rodman99999
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| Removing the ground on PC? Some PS Audio power cords have a removable ground pin. (http://www.musicdirect.com/product/74108) I'm not certain about any other companies. | |
| Power cords and soundstage Douglas- Obviously Mr J is not of the ubiquitous "concrete minded" AudioGon faction(thoroughly mixed up, and permanently set). Mr J- Continue your quest, as there are rich rewards ahead. Happy listening!! | |
| Best tubes under $100? for Fisher integrated You didn't mention what family of tubes you are looking for. Here's Upscale Audio's URL. Kevin could give you some very sound advice, if you were to tell him your tastes/preferences and price range. His testing/screening/grading procedures are sec... | |
| Bad tube? Some NOS tubes are rated for 10kHrs of life, and just as many newly manufactured tubes fail as those that were made back in the 40's through 70's. The Amperex may last as long as you own the piece of gear. It can't hurt anything to mix tube brands... | |
| Bad tube? Hopefully you can perfrom the test suggested by Mr M, and the problem will simply be a noisy tube. If it were a grounding issue, the sound would be a hum rather than a hiss. For future reference: First rule of purchasing tubes for a phono stage or... | |
| So warm like any players made from England. Arthur- Kimber Selects will provide ANYTHING BUT the colorations described above. They are one of the most transparent cables available. If they pass a "warm", "sugary"(glazed) or(in other words) "English sound"- it's because something else in the... | |
| Speaker Break-in Mr A- Yes, it would be the same(BUT- reverse phase on both sections of one speaker). | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after Again- Info on some of the precious few companies manufacturing tubes comparable to NOS quality/transparency, and the prices they are commanding: (http://www.kraudio.com click on "tubes") (http://www.elusivedisc.com/products.asp?dept=1681) (http:/... | |
| What happened to the absolute sound web page? Actually- 'AV Guide' owns 'TAS'. The site has been shared for at least 2 years. They own 'Playback' magazine as well. | |
| recommend excellent balance XLR cable for me plz? Nick- I wish you hadn't posted that info. Now I've GOT to spend another couple grand on I/Cs! | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after Trelja, Mrjstark and Larryi: Amen and Amen!! | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after Trelja- I gave my son my ST70 some years back for his birthday. He ended up with RCAs as Sylvanias weren't available when the ones in it bit the dust. Everything else in the system was different, but- They sounded like an excellent tube(especially... | |
| Speaker Break-in Yes- Any source will do, and- the more bass the better. If you place them facing one another, close together, with one cabinet hooked up reverse polarity: You can play them louder and shorten the process. The out of phase wave fronts will cancel s... | |
| recommend excellent balance XLR cable for me plz? Lobster king- One of the nice things about purchasing pre-owned Kimber products is that they are easily sold for what you've got in them, in the unlikely event that you don't like them. Based on what you claimed as your prerequisites, I believe yo... | |
| Cable question If you are pleased with the presentation the cables are affording you w/o the biasing active- Why the hesitation? Purchase and continue to enjoy them. Try replacing the batteries, and if there is no audible improvement- Nothing will really be lost... |