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| Review: DH Labs Power Plus Power cord Jedinite24, I really like and own several DH Labs Power Plus cords. In addition to the ss amps I use them on, the tube amps I use them on are:Cary 805 AE monoblocksCary 300b push-pullArt Audio Symphony II (300b SET) The cords I had been using were... | |
| Digital coaxial audio cable suggestions. I bought the DH Labs D-75 a few months ago and have been very happy with it. Great cable, great company. I was using a pure silver cable before and haven't felt the need to put it back in...yet. | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? I think Honeybee2012 is just trying to get a buzz out of us.On his "over 50", I'd agree with him but then we'd both be wrong. | |
| Speaker cables of cooper, or silver :Pros/Cons I like Jmcgrogan2's choice of using "transparent" instead of bright to describe silver. I've used the word "honest" to describe silver assuming it's made well (geometry) and has a low absorbtion dialectric (like teflon).Either one could be best de... | |
| The Best Way to Clean Records "If window cleaner works why not put some armorall on after that ;). That should make your records shine real good."It's what I use. The music emerges from a blacker background. | |
| Do I need to replace all my tubes at the same time Hard to say. You didn't mention how old the good ones are.I do like Polk432's answer. | |
| Tube Break in Period / Method You may notice a difference in the first 10 hrs. Then another in about 50. Hopefully they sound good right away and then just get better in that 50.I don't think it's best to run it non-stop for the 50 hrs. I think it's better to cycle them. Run t... | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? "How does a stock Marantz 8B fit in here?"River251, I'm here for you. :-)The 8b is good enough that I don't care about finding a better one. I originally bought it to complete my 10b/7c combo. Wasn't expecting much but got much more than I expecte... | |
| IPod to home stereo - How to get best sound? For a dock, I use the Cambridge iD100 and have been very happy with it.For cables, I use DH labs coax or optical (I seem to like coax the most) and have a silver/teflon cable that was made for me. I go between the 2 coax's from dock to dac and use... | |
| CJ PV-14L replacement tubes I have a couple of CJ preamps and have bought tubes from them before. Minuses: You will pay more for the tubes.Pluses: You will be getting an "A" level tube. They have been tested in their circuits (not a tube tester) and they go thru a controlled... | |
| Sound Quality...iPad vs iTouch Thanks again Al,Davide256, Makes sense. Thanks. | |
| Sound Quality...iPad vs iTouch Thanks above.Sandstone, I like your speculation on the buffer.Sonicbeauty, I read/liked your review of the iD100. It's the dock I'm using. Agree with what you said about it.Time Warner gave me a G router (bless their little hearts). In the very ne... | |
| Sound Quality...iPad vs iTouch Much appreciated Al. ThanksAs mentioned, it's hard to do an a/b test when the source is Pandora Radio (GIGO). So far it seems the iPad is slightly better, more like dusk vs dawn than day vs night.The iPad certainly looks more impressive than the i... | |
| Sunfire subs "wondering if there's something wrong with the Sunfires"Seems like the higher up the x/o freq the worse they sound.I thought the Sunfires were good enough with my 3.6's (back when) but not so much with my studio monitors. A friend gave me an older... | |
| Conrad Johnson Art vs. Premier 16 LS II I would think the preamp change would do more than a cable change.I have an ART II and III. For me, they are the perfect preamp(s). Haven't heard the 16 so I can't tell you what or how much of an improvement the ART is but I'm sure the "diminishin... |