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| Solid state; when would you use tubes? FWIW, My first tube purchase was a tubed CDP (Cal Aria) in the mid 80's. BIG tonal improvement! My next tubes purchase was in a Pre-amp. Even bigger improvement. I upgraded to a Trans - DAC (Tubed combo). Similar tonal balance but with greater res... | |
| ''Manuf. warranty '' with non-authorized vendor ? 1) Call the manufacturer and see if in fact the warranty is valid if the unit is purchased from this dealer.2) Without a warranty it is 'almost' like buying used, but some manufacturers/dealers will not provide services for stuff which was 'grey m... | |
| My measured bass response of Thiel 2.3s Not a bad curve either, especially after you apply correction to the RS readings - your 25hz reading is quite a bit higher in reality than your -12db figure. You 32db reading is also a couple higher as well. Sounds like a good set up. :-) | |
| Any ic/speaker cable suggestion Tyler Linbrook In the FWIW department - I've been using Tylers (1 Piece) Linbrook system for about 18 months - this is not a cold antiseptic sounding speaker, in fact in comparison to earlier speakers I have used, its a bit warm in the upper bass/lower mid-range... | |
| differences between tube and solid state designs Shadrone, 1st I want to make it perfectly clear that I take NO position on what others like or use for their entertainment. I'm just having some fun, and in that vein.... Perhaps us tubophiles find SS stuff boring if for no other reason that we ca... | |
| differences between tube and solid state designs Audiofeil, You could be right. I gave up on SS years ago - I was running one of Threshold's SA amps and some ARC D115II's. Tonally they wre similar and fairly plesant however give the ARC a 30 minute warm up and the famous 'tube liquidity' kicked ... | |
| The Search Onhwy61, I suspect its not about the gushing, or regurgitation, of the same opinions that bring folks down on BF. While that other poster gushes a fair share, and can be less than a pleasure to endure, there is much more going on with BF which I'm... | |
| Fixing a dent in a whoffer cone Don't know what your woofer cone looks like but there are some possibilities - I'd probably try putting a piece of lightly adhesive tape on the dented portion and gently pulling it out. As an alternative you can try a vacumn cleaner hose, BUT just... | |
| differences between tube and solid state designs Shadrone, I must disagree with you on one point...Your posts suggest that tubophiles are looking for some kind of flat frequency response and must resort to endlessly changing cables 'til we achieve that goal.I would suggest that flat frequency re... | |
| The Search Tarsndo, Zaikesman, and I guess Ellery911 as well, Give Bartockfan a break! Everybody gets lonely from time to time and the 'net makes you feel like you are communicating with someone. Even negative feedback is better than none at all, it proves s... | |
| differences between tube and solid state designs "SS - Flat"Couldn't have said it better myself. I've always found SS amps to sound flat.Sorry, couldn't resist. :-) | |
| Help ...... excesssssssive sssssssssssssssssssss Socaste, Logic, not hands on experience, leads me to a few conclusions based solely on what you have posted regarding your equipment and things you have done to solve your problem. To review, as I understand it you have sibilence with any source m... | |
| tube question As with all tweeks results depends on the basic quality of your equipment and your ability to discern differences. I have used inexpensive tube dampers. They certainly did no harm, but since I use very low noise tubes to begin with I can't honnest... | |
| Zu Druid IV - the real deal? Audiofeil, Tough place for a newbee to seek advise. Ask a reasonable question and you'll get 10 answers, two of which might happen to be right. When the stars are all alighned the right ones will be well phrased and intelligently presented so the ... | |
| Help ...... excesssssssive sssssssssssssssssssss The first obvious question relates to system set up. Have you eliminated hard surfaces at the first reflection points on the side walls, floors and ceilings? They are a big contributor to sibilance, overall brightness, and 'distortion'.Second bigg... |