rodman99999
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| NEWS FLASH!! Listening to Music is NOT a "Distraction." @serjio - You began your post in ignorance and everything went downhill, from there. ie: https://www.facebook.com/detroitzoo/videos/do-ostriches-bury-their-heads-in-the-sand-and-why/372998973908207/ | |
| NEWS FLASH!! Listening to Music is NOT a "Distraction." Is the time you spend listening to music, merely CHRONOS, or rather KAIROS? ie: https://thewhippet.org/unsolicited-advice/kairos/ | |
| Veneer delamination Perhaps a bit of background on a couple methods, used by various cabinet manufacturers, professional veneerers and common civilians use, in the application of veneers, will assuage some fears. The suggestion of using an iron tells me: O... | |
| Tube Recommendations Please Well: I thought how Brent noise-tested tubes was on that page. Here’s how he does it, on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=205__gxWJc8&t=32s Note the socket, for nine-pin miniatures, to the left of the octal. | |
| Need some help soldering Binding posts. @garthb309 - The best way I can imagine, to make that work, would be to use an extra nut on each post, to securely capture your wire and guarantee a connection. IF your posts didn’t come with 2 nuts per (AND I remember correctly); 8mm-... | |
| Daisy chaining or "linking" speakers as on stage monitors You're welcome. I hope something in there is helpful. | |
| Tube Recommendations Please @dawgfish - You may find this 6DJ8 comparison/survey of interest: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/6922-tube-review-17-top-6922-6n23p-e88cc-cca-7308-e188cc-tubes.761078/ | |
| Tube Recommendations Please What facten said, plus 1, regarding Brent Jessee. Something VERY important, when tubing a preamp, is finding the LEAST noisy tubes possible. Brent uses my favorite method of weeding out noisy tubes. Actually listening to them, as ... | |
| Daisy chaining or "linking" speakers as on stage monitors Each Laney CXP-112 powered monitor has a mono, 1/4" jack for connecting ONE external, unpowered monitor, of 8 Ohms or more. Also: a mono, 1/4" jack designated as a Line Link, to provide line-level signal to another power amp and speaker... | |
| Upgrading @malbor - Talk to these guys* about your desires/requirements/budget constraints and they’ll help you out. You can audition cables in your system/room, with your own ears and sensibilities, for a fraction of final costs. Whatever... | |
| outboard crossover users, how important is the hook up wire from crossover to drivers. If possible: try the auditorium, without cutting/reterminating, on one channel (in mono), to listen for improved tonality, organics, etc. If you do hear something you like; overall presentation should only get better, with shortened cab... | |
| Two audio components no one really talks about @doogabayne - In my experience (on these pages): it seems when one brings up another's, "hearing", or: "aural acuity"; as a variable in their perceptions, the reaction is often denial. AS IF everyone's senses don't vary in acuity, ... | |
| Seeking suggestions for 6922 tubes It would seem likely that many USA tube buyers would be locating off-shore sellers through eBay (a common source). Personally: I've never purchased tubes (or- much of anything else) on eBay, from anyone with less than 100% positive feed... | |
| Phono Stage Amp @cinqcepages - Post any progress, please. | |
| Seeking suggestions for 6922 tubes btw: Whatever level of Bass resides in your media (down to the Stygian); the early Siemens iterations will convey it, unhindered and not editorialized, in all it’s power/glory. |