noromance
Responses from noromance
| Validation @bugredmachine You certainly seem driven. Your systems look amazing. You've put so much work into them. Not surprised you'd feel the need to crush anyone who didn't validate all that effort. And you will say nice things about my sound, or..... ... | |
| I changed a Tube and… No delusion. Replacing stock JJ tubes almost always elicits this reaction. | |
| What do folks do with old SMPSs? @erik_squires Yikes. That's me. I'm a gonna throw them all out tomorrow. Scores of 'em. Thanks. | |
| Old SS amps Vintage? Dude, vintage is 1960s tube amps. | |
| Validation Validation? Most folks I know don't relate. A few online pals get it. My kids don't even think I'm a hipster despite having three turntables, many tube amps, speakers like radiators, and a relatively large record collection. | |
| How old is too old? @petaluman I brew my own coffee with an espresso machine. It's wonderful. If you're looking to reduce your caffeine intake, consider experimenting with teas. In approximate order from most to least caffeine/drink: expresso ... | |
| And a Happy 4th to all! Emptying the browser cache should get rid of the spammy McAfee ads. | |
| turntable/cartridge setup Always nice to hear when things snap into place due to correct setup. | |
| Kirmuss users, what do you find? @traudio Type in your text as usual, then click the quote symbol and paste the quote you want into the space. BTW, how do you quote people here? Never could figure it out. | |
| Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio. @kerrybh While I do not abide grandstanding or intolerance, I have sometimes responded with a polite version of your point (quoted below.) It's almost always when someone states categorically, from their perspective, that one cannot hear the diff... | |
| How old is too old? I'd say by 75 you might as well throw in the towel. So my question how old is too old? | |
| Footers under new speakers @buellrider97 Thanks for the update. Glad it worked out for you. I'm not sure if I sent you this but you might check out my thread from 2020 on springs under turntables etc. | |
| How reliable is PS audio equipment? I'm getting deja vu. Wasn't this question posted recently? | |
| When using a power conditioner, why is it advised to run amps directly to the wall? If your system is transparent and resolving, you will hear the power conditioner. | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? What is ideal? 75dB on the Quad57s. 85dB on the Spendors and RELs. |