rodman99999
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| Is it all in my head? What cable are you using, between the transport and DAC? Less than excellent and you could negate any audible gains that, otherwise, might be realized via the outboard DAC. | |
| Your favorite place to order new vinyl. ( http://www.elusivedisc.com/ ) | |
| Help with pricing on Electro Voice Sentry VI You can try searching for threads regarding the 'Interface D', which was the home audio version of the Sentry VI: ( http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/electro-voice/interface-d/prd_119470_1594crx.aspx ) Did yours come w... | |
| Does the volume control effect sound quality? Volume pots are very critical, with regards to the performance of a preamp, or any other sound-reproductive device. Alps, TKD and Noble make some highly regarded ones: ( http://www.partsconnexion.com/controls_pot_alps.html ) See page 14 of: ( http... | |
| Daisy Chain Your Front End Welcome to the Department of Redundancy Department. | |
| any one give the Polk Lsi25 a good listen? Another Julian Hirsch disciple? | |
| Magnepan MMG or something else The OP's last response was over four years ago. I wonder if he's still reading these replies. | |
| Advice on bias range setting The higher setting will yield a more dynamic sound. VERY slightly harder on tube life. I run my Cary monoblocks in the middle of their recommended range of 150 to 175mA(about 163 mA). I'm using SS below 250Hz, so- I'm not losing anything down there. | |
| What is tube rolling? ROTF/LMAO | |
| Cary SLP-05 Tube Rolling Which brand 6F8G was the, "best"(in your opinion)? The choices(and flavors) are as varied as the 6SN7s. | |
| Has anyone experianced Synesthesia? No free trips here either(darn). | |
| Recommended Soldering Iron Lead and tin have 7% and 15%(respectively) the conductivity of copper(the standard or 100%, on the IACS conductivity scale). Only silver(105%) has a higher conductivity rating than copper. It doesn't take much silver, added to a lead-based solder,... | |
| Recommended Soldering Iron Lead makes for terrible sound. Buy either Wonder Signature Solder or WBT Silver Solder. Silver bearing solder DOES make and audible improvement. Both are a pleasure with which to work. ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/WONDER-SOLDER-SILVER-SIGNATURE-20-fe... | |
| Anyone hear of the Black Cable Tie tweak? Wearing armadillo helmets, lined with aluminum foil, will prevent such nonsense. Aliens(working for the present admin.) are screwing with your mind! | |
| Bungee Cords Any method of securing your speakers to their stands will result in an improvement(ie: focus, tightening of image, etc). Suspending them, in any manner, will have the opposite effect, allowing the speaker cabinet to react in response to the moveme... |