oberoniaomnia
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| The difference between tubes and solid state that I am finding @porsche88 +1 PrimaLuna EVO300 tube-pre with Pass XA25 SS-power. For me the perfect balance between "musical" and "precise". | |
| Thoughts and suggestions please Your concern about disappearing music on your playlist is justified. Consider artists leaving streaming services (yes, it has happened: see story for instance here https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/some-artists-are-leaving-spotify-again-heres-wha... | |
| White debris on front of cartridge I would guess it is static electricity attracting dust. That may also include dust in room (I assume your listening room is not an ISO 14644-1 clean room), so you may get dust on cart when playing clean records. Not sure about the cart body materi... | |
| Who said tape doesnt last :^) Same experience, both with purchased tapes (e.g., IxExSpue, If) as well a my old mix tapes. SQ of newly purchased tapes (music only available on tape: E.g., Rue Oberkampf "Green Eyes"), and my old tapes is comparable. All the naysaying re old tape... | |
| ??? Which Would You Buy ??? Specifically with DACs, the differences are so minute, and preferences so fickle (depends on day of the week, air humidity, and what I had for lunch), I would definitely go with the cheaper one. As I mentioned before, I compared a $5K Holoaudio wi... | |
| Seeking a new loudspeaker, horn, single driver, concentric or open baffle Your subject line includes single driver. I love my PearlAcoustics Sibelius, which are also significantly below your budget. I added a sub. They are rather detailed, and also show flaws of bad recordings. The cohesion from the single driver is won... | |
| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive @dinov +1 Same here. I think it is a Cumings natural gas generator with 50A/120V = 6kW. For brownouts and the 5–10s between power out to generator auto-on, a few small APS do the job. OP @erik_squires : Re UPCs, also consider battery degradation.... | |
| Have you ever bought something you've never heard of? Almost everything I have ever bought, I had never heard before (exception is a pair of headphones, which have since been replaced). There just are no options to trial listenings, and it is pointless mostly because of room interaction and synergy w... | |
| What is your vinyl commitment? Rega Naia package, Zesto SUT, EAT Eglow petite (casually looking for upgrade) so around 20K. Made my own leveling platform for TT (~$100 for materials, plus tools [bandsaw, router, drill press] and labor). Vevor Ultrasonic cleaner, Pro-Ject Vacuu... | |
| does it need to be complicated You have a 17x17' room = square, which is the worst for bass management. I am in the same boat as you. I use a diagonal set-up, which works reasonably well for me. Non-conventional, but works. Is this an empty room, or does it have furniture in i... | |
| Who is your favorite instrumentalist or instrumental group? Thomas Georgi - viola d’amore. He is the master of baroque gestures. I named a snail species for him: Anatoma georgii. | |
| How can different CAT5/6 cables affect sound. If digital signal is an on or off signal (0/1), and transmission is bit perfect, how can noise (random intensity fluctuations on a continuous scale) enter a cable? Either transmission is bit perfect, then no possibility for any noise. Or it is not... | |
| Crossover or crossoverless I have a pair of PearlAcoustics Sibelius single driver Voigt tube speakers, and love them. If one argues that the audio signal can only be degraded by components, having no component such as crossover is the ideal situation. I've also seen some o... | |
| Durable record vacuum cleaner recommendation? @lewm yes, blew multiple 10A fuses. Once it stayed on for maybe 10 seconds, the other times it was an almost immediate blow. So likely it is just slightly above 10A. I have not found 12A fuses, though. It may also be that a new motor will initial... | |
| Cryogenic Treatment of Tubes, and why you should not. Saw that post before. First you cryo the tube, then you heat it up again when using it. LOL! That's all I need to know. Kevin is an excellent sales person, for sure. Re scientific testing, the null hypothesis is no difference: scientific methodo... |