rodman99999
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| Is upgrading stock tubes standard proceedure? There are a few modern companies that take the time and use the quality of materials that made MOST of the NOS tubes so good. The vast majority of those manufacturing tubes currently, are doing so strictly for fast profit, cut corners anywhere and... | |
| Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound And he probably still rides his bike the 100yds to the bar, so everyone will know he has a Harley and not just a T-shirt. YEP- There are a lot of noisy-but-can't-get-out-of-their-own-way vehicles out there. Then there are the ones with a couple 18... | |
| Cary SLP-05 - rectifier tube questions I'm too lazy to type! Here's a site that mentions some pluses and minuses to SS rectifier subs that apply to ANY tubed circuit: (http://www.dairiki.org/HammondWiki/SolidStateRectifiers) | |
| Cary SLP-05 - rectifier tube questions If you do happen to buy a SS rectifier, and it doen't ruin the sound of your pre-amp, Please post the results. There's a first time for everything! | |
| Cary SLP-05 - rectifier tube questions The 5AR4 is the only Mullard tube I've ever appreciated. Long life and no negatives. Worth the $$. | |
| Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound Abucktwoeighty- You should feel sorry for those bikers. Generally speaking: The louder the pipes and the longer the front-end, the shorter the penis(it's a way of compensating). My neighborhood has it's share of noise too. I've installed 1/4" Lexa... | |
| Speakers and depth... What amps, tubes, interconnects, speaker cables are you using? Is there anything standing between your speakers? Everything is critical when trying to recreate ambience information with a system. If that's an NAD 3020 you are referring to: SS gene... | |
| The Definition of An Audiophile Audia- My pleasure. Enjoy your music! | |
| Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound I get the same pleasure out of the exhaust note of my Harley as I get from car audio(well- maybe more, since it IS the sound of freedom). My concentration is definately elsewhere. When in front of my home systems: It's all about the music, and lis... | |
| Audio Magic Stealth XXX Purifier I've had mine in the system for the past 4 years, and been very happy with the results. When I bought it, the unit popped and the LED went out upon plugging it in. Jerry had me box it up and return it to him. I got it back the same week, and never... | |
| How international is your system? OOPS- I forgot about my good old US of A made Audio Magic Stealth XXX. | |
| How international is your system? Hmmm, Let's see: Magnepan speakers, Balanced Audio Technology CDP, TacT Audio pre-amp, Cary Monoblocks(top), Hafler TransNova(bottom), My own design transmission line woofers with Nestorovic drivers, Magnepan tonearm, Kimber Select 1130, Silver Au... | |
| The Definition of An Audiophile Audia(et al)- Here's something you may find useful in your search for good (Minimally compressed)digital software: (http://www.digido.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=36) Peruse the rest of the pages for some val... | |
| The Definition of An Audiophile Audia- Here's a decent little treatise that mirrors my opinion on the subject of compression, and will save me a lot of typing: (http://www.woodpecker.com/writing/essays/compression.html) | |
| Mundorf silver in oil cap burn in? Ecka- I don't know why I was thinking you had installed them in a pre-amp(mis-read apparently). The whole system would have to be in operation in the case of an amp mod(as you probably already know). Burn-in could be done with the speakers facing ... |