newbee
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| Must have classic recordings I think the British reviewers/critics haven't figured out yet that now-a-days the sun does set on the British Empire. Some might say that it not only sets but no longer rises! :-)Re request, you might like to look at some old threads posted in thi... | |
| What's First, Interconnects or Speaker? Love these chicken/egg threads. I agree that in an absolute sense the differences in IC's will probably be more audible in a source application, but my version of which to chose first is just the opposite of many, especially if you have several so... | |
| "My Dad has a system like that", she said.... When I find my self listening to music and being distracted by the 'sound' of the audio system. Makes me wonder about my priorities. I'm in one of those stages this week - I'm focusing more on the system resolution and not so much the actual music... | |
| component cones/spikes vs. rubber Because tubes can be sensitive to vibration induced micro phonics I isolate all of my tubed components with absorbent supports. Some folks like this (subtle) micro phonic effect. Some don't. Your choice. | |
| Changed Speaker Placement NOW BOOMY "Cheap cheap cheap ways..........."Other than moving the speakers and/or listening position, no. And even if you were willing to spend lots of bucks you still might not be able to solve the problem w/out moving the speakers. But you might do some ... | |
| tube amp help FWIW, I don't know about the VS110 but a lot of ARC amps will take out a resistor in the bias circuit when a tube shorts out (as yours did). That resistor acts as a fuse so to speak. Don't be surprised if you find when you replace the tube that it... | |
| In Room Frequency Response Measurements One has to wonder what they did to compensate for the natural roll off of the highs that would exist. Cone speakers droop fairly fast as the distance increases. Not so much for panels/electrostats I think. I recall many years ago trying to get FFR... | |
| Speaker grills? Speaker grills can affect the high frequencies which IME is most noticeable in a reduction of an otherwise excellent sound stage. Some grills/clothes can further dull the sound and/or create distortion from reflections off the grill frame edges. B... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? "A camera has only one eye"It hasn't always been so, but beyond the novelty of stereo cameras and viewers, it passed and mono prevailed. Interesting that the depth it provided was seen for what it was, yet in audio some folks still think more can ... | |
| Tube newbee question A gaseous blue glow in KT88s and 6550s in itself is not a bad thing. It is normal to some degree or another and its absence is also normal. The amount of gaseous blue glow varies from tube to tube. What would concern me is that it is fluctuating w... | |
| matched quads, one dead, then what? Mlsstl is correct assuming you actually needed a matched quad to begin with. If you have to manually bias each tube in your amp, you really don't need a matched set. The biasing process will take care of variations. Matched don't hurt though. | |
| "They are here" vs. "You are there" Learsfool, FWIW, I did not say that musicians, or for that matter non-musicians, didn't have some interest in audio. I referred to 'high end' audio in the context that we use that term. In my mind, those that use the term high end, myself included... | |
| Tube maintenance for Audio research sp-16 pre-amp Although you didn't make it clear I'm going to assume that the problem only arose in one channel (when it arose). If it occurred in both channels each time this solution wouldn't apply. I think - you've got a bummer tube, or two. The switching aro... | |
| "They are here" vs. "You are there" FWIW, I sort of agree with Byron's last paragraph, but mostly wherein he stresses the importance of 'resolution'. Not so much neutrality, which for me is as much about tonality as anything else, but this is a can of worms not worthy of discussion ... | |
| "They are here" vs. "You are there" Al, I think your comments make a lot of sense. However how do you think this plays out for folks who want to use horn, panel, or line speakers? For example I've heard some folks say that some horn speakers can be 'forward' compared to well designe... |