pmiller115
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| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? I think your approach is very well written and very to the point you are seeking to make. If there is an answer to this issue it can be found in the same manner as would be used to determine whether chocolate ice cream is better or worse tha... | |
| The best plug in filter ever! Where can the Puron filter be purchased? I have tried without success to find where it can be purchased. | |
| Help. System sounds thin and bright or harsh I also have a Modwright tube modded OPPO 105D and I have tried numerous tube combinations seeking to tame the harshness I was experiencing. After trying numerous tubes including the tubes recommended by Modwright I settled on Sylvania 6sn gtb 1950... | |
| Subwoofer If I remember correctly the Sony has a gain adjustment on it. If my memory is correct I would suspect you have the gain set too high for the sub and it just isn't able to handle the signal. Again, if I am correct about the Sony having a gain adjus... | |
| After fifty years… amazing. What high end audio can be. I think an important part of the pleasure and what keeps it interesting is the chase. At different times in your life you chase different things but with audio it is almost always the same - perfection or as close to perfection in sound reproducti... | |
| Why do so many sellers take offense to offers on their listings? What you are running into may itself be a negotiating tactic. Acting as though you wouldn't consider and are insulted for having received such a "low ball offer" may just be another way of asking you or suggesting that you should increase your off... | |
| Best 12AU7 Type Tubes for a Preamp What kind of sound are you seeking? Tube selection can add or subtract to what kind/color of sound you may be looking to achieve. I can recommend a source that was very helpful for me and that is Vintage Tube sales and Andy who you will find at ... | |
| Why not? CORRECTION- "If I think any equipment manufacturer that attempts to tell its customers what sounds best with their equipment will not be well received." TO "I think any equipment manufacturer that attempts to tell its customers what sounds ... | |
| Why not? I have not read all of the other posts so I may be simply repeating what others have already said. That being said, I think an issue directly relevant to your question is that we all have different tastes and perceptions of what sounds best. I thi... | |
| A Beginner's Guide to Audiophile "I will not pay a couple hundred dollars for a new lamp… but $5,000 for new interconnects… no problem… a bargain." As a long time pursuer of audio perfection I see no problem here. Decisions concerning audio matters are in an altogether differe... | |
| A Beginner's Guide to Audiophile "Audiophile" is not a term that denotes any particular level of knowledge or any particular level of knowledge about this hobby. There really are no standards for many of the terms that you refer to -i.e warm for example is a term that refers to a... | |
| Weekly recap gone ? I am now not getting my weekly recap issue either. Is the recap discontinued or what is the reason behind this? | |
| everything sounded great until the upgrade You don't say what amp. you have so it is difficult to comment. Have you somehow changed a "gain" setting somewhere in your system that could be affecting how aggressive and unpleasant it now sounds? | |
| Avoiding US dealer markups Don't we complain that there are no -or not enough- brick and mortar stores to shop audio equipment but are now begrudging that store earning enough money to keep the doors open? I don't like paying higher dealer prices for gear either but I also ... | |
| Do you build anything for your high fidelity system? If so, what do you make? I bought a new refrigerator that holds more beer. |