noromance

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Difference in sound between day and night. Help!
Not only pre-sleep but perhaps evolutionary. Hearing sensitivity is much more heightened at night as a defense against predators. 
Spam threads gone wild...
@admin Spam started 9 hours ago and they are still posting as we speak. Is there no one at the helm? 
Spam threads gone wild...
Bumping this as there is (easily preventable) spam every night.  
Impressing friends with your rig
@millercarbon Good stuff. I had a girl over once many years ago. I'd just bought a new AAA record Talk Talk Color of Spring which sounded so good through my massive homemade speakers with 12" Mckenzie's, she stayed the night.  
Speed problem with Pioneer PL 630
Can you lubricate the platter bearing?EDIT Checked the manual. Apparently the bearing is "oil less".Good luck fixing it. These old direct drive tables are complex.EDIT2 I read through the service manual. It’s very helpful and thorough. Study it an... 
Impressing friends with your rig
@jtcf Tektons look great on those stands.@abucktwoeighty That's got to be RI! 
I love my Hifi
@chrshanl37 Good post. The last paragraph is spot on.  
Help me - am I stupid
So the Sony licensed DSD is not popular? They did the same thing with Betamax and look what happened. 
Anyone retube VTL 5.5 w/phono
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/907366/Vtl-Tl5-5.html#manual 
Impressing friends with your rig
@elizabeth At least they don’t think they’re heating radiators like my Quads.I take it that your Maggies play excellently at low volumes. 
Mcintosh MC250 ( Does this look like some of the caps have been replaced)??
The blue 9300uF and the two 470uF caps look like replacements. 
Help with phono amp upgrade
Allnic have released the new 1202 replacement with tube power supply. This will lower pricing on older units. Do not pay full price on the 1201 or better yet, get the 1202. 
Power Tubes Quicksilver Mid Mino
@oddiofyl I use new Tung Sol 7581A in my EICO monoblocs. Awesome. Great bass and clear clean highs. Search for my post on these in another thread. 
Should I upgrade my system while losing my hearing?
You could hoard the savings for the grandkids instead. 
A new chapter has begun.
Congrats. Now add a Virtual System with pics!