petg60
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| Arcam Integrated Amps You can check offerings from, Exposure, MF, Naim, Cambridge, Rega,...generally better voiced than Arcam.G | |
| Living in Japan. Any opinions on amplifiers? You are in audio heaven. I have visited Tokyo 7 times and always fancied what was offered but pricing was high even for used products. You can find anything displayed, in excellent condition and get good info from salesmen if you can manage to com... | |
| Phono pre amp Specs for your cartridge show 200ohms load, you can start around there, and listen how it goes.My experience with VDH suggests a higher loading, but experiment all the way up.G | |
| If you had a dozen pairs of classic vintage ubes in your closet The usual is to try them even if satisfied with the currently installed ones. You never know.That's what i did when had plenty of nos tubes, now most of them are sold and couldn't be happier.G | |
| Does anyone else miss the 80s-90s raving mood? Yes, nice in the open, summer nights under the pines, usually too much of... in the end. But atmosphere ruled.G | |
| NOS 6550 Longevity Normally nos 6550 tubes would have a long lifespan, how much your amp pushes them is another point. G | |
| Speaker cable length My understanding too is that if i had to choose for the shortest cable that should be the speaker one. Now having xlr's for ic's helps a lot but still.G | |
| A stupid question for which there's no sensible answer. Most people have never listen to their system How true, but how many times i said "that's it" and how many more i found the next sonic upgrade step within the same system. New, old, oldest, humble, expensive, it does not matter.Know your system, y... | |
| Ok to adjust balance to achieve center vocal image? Wayward imagery can be caused many things that may drive mad someone. I would include the following for checking,Use a cd player to confirm that image is center.All Recordings are not the same, check with a test record for center voiceNot matched ... | |
| Mickey Mouse Ears Some tweaking on the palms could bring a worthwhile improvement.G | |
| Record clamp/weight and turntable speed Enough torque will be fine for additional weight.G | |
| The Decline of the Music Industry Newphobia.G | |
| Is room size considered when they design speakers? Like selling a +200hp car for 130km/hr speed limit? Many mini monitors are too expensive and many towers with multiple drivers are too economical.Also some manufacturers claim use for their products in limited or larger space.G | |
| Bulk power cables suggestions Cost of good quality plugs may easily surpass the cost of bare cable. I do believe in DIY, especially pc and so far has not let me down. If you decide DIY make sure lengths are between 1,5-2 meters, for pc shorter is not better.G | |
| PC manufacturers? Easier to go one manufacturer, more difficult and continuous search with mixed brands. In the end though both can work. G |