retiredfarmer
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| Does carpet deaden the sound too much? I read this different and perhaps I have come to the wrong idea. But here it goes. I am thinking that perhaps the speakers are sitting on the carpet without spikes etc. Anytime I have just looked a set of speakers down they sound dead. I have had ... | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) This is the only current amplifier that I have heard that left that feeling of that is special with me. Not sure what class it is but I know to me it was special! With the continuous increase in use of the internet there are very few brick and mor... | |
| Class-A Amplification and 15 Amp Outlet You cannot draw more our of the wall than the circuit can provide that is what the breaker is for so you don't overload the wiring in your home and start a fire. And you can get away with putting Amos that draw to many watts at full draw if you un... | |
| Class-A Amplification and 15 Amp Outlet Well first off I would see what the manufacturer recommends. Secondly you have to remember that anything that makes heat draws big Amps. That is the reason class a amps use more they make heat. As far as sound quality goes you don't want the circu... | |
| Power Conditioning on the Cheap I find that most power conditioners do good and bad things. Dedicated powerline s on the same leg of the breaker box wire the same length and furutech plugs only do good things nothing bad. Cannot say that with any power conditioner I have been... | |
| Power Conditioning on the Cheap The top grade furutech power outlet. Then after that furutech top with of the line AC and IEC ends on your power cords. Start at the wall one set and keep going until you decide it's time to relax for awhile to pl | |
| Isolation Feet for Laptop Well a few things to try if you want before you spend any money. First get three dice and put them under the laptop. Two in front one in back might work better the other way as the extra weight is likely on the back. Second get your maple cutting ... | |
| Any tubes currently manufactured in the US, Japan or Germany? http://crasno.ca/articles/vacuumtubemans.htm | |
| Let me end the Premp/Amplifier sound debate ... I am always jealous of those that cannot hear differences in amps cd players,preamps cabling, fuses turn tables stands etc you name it. Over the years It has cost me lots of dollars because I can. If I was fortunate enough not to be able to hear a... | |
| Bi-amping I biamped a set of Maggie 3.3 speakers with a pair of moon W3 amps and a Bryston 10 b active crossover. The Sence of space and being there was impressive for sure. The Sence of ease that you get with a huge amp was there as well. It also had the s... | |
| Bi-amping I did a tube biamping on a set of Maggie 3.3 removed the external part of the cross over and used a Bryston 10b. With two 120 watt solid state amps it had that Sence of ease you get with a huge amo but still had the speed of the small Amps. It cos... | |
| I need help regarding tube phono preamplifiers +1 on the audio research reference phono stage. I have not heard any of the ones you are considering but by the sound of they thread they are all top end ones. I have personal experience with both a Krell KPS and an audio research reference phono ... | |
| Need speaker recommendations. Go listen to a set of neat speakers | |
| Has your system evolved in the past 10 years? Well ten years ago I had actively biamped Maggie 3.3 with moon W3 amps Theda transport and DAC. Krell KPa phono stage an argon aurum pre amp and Linn lp12. Lashed up with transparent wire. Same lp12 now an audio research phono stage. Sonic frontie... | |
| Are Your Ears Good? Simple Test For Your Ears There is another easy way. Can you tell your wife word for word what she said to you an hour ago? LoL |