newbee
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| Which best 5U4GB rectifier tube- Mesa Boogie or ?? jim, FWIW, The 12ax7's i last received from Mesa were absolutely identical physically and sound wise to EH's (they were relabled however to mesa logo). They do not sound similar to the chinese. Frankly thats not a recommendation for either. | |
| Perfect sound forever ? Not even when new... i've not noticed clicks and pop's but i recently put on Telarc's dual layer Zander's Mahler 6 and on my BAT i just couldn't connect to the high frequencies on the disc, they seem mildly distorted. i've never had that problem before w/Telarc or any... | |
| MIT Love 'em or Hate 'em does anyone know the brand of cable that Unclecrusty feels is neutral and will complement most of not all high end speakers and amp. I need some, i think. | |
| Orchestral brass and fanfare - analysis of system stenho, what i was referring to in my post regarding the CD i thought judit might be using was that this disc is HDCD encoded and i don't believe the CDP being used has HDCD playback. It's not supposed to make a difference, BUT the other day i pla... | |
| How long it take to run in brand new loudspeaker? botrytis, i think the only way you will know for sure is to buy a lot of speakers and break them in to see for yourself if there is a difference. Please do not trust the experiences of others - we lie as lot just to get in print. | |
| Orchestral brass and fanfare - analysis of system you might just be overloading your room with the high frequencies. I assume you ment Copeland's symphony #3, and i'm assuming that you are referring to Reference Recording's edition in HDCD. You might try a some different recordings to see if you ... | |
| how do you tame digititus in a transport? Sean, good thought. i dug around in my old cables and found a cardaas digital cable (!) and plugged it in. helped a lot. thanks for the reminder. | |
| Taming/Damping Electrostat Backwave tom, my experience with 63's was some what parallel to your's but with different results. I tried deadening the back wave, partially and totally with poor results. I ended up with the speakers about 4 1/2 feet from the back wall toed in about 15 d... | |
| Is Remote Control Important? i think a remote is most valuable for being able at the listening position to dial in the exact volume which makes a recording come to life. but unless you're a mega buck perfectionist you can use a creek unit in the tape loop, or even downstream ... | |
| Best Schumann recordings i agree with Gregm on the symphonies by Bernstein, i find that his performances are anything but routine and are more exciting than any others i have heard. this may or may not be "musically correct", but then Lenny rarely was. i have had a hard t... | |
| Interconnect help for a NEUTRAL system I would describe the cardas in my system as neutral to slightlyly warm. it should not make your components sound bright. If you are trying to tame a bit of the brightness in the SF stuff you might try playing with the driver tubes in the amps. The... | |
| Power Conditioners: Myth, Magic, or Necessary i have old power wedges and dedicated circuits - the improvement i have most noted is they help in the elimination of a static low level hum heard mostly when there is no music playing. i still have to float grounds and they do not not effect tran... | |
| Difference between a Classe DR-3 VHC & DR-3B as i recall there is a substantial difference in the current that the VHC will deliver, but i don't know the exact amount. the VHC is substantially larger amp (taller). | |
| How long it take to run in brand new loudspeaker? my experience was just the opposite of Bufus - new out of the crate my speakers (not quads)were very rolled off - muffled in fact. i didn't count the hours but i let them run for 3 to 4 days and the opened up just fine. be patient. | |
| What is a good intro to "Mahler"? FWIW, i have an excellent (by any standard) LP and CDP set up. As time goes on i find myself listening more to music in my CD collection than the LP's. Everytime i put on an LP i have to do that audiophile ritual of cleaning etc the result is that... |