newbee
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| Which tubes to buy I've never used Psvane tubes, but they are getting mixed reviews about quality. Best do some research on this issue as well as whether or not (good or not) they are suitable for you ARC amp. I'm not familiar with your amp but ARC tends to drive th... | |
| Maybe critical listening skills are bad? Obviously critical listening skills are bad. Without them you might be able to just enjoy the music. Or not. Without them you'll never have to worry, or if not, you won't have the skills to fix a problem you can't diagnose. For OP, how do you di... | |
| Your Favorite Ravel Solo Piano Recordings Well, Chamayou seams to lead the parade, but I also like Louis Lortie on Chandos as well as Osborne. Pascal Roge's old set on London is also quite good. There is also a new set from a Korean pianist which I have not heard (yet) which is getting hi... | |
| Best Classical Labels for Sound I noted your preference for big orchestra music and it's sound. I doubt that I can add anything of value to the present recommendations and comments. However, if you decide that smaller scale music is of interest, don't overlook the Steinway &... | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? You've got a lot of great recommendations so I won't give you another list, but when you're shopping don't overlook the Concord Jazz label. The are usually excellent LP's and they have a lot of very high quality musicians often not appearing elsew... | |
| Comparing speakers at home questions Different speakers have physical set up differences which have to be considered. Quite often very different. Unless you are time constrained it pays big dividends to spend the time to ensure the speakers are optimally positioned for their best so... | |
| No sound Did you blow a fuse in the component? If you haven't checked the fuse do so. | |
| Qobuz and Chandos I think Chandos has stopped doing downloads. I assume this affects Qobuz and other services that have used them as well as other end users of this service. | |
| A question about tube rolling It is not clear to me what your auditioning drill is. I infer that you are listening to all of the tubes sequentially on the day that they were brought in. I would never make decisions about the value of a tube based on such an experience. Most al... | |
| What headphone and amplifier for classical enthusiast RV, FWIW I think you are finding a solution to your problem, i.e. sound v music. If you are careful in your choices you may actually prefer using Headphones and a good matching HP amp to your main system when you want to hear the recordings conten... | |
| What does your Virtual System page say about you? My 'virtual system' is stale (very stale!). But if I had a preferred methodology, it would be for listing the speakers 1st as the rest, i.e. electronics, serve the needs of the speakers and their set up. If I were to look at your system that is ex... | |
| If an amp has 4 ohm taps FWIW a 'nominal impedance load' of 4 ohms doesn't preclude the load from going lower to say 2 ohms or less at some frequencies which would require a high current amp. Most folks I think stay away from tube amps for just that reason, i.e. they don'... | |
| Looking for suggestions for me new analog system There is pair of Silverline Boleros on HiFi Shark for sale for $4900. Since you had the 17's I presume you a familiar with, or at least heard about them. They are not mine! which are not for sale. Not only do they sound great but are easy to drive... | |
| Right channel dead on AR VSI 75 Dead tube took out resistor in the bias circuit when it crashed? Happens all the time with ARC amps which have no protection in the circuit (and they are not the only manufacturer that does this). | |
| Is it O.K. To Speculate Re: Company Stability Here? Tammy, me thinks that some folks here are expecting you to do their critical analysis. Nothing new here. Politicians live for them! :-) |