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| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? Hi,i don't find jokes about Alfa amusing. Annual service is coming. | |
| Expanding questions about tubes in a preamp Hi,looks silly or not if it works it's ok. If my memory is correct ARC did supply tube rings sometime with their gear. Virtually all tubes have the tendency to be microphonic (more the signal tubes) but it does not mean that they are bad ones. Mos... | |
| Are these fake? Hi,no they did not fell off the truck. Visually many differences also, screws, attachment points, enclosure, safety marks and so on. http://www.furutech.com/2013/02/02/1746/ | |
| Advice to Newbies Hi,nice, modest and sincere," I've simply been doing it for a long time", how true and encouraging. | |
| A moment when you realized better sound was possible. Hi,age 13 and i had a mono Philips record changer with ceramic cartridge and a full range speaker having the magnet infront. I did not even know what stereo was so i thought just adding a speaker would upgrade it to stereo. NO, but i clearly under... | |
| Advice on buying turntable under $500 Hi,unless your tt has no issues, a new mm cartridge would be wiser and save you some money. Something like a Nagaoka MP-150/200 would be quite good. | |
| I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery Hi,"for the enthusiasts, and those who suffer", nicely put and not need to divide again. | |
| Review ATC SCM 40 A floorstanders.....finally Hi,tweeters do not need run in time, so something in the amp/cross section is entering to another phase. They are very nice speakers and real good value for money, i have heard the passive version. | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? Hi,Why a soldering iron or speaker measurement be of any difference?https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/should-people-with-no-turntable-or-reel-to-reel-be-considered-audiophil | |
| What is turn on/off sequence of amp and pre-amp? Hi,turn on sources first then praemp and finally power amp.Turn off first power amp (wait for relays) then sources and finally preamp. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hi,Aphrodite's Child - 666, Vertigo second UK press (1973), still owsomeGandalf - Gandalf, Reissue (2015) on red vinylCream - Disraeli Gears, first German issue (1967) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hi,sorry but today its SACD day, Glenn Gould- J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto.Partitas 1&2 (single layer)Vladimir Horowitz-Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Liszt (single layer) Both from Sony Classical catalogue.I do not have them on vinyl and soun... | |
| 1st SACD Purchase Hi,Glenn Gould- J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto.Partitas 1&2 (single layer)Vladimir Horowitz-Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Liszt (single layer)Both from Sony Classical, i've listened to them today-really nice | |
| Issue? - speaker tweeters crackling when integrated amp turned on/off, muted/unmuted HI,If your amp has a relay for muting then it could be the cause, otherwise a cap.Agree to better check early. | |
| 1st SACD Purchase HI,Has 2 layers, one SACD and one CD, so you can reproduce on both formats. |