rodman99999
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| Technical question on phase inversion. If the issue is really bothering you, buy a copy of the 'CHESKY RECORDSJAZZ SamplerandAudiophile Test Compact DiscVOLUME 1'. It includes a few Absolute Polarity tests, to enable you to see if you can detect the difference(s) with phase inverted,... | |
| Where Do you buy TRANSISTORS? A couple years back, I needed Toshiba MOS-FETs to repair a Hafler 9505. Bought a bunch of them from an eBay seller in Israel. Brand new, perfect and in the original packaging. One must know how to shop, on the Bay. This is the guy's store: h... | |
| Quicken the burn in time for new speakers by using a cheaper SS amp? The Irrational, But Efficacious CD has Pink, White, Brown, Mono Brown and out-of-phase Brown Noise tracks. I’ve used it a number of times(with a $50.00 CD/DVD player), to put hours on things. I just set those tracks to repeat and let it roll. http... | |
| Quicken the burn in time for new speakers by using a cheaper SS amp? @nycjlee- Correct! As I said, " out of phase(with each other)". | |
| Quicken the burn in time for new speakers by using a cheaper SS amp? What jea48 said, plus 1. Buy an old stereo receiver and tune it to a rap station(a heavy bass genre). Place your speakers close together, hook them up out of phase(with each other) and facing one another, with a blanket over them. Much of ... | |
| Question about valves running hours On/off cycling during listening sessions is ridiculous. Absolutely turn off tubed gear, when not enjoying your music. I didn't mean to imply otherwise, in that first post. | |
| Question about valves running hours On/off cycles are much harder on any electronics, than hours. Outside of heat, a tube's biggest enemy. | |
| Frequency band of sibilance You're welcome. | |
| Frequency band of sibilance (https://theproaudiofiles.com/vocal-sibilance/) | |
| Capacitor Burn-In Method Hello Brad- I sent an AudiogoN private comm. Let's see how that works. | |
| Moto_Man's Scam Of The Week "You can put them in the wrong place." +1 | |
| Audiogon Anti-Lowball Offer setting " Automatically reject offers below 55% of your asking price " & " I would have set this to 45% off of listing price ". What's the difference, as they equal the same discount(just different semantics)? I have to agree, lowballers ... | |
| Moto_Man's Scam Of The Week Resonators are one of the oldest ways of acoustically treating a venue: So- there are centuries of proof that they work. There are also examples of ancient metallurgy, that have yet to be explained or replicated. ie: research Damascus Steel swords... | |
| LAST record preservative improves the sound A VPI cleaning, LAST treatment and MoFi sleeves for every LP, since 1981. Stylast stylus treatment before every listening session. Even the vinyls that were used daily for demos at my shoppe, still play sweetly as day one. | |
| Swapping 5AR4 rectifier for 274B in a PrimaLuna Preamp Have you ever tried the Mullard(Blackburn factory) GZ34(NOS, of course)? Long life and they deliver excellent sonics. |