rhljazz
Responses from rhljazz
| How much power is enough for B&W Nautilus 804's? Well, you have certainly proved power is not the problem. IME you have the wrong speaker to achieve the results you are looking for. | |
| Most "Musical" sounding speaker cable under $1000 DH Labs Q Sonic floats my boat. It is equally adept connected to very different power amps and speakers. | |
| ceiling acoustic treatment Your ceiling looks taller than average. I would suggest you have little to gain with a ceiling treatment. What part of the presentation do you wish to improve? I would experiment more with the speaker to listener triangle, and speaker to wall plac... | |
| B&W speakers toed in or fired straight out IME with N802's the axis should cross behind your head. I aim for each speaker to point just outside the shoulders of a person seated at the primary listening position. | |
| R.I.P. Dan Mazza Wow, I'm shocked. I just purchased a set of tubes from him a little over a month ago. My condolences to Dan's family and his business accociate Glenn.I purchased my first tube amplifier from him in 1996 and have done regular business with him ever... | |
| Granit amp stands are they killing my sound? At first thought it seems like a good idea, but in practice granite is a poor choice for an amp stand. IME granite makes for a drier, harder edged sound with far less bass bloom. In fact, I would say harmonics, the natural decay of the music is vi... | |
| What are the best amps for B&W N802's? Lots of info if you do a search, but to answer your question, the W4S ST500 with the WBT terminals, Nordost Brahma cord, and a good tube preamp is an entirely satisfying combination. | |
| Burning question about two VAC amps and dead tubes If the bias lights remained green, I would figure a bad tube or maybe there is a fitment issue between the tube pin sockets and the pin diameter on your replacement tubes, ie. too loose.VAC is nice to 2nd owners so you can call them and ask. | |
| Why is the market for used Levinson amps so slow? I would never buy due to the known cap problems and expense to repair. | |
| Burning question about two VAC amps and dead tubes How do you notice a tube overheating? Are you referring to the plate structure glowing cherry red (a bad thing)? | |
| Power Cables - Which component first? There's no reason not to buy a cord and experiment. Try it on all three components and see which sounds best. There is no one correct answer. | |
| Tube Preamp/solid pwr amp or solid pre/ tube pwr Lots of advice offered both good and bad. You might look to see how many own N802's. I did, and they all own something else. So, there's a lot of conjecture going on.The idea of Classe being a dream match is just that, a dream. I had Classe amps a... | |
| Tube Preamp/solid pwr amp or solid pre/ tube pwr Keep the tube pre. Buy W4S stereo or mono amps and enjoy. | |
| Vac Sig MKII tube circuit upgrade Best described as a "hard wired" circuit board. The board is there for location, routing, and support. The wires are individual and not "printed" on the board.I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who has done the update as well. | |
| Are High End Audio Products Unreliable? Snackeyp, so what problem is the SLI 80 giving you? I have an SLI 50, same basic chassis but different circuit which I've had for 16 years. During that time, I've had to replace the power switch and the selector switch. The switches are a bit chee... |