rcm1203
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| Can you touch the tubes? For those of you who would still rather wear gloves to pull tubes, these are perfect. A pair came with my PrimaLuna amp. They have gripper 'dots' on the thumb and fingers for a nice positive grip on the tube. I use them even though I agree with mo... | |
| Warm Up Time/Cost of Operation dinov There really is no need to run an amp 24/7 unless you’re listening to it. Apart from the electricity usage, there’s too much wear and tear on the components in terms of heat. I know A lot of audiophiles leave ss gear on but not me. That’s m... | |
| Primer on SSD and internal hard drives As others have noted, HDD (hard disc drives) are yesteryear gear and SSD (solid state Drives) are current technology. Another bonus of the SSD is that it is pretty much impervious to outside interference like vibration. Stick with good brands like... | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. Just the fact that you are on this forum means you are either an established audiophile or interested in becoming one. The amount you spend is usually the transition point where you go from audiophile to audiophool. BTW, there is absolutely nothin... | |
| Why would someone feel the need to comment unpleasant things on sale posts That type of individual justifies the reasoning behind using the slang term for a lower extremity waste evacuation orifice as a descriptive term. | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? @rcm1203 That last comment was way off base. As a 13 year old I cleared driveways of snow to get the money to buy my first real HiFi gear, Dynakits that I had to build. I usually bought used gear like my first real turnable a TD124 mk2. I have a... | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? mahgister "But no need to be offended it seems i am not as yourself an audiophile either.. I thought i was one but it seems no...my research for the optimal ratio soundfield quality/price is a renunciation to be a member of this selected club for... | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? "This person is not an audiophile. He enjoys music like the rest of us, but that is a different subject." Normally I would be offended by such an ambiguous statement, but this is a friendly thread and all opinions are welcome. | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? To me, surgically dissecting each track and obsessing about instrument placement isn't enjoyment, it's an OCD vampire sucking all the enjoyment out of music and probably life in general. I listen to music for pure enjoyment. I know the way I like ... | |
| Tube Preamps Should Have This Feature My PrimaLuna amp won't allow me to switch between triode and ultra-linear until the tubes are sufficiently warmed, and my Vincent hybrid preamp has a flashing red LED in the volume knob that goes out when it's ready to play. If those time spans ar... | |
| Tube Rollers! Which has more impact to your sound- Rectifier or Power (and why)? On my tube amps, I've always gotten the most noticeable changes rolling the input gain tubes. Power tubes basically boost whatever is fed to them, but they do have their own voice as well and can also bring some change, most usually in the lower r... | |
| Happy Audiophile Day! Also known as "Look at the mansion and exotic car collection I could have had if I hadn't become and audiophile day"! Truth be known, if I got a do over I wouldn't change a thing. It's a great way to stay middle class. | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation It only took me 50+ years and who knows how many dollars to arrive at a system that I am 100% happy with. The one truism about our hobby is that it is not static (pun intended). We are constantly questing for that next thing that will elevate our ... | |
| I saw the back of an integrated and it depressed me. The only ’digital’ component in my system is my Sony HAPZ1ES music server, and it has analog outputs! I don’t stream any music and I don’t use ’clouds’ to store any content. The only other source player in my system is a Technics SL1500C TT. My a... | |
| What do/did you do for a living? Retired maintenance technician for the USPS. I worked on the various mail processing machines used to sort mail. I invested during my entire career in the federal version of a 401K called the Thrift Savings Program, so I retired with a nice nest e... |