oldrooney
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| 5 steps in developing hearing @cdc When I stopped building my own speakers in the ‘70’s until I began climbing back into this hobby upon my retirement (in my 70’s), I would have placed myself at the first stage, all speakers needed to be full range, the bigger the woofer, the ... | |
| Living With A Class A Tube Amp Amplifiers employing tubes often present a larger, deeper sound stage that some term ‘halographic.’ Tubes also have a distinctive distortion signature that I notice most with guitar treble. Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan solos sound like they... | |
| Solid state amp vs tube amps @marquis4099 Yes, you will notice a difference, but it may not be as great as you think, and ‘better’ will be a judgement you’ll have to make. My experience: bought the best solid state and tube gear I could afford, some of it, just barely, as... | |
| Power cords: does length matter? @ditusa Thanks for the link. Regarding length, I find that 5 ft is exactly 1.5 meters which some say is the optimum length for a power cable. I also find that 2 meters is 6.5 ft. I own two manufacturer-supplied cables which are very rugged and sti... | |
| Why even bother? I have found that, as a general rule, “first $$$ [sale price] gets it” is the unspoken terms under which an item is sold. Sellers aren’t willing, able, or feel an obligation, to make allowances for buyers, unless, of course, you pay for it first. | |
| A stupid question(s) about power cords @immatthewj As Eric Squires alluded to, the value of a 3-Wire plug into the wall will offer the connection to earth ground necessary to provide a shield for the cable. Whatever cable you buy, every manufacturer I’ve seen on record recommends a shi... | |
| Quandry @rvpiano I feel your pain. But I think @lewm is on the right track. Face your fear. Learn as much as can from Michael Fremer’s several videos on YouTube and elsewhere. Ortophon also has some excellent tutorials, explanations, demonstrations, etc. ... | |
| PayPal imposed draconian security blocks AFTER I sold my unit I will agree with @glennewdick that the Canadian banking system is far more easier on the end user. I recently purchased an item from a resident of Quebec (I’m an American). He offered free shipping in Canada and asked for ‘Electronic Funds Transf... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @tlcocks Thanks for posting the link. Very interesting read. Jeremiah | |
| Audio Research reference amplifiers used with RCA IC`s and unbalanced preamplifiers @ghdprentice @nsp I too aim at sub 80 dB sound levels, but my ‘shots’ seem to drift up a bit. It just sounds better with a bit more oomph. Then too, I may be a bit deaf as well. A condition likely exacerbated by the very same SPLs. Good thing ... | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? @chocaholic +1 | |
| Replace Dynaudio woofers? @xidnpnlss Your first challenge will be de-soldering! If you’re not up to investing $200 or so for some decent soldering kit, you might consider taking the crossover to a local tech shop or friend who can undo and redo the joints for you. Of cours... | |
| Budget preamp recommendation...besides Schiit. @tunehead That is quite a preamp for the money, and some very useful features, too. | |
| From whence does Sound Stage come? @rodman99999 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 Thanks for the link. It would be nice if there were a rotary knob so that we could literally ‘dial down’ our brain’s activity sometimes. | |
| Audio / Stereo Rack @pindac I checked the pitch at Lowe’s, and versus 5/16”-18 and it matched neither. I think I recall the pitch on the 8mm thread as being 1mm, where I figure you would need to special order a coarser thread at 8x1.5mm. A 5/16”-18 would start to thr... |