o_holter
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| Improving a stone rack Small test result. Walker Validpoints under my preamp, compared to the stock feet, resting on the stone shelf. NB I am not able to do quick A/B comparisons. The preamp is too heavy and my back too poor. First impression: this is larger. More dist... | |
| Improving a stone rack My stone rack is made of Larvikite, found near Larvik in Norway, sometimes marketed as Emerald Pearl, or Blue Pearl. It is even claimed to be a Norwegian ‘national stone’ (though it is found also in Canada). I am sure that helps with the sound! @... | |
| Radical toe in once more A little update. The overall outcome of this discussion is that the speakers are toed in ca 40 - 45 degrees (much like the advice from Audiokinesis), with the listening chair closer to the speakers. Sound is a bit more headphone like. Yet the hot ... | |
| Improving a stone rack Thanks for suggestions! The winner so far is grandma's tablecloth! I will digest and absorb your wisdom. But before we go further: Is there a METHOD to the madness? I mean, I have a suspicion that my stone rack is adding some hardness and extra t... | |
| Vinyl rips - still worth it? Thanks, all! Replies stretch from "go for it and have fun" to "waste of time". I am in the first camp. But why aren't there more of us? I mean, there are lots of Audiogon members who (still) prefer the sound from good LPs to the sound from streami... | |
| What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound? I fully agree. | |
| What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound? A dedicated line is what matters most, in my experience, with a good power cord as number two. I use Synergistic Research A/C Master Coupler X2 for my Atma-sphere Ma-1 amps. No miracle but they do sound better than stock cable. I think that, the... | |
| What affects front to back depth in room/ system? @veerossi : Seems like good speakers (assuming it is the Tannoy Turnberry). They are sensitive two way speakers, like mine, but not bidirectional like my Audiokinesis Dream Maker. I think they should be able to do depth very well, if precisely set... | |
| Anyone Here Ever Purchased A Tube Tester? My noise level test is done in a very demanding context. The phono preamp has three tube gain stages, and the first is stretched to the utmost - amplifying the weak signal from the cartridge. Each stage has four 12ax7 tubes, two per channel. This ... | |
| Anyone Here Ever Purchased A Tube Tester? Yesterday I tested all the 19 tubes in my preamp with the Beck RM1 tester. I found three 6922 tubes that measured very weak, and replaced them with spares that tested ok. I was rewarded with better sound. What is interesting is that I had not real... | |
| surprising comparison of tube preamps Note that, in my other systems, testing with the OTL headphone amp as part of the sound chain, the chain has been like this: Source (DAC) - > Jade - > preamp -> amp. In my main system, however, I had to connect this way; Source (phono ... | |
| surprising comparison of tube preamps I followed up the idea in this thread - what happens when a good headphone amp is used as preamp in a speaker system. I have actually not tried this before in my main system. Or not since way back. So I brought Audiotailor Jade OTL down to the mai... | |
| surprising comparison of tube preamps @arhgef - I am not suprised at all. I have an OTL headphone amp that I also use as preamp in my office system. Between the DAC and the integrated amp to the speakers. Although one more gain stage is not ideal, the results are clear: The more of th... | |
| Your greatest high end audio purchase!!! I think actually it was a small headphone amp. Bought from Hongkong back in 2009. Because it changed my mind, regarding hifi. I had invested in 'heavy' stuff, huge s-state amps, hard to drive speakers. Then I heard a Graaf OTL amp at a friend's pl... | |
| Anyone Here Ever Purchased A Tube Tester? Another way, compared to buying an old tube tester, is buying a new one, tailormade for you. I did, some years ago - Beck RM-1 tube tester, made to order by Helmut Beck for the 8 main tube types in my system. A quality instrument with great suppor... |