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| Comparing Integrateds by Primaluna and Cary Dennis Had's second string components would be a much fairer comparison for the PrimaLuna line(they are built in china as well): (http://www.upscaleaudio.com/view_category.asp?cat=29) | |
| Treatments or therapy - what on earth.. funny I thought the explanation was perfectly clear, especially the treatise on using small mosaic tiles as acoustic damping. He also explained the mess in the bowl as his response to sound of the system(vomit). | |
| does temperature affect speaker performance? Here's an interesting site that can provide a lot of insights with regard to venue acoustics and temperature/sonic speed: (http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/sound/souspe.html) Of course the lower humidity in the winter time will affect so... | |
| Low Noise Tube Suggestions Hi Stew- As Mr M stated: 6201's are drop ins, and actually just another designation of the 12AT7 family as are the ECC801S, ECC81, CV4024, etc. Yes- Upscale Audio is an excellent place to shop for top quality tubes(I've purchased my output tubes f... | |
| Low Noise Tube Suggestions The Telefunken ECC801S and Siemens ECC81 tubes were built and specially selected(low noise) for the German Telephone Service. Most 6201 tubes are also built with extra mica and other low-noise features. I've got a NOS matched pair of 6201's that I... | |
| How to fix "hum" in Carver Preamp & Hafler Amp? Given the age of those components(Over 20 yrs), the power supply caps have no doubt seen better days. I start there, and replace them all. | |
| Can tubes ever be as quiet Solid State Presently there two 1940's TungSol JAN CTL/VT-231 round plates, two 1940's Sylvania 6SN7W tall bottles, and six Siemens CCa's(beside the eight Winged 'C' 6550's) residing in my system. If there were ANY noise AT ALL at the speakers(with the pre-am... | |
| Does a Postal Money order need to "clear"? Yes- People counterfeit M.O.s and also put Stop-Payments on Certified Bank Checks as well. If I received a Postal M.O., I'd take it to the Post Office. A Certified Check or Bank Money Order would have to clear before I'd ship an item. | |
| Wise audio aphorisms The purest distance between two points is through a vacuum. | |
| Audio Magic Power Cords Mr M- How many hours of burn-in did you allow before critical listening began? The Stealth XXX has to be powered quite a while before it performs well at all. | |
| Wise audio aphorisms For those that can hear the difference: No explanation is necessary. For those that can't: No explanation is possible. | |
| Shahinian Obelisk Passive Radiator Replacement Apparently you didn't read my previous post. That junk on eBay(it IS a PR, not just parts or a "cap") WILL NOT perform properly with your system(or anyone else's, unless they just get REALLY lucky). Bite the bullet and buy the passive radiator tha... | |
| Shahinian Obelisk Passive Radiator Replacement Mr Z: The size and weight of a passive radiator is determined through a formula based on the Theil/Small parameters of the woofer and the volume of the enclosure. There are other factors involved, but basically the radiator takes the place of the ... | |
| solder-Eutechnic,Wonder,WBT?? Happy modding Tom! | |
| solder-Eutechnic,Wonder,WBT?? Look at this chart and find the conductivity of lead compared to the other metals of which various solders are comprised. Is it any Wonder that, WBT and Eichmann(silver bearing) solders would be more transparent? (http://www.kp44.org/ftp/Electrica... |