noromance
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| When do you turn off the tubes? On for 20 mins before. Off when done. | |
| AC Power Question +1 @millercarbon I tried initially using two runs and ran into hum issues. Now I use one run of 8 gauge on a 20A breaker into a Hubbell L20R/L20P. | |
| Purchase advice: Old turntable vs. new.... Pick up a clean 401 for about $900 or rebuilt for $2000. Birch ply plinth (not those hollow ones) $400. 12" Jelco TK 850 $900. Audiosilente idler $105.World class. | |
| Sophia Electric Blue glass So the Psvane 6SN7 globes have burned in and are excellent sounding. The bright tonal balance has faded leaving a very transparent and detailed tube. | |
| Sony PS-X9 Yay! Create a virtual system on Audiogon. | |
| Bed BATH AND BEYOND Wish there was a class action against Crosley for fraud and destruction of media. | |
| Axpona 2019 Interesting idler drive table from Semper Sonus. As the stadard arm fitted is 10", can it take a 12"? | |
| Most impressive youtube demo clips @cleeds I shouldn’t have said "wrong." I should have said "possibly lacks the capacity to" There appear to be varying levels of cognitive abilities in different brains and some of us may be able to discern different things. This is not to imply a ... | |
| Most impressive youtube demo clips @cleeds 1. QED2. We are talking about an idea of, not a replacement for. | |
| Most impressive youtube demo clips Of course you can use YouTube to get an idea of how well a system sounds. If you can't or think you can't, then there is something wrong with how your brain processes data and phenomena. Even if you are not hearing the actual system, which you obv... | |
| New Technics turntables Well, from what I read, the speed control and a heavier strobed platter and less complex construction. The 1200GR is one of Technics Grand Class tables whereas the 1500c is a lower Premier Class table. If money is not too tight, or you don’t want ... | |
| AC Power Question The electrician and the audiophile. Apart from safety and codes - obviously important to both parties - will never be in agreement about what happens to sensitive audio gear at the microvolt level. #sameleg | |
| AC Power Question Correct me if I'm wrong but if using two runs off two breakers, make sure they are on the same phase or you could get noise. I used 8 gauge on a 20amp breaker. | |
| VPI Classic vs Clear Audio Wood I may have inadvertently created an erroneous descriptor by using this word.No, it’s not a brightness caused by odd order harmonic distortion or tilted frequency response, it is a palpable sense of being present at an event using playback cues lik... | |
| CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl A great analog recording played on a good vinyl system will almost always win out over digital. Almost all new mastered albums sound worse than the originals. |