onhwy61
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| Why aren't new vacuum tubes as good as old ones? While it's certainly possible to have an individual craftsman make an audio vacuum tube, the tubes from the golden age of tubes were made in highly automated factories that practiced tight quality control.The Blackburn Factory | |
| Phono Pre multiple mc inputs+volume control Octave makes a phono stage that has plug in input/output modules and a volume control. You can mix and match up to three input modules. | |
| Should I trust movers with my equipment? Next time I get on the interstate I'm going to start looking for the "Amplifier On Board" signs on the rear windows. They should be easy to spot, cars in the right lane going 40mph with their flasher lights on. | |
| Should I trust movers with my equipment? I've moved three times in the past 15 years and with the exception of the turntable and computers I've entrusted my audio/video equipment with professional movers. Not a single problem. Pack the equipment just like you're going to ship it via UPS ... | |
| Vandersteen 5A or Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage And what does the user manual say? | |
| Tweeter height...align with ears? Assuming the speakers are the Sonus Fabers listed in your system profile, you do not have to sit at the tweeter axis. Sitting slightly lower than the tweeter will not substantially change the treble balance. Stereophile reviewed the loudspeaker an... | |
| Rega RP6 VTA issue You're not alone. Rega makes very high value/performance components, but they are not, for the most part, aimed at the tweaky, perfectionist audiophile. Setting the VTA with spacers does work, but it's not very user friendly. I think the lack of a... | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? The USB audio interface dominates the audiophile world because the USB interface dominates the computer world. Whether or not it's the best interface is somewhat irrelevant since as a practical matter for most it's all there is. We should be thank... | |
| New $35K pivoting tonearm Everybody has an opinion that they are so willing to share, yet apparently nobody has any experience with the tonearm. Tell me what you know about the product! | |
| Sloppy but Famous Contest Both Kottke and Howe are in their late 60s. Musicians suffer from the same problems of aging as the general population and it can effect their performances. It's a rare musician who approaching 70 can play with the same technical proficiency they ... | |
| Sloppy but Famous Contest If you're occasionally messing up, you're not playing very hard. | |
| Paul Gonsalves Recommendations Paul Gonsalves was a featured player in Duke Ellington's 1950s bands. He is most famous for his solo at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. Check out "Ellington At Newport" and "Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Featuring Paul Gonsalves". | |
| Thiel death do we part . . . It might help if you listed a few recordings that don't sound so good with the new setup.Here's a thread about someone contemplating upgrading a Rega 3/Bluepoint combo. | |
| Thiel death do we part . . . Dancub, does your Rega 3 with 300B use a cartridge? If so, what is it?How far are you sitting from your loudspeakers? | |
| Thiel death do we part . . . What exactly are the Rega front end components?How close are you sitting to the loudspeakers? |