwill bins.However, I believe that many who may sound discoura... |