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| What is your favorite material for loudspeakers? The BEST cabinet is AIR, +1! I did replace the side rails on my Maggies with solid walnut, finished with Tung Oil though. | |
| has anyone tried ultrabit platinum on their cds Psacanli- That's the biggest benefit that I noticed with the UBP: Much better focus between voices(instrument or vocal). Further- Many of the DVDs that I rent from the local video place are quite damaged, and lock up, go mosaic or skip to the next... | |
| What planer speaker to start with? Budget 2k His amp has MOSFET outputs that will drive maggies just fine, as long as he's not trying to rock the house. The Aleph 5 should output a solid 80-100WPC to the maggie's 4 to 6 ohm nominal load before any kind of clipping occurs. Yes: With Maggies- ... | |
| What planer speaker to start with? Budget 2k Love the Maggies, but if I had a room that size- I go with the 1.6's(same efficiency as the MMG). Better bottom end and overall dynamics, regardless of your listening tastes. Usually available for $1000 to $1300 in here, and you won't be tempted t... | |
| Tube rolling my preamp with 6922EH These sites have some good info: ( https://www.tubeworld.com/6922.htm ) (http://www.audiotubes.com/6dj8.htm) (http://home.att.net/~chimeraone/6dj8sound.html) Looks like the tubeworld URL might have to be copied and pasted for some reason. | |
| Where to buy cable sleeve and heat shrink in USA Page two of this catalog: (http://www.percyaudio.com/Catalog.pdf) Michael will also provide any necessary guidance, to ensure the best results are obtained. | |
| Tube rolling my preamp with 6922EH I should have mentioned: With regards to the "focused bass" you're seeking- That's usually more a function of the amp/room/speaker/cable/interconnect combo. Of course the preamp plays a role as well, but the pre and tubes can provide as accurate a... | |
| Tube rolling my preamp with 6922EH "Warmer" and "darker" are colorations and exactly the opposite of "transparent". If you want "warmer" sound and less highs, a pair of NOS Mullard, Ediswan or Brimar tubes(British manufacture/coloration), ie: (http://www.upscaleaudio.com/product.as... | |
| Tube rolling my preamp with 6922EH Of course: The some of the best 6922s(CCa, E188CC, 7308, E88CC by Telefunken, Siemens, Amperex, Valvo) DO have gold pins, but they(the gold pins)won't make any sonic improvement on a tube by themselves. Step up to a matched NOS pair of one of thos... | |
| break in tips Surrounds and spiders "break-in", Crossover caps "burn-in" and the better the caps- the longer they take. I've got an old receiver that I hook up to my system(tape out to a line level system input) for burning in components/cables/interconnects. I... | |
| Input voltage and your poweramp "Normal" at the Mains should be 125 to 130V average. You could have some voltage drop at your listening room outlets, depending on what else might be running off the same phase(high current draw appliances, HVAC, etc) at the time you measure, and ... | |
| cable doubter no more SO tiresome: Hearing from all the deaf doubters out there!! Then again- Look how big Stereo Re-phew's(GAG) subscription list was. Oh well- Freedom of Speech(and, in some cases: Ignorance), made America what it is. | |
| Matched tubes in preamps Any two tubes of the same family will work(one in each channel), but- if their transconductance is not matched, your channel balance will be off. How much off depends on how far off the tubes' gains are from one another. Even slightly off will aff... | |
| Unbiased information on contact metals SO- That's one reason in a row for being glad I'm in Indianapolis. Apparently there's no sulfur in the air here. I've got pure silver connectors on all but one pair of my interconnects and cables(my woofer cables), with no oxidation/tarnish what-s... | |
| Unbiased information on contact metals Eliminate the yolk, and bill it: Zero sulfur/zero cholesterol. |