noromance
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| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? I’ve monoblocs beside my speakers so the cables are only 2’ long. 14 gauge solid core UP-OCC in Teflon insulation. I replaced home-made ones four years ago using a pair of wires from CAT6 in parallel with loosely-twisted 14g Romex wires. I’m a fan... | |
| Need advice on used Wilson Audio speakers Um, one day you’re running old flabby Polks and the next you want to dive into high-end speakers? What other gear do you have that deserves the Wilsons? | |
| Hdmi causes crosstalk between external preamp sources Why do you think the power connections are causing this breakthrough? | |
| Hdmi causes crosstalk between external preamp sources The crosstalk is likely caused by the AV receiver not fully isolating the inputs from each other. Can you power off the sources not in use? | |
| Best settings for my first MC cart Indeed. The XX2 is 6 ohms so a 10x loading is appropriate. However, as others state, tune it by ear. I tend to prefer a little less loading in general as it tends to free up the sound. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @bdp24 Thanks for the tip on Elusive Disk. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tim Blake – Crystal Machine (Egg 1977) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (WWA 1973) | |
| Break in time for Tung-Sol 6550 Tubes Overall, there is more detail—a cleaner sound. However, the Sovtek has a much fuller sound with a rich, sweet midrange—but not as open. So one is better at resolving the info while the other isn't but you prefer it. I doubt it will change much aft... | |
| Best settings for my first MC cart Impedence to variable, MC impedence to 60. Gain to 60. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Black Sabbath – Vol 4 (Vertigo 1972) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Black Sabbath – Paranoid (Vertigo 1970) | |
| What is a good base for speakers 2'x2' concrete paving slab. | |
| Please Educate Me @paul6001 For the record, your post made sense to me, even without a specific question, due to the subject line. Not sure why folks were somewhat rowdy tonight. I think the answer lies in the conversion from the electronic to the physical/biologic... | |
| Spendor SP2/3e Opinions? I’ve a pair of SP2/2 and they’re wonderful. They’re transparent enough to respond easily to changes upstream. I run them on 35 watt vintage tube monoblocs which are work well. They do sound more powerful and controlled on a 75watt KT88 amp so they... |