rodman99999
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| Quick question for the Cables Don't Make a Difference Crowd. Poppy Crumb is chief audio engineer at Dolby. "Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." (Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse , 1872) "The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from th... | |
| Quick question for the Cables Don't Make a Difference Crowd. @robert_1 - Many of us, "older people" still get to listen to live music, human voices, and instruments on a regular (if not daily) basis. iow: We still know what life/live sounds like, whether we're paying attention, or not. ... | |
| Quick question for the Cables Don't Make a Difference Crowd. Another rewind: No one can tell you whether/how your system, room and/or ears will respond to some new addition. There are simply too many variables. LIKEWISE: no one can pos... | |
| Quick question for the Cables Don't Make a Difference Crowd. A rewind: Anyone needing a rationale for experimenting with new fuses, cables or various, "tweaks" in their system and/or feeling dissuaded by the Church of Denyin'tology's antiquated... | |
| Repair options for Placette passive linestage? I see! But, as I mentioned, "Any competent Tech should be able to convert the plug." Rewiring your old DC power supply's DIN connector, especially while having all applicable components in hand, isn't Rocket Science. | |
| Repair options for Placette passive linestage? @zenjabil - Try one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Arkare-100V-240V-Replacement-Monitor-Scanner-Raspberry/dp/B09W96X88K/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GPI9RCENUW13&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RvnQ_BmypkwE5yA_beiZyHjzI-IO_24XMLVfApJC4vr0hx_DCWIykp7dfGXoVph... | |
| Building crossovers @arya - Don't be dismayed, should your new parts sound less than ideal, upon first listen. The better the dielectrics used in construction, the longer the capacitors will take to sound their best. ... | |
| Replacing Capacitors, I Don’t Wanna! The Emitter amps have an amazing number of electrolytics, between their power supplies and the capacitor banks in their amplifier chassis. The good news = Germans have a tendency to overbuild their gear. My guess would ... | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? @jc4659 & @soix- +1 each (overall) The OP, as well. | |
| Amplifier Power tubes - important to sound? I went through a few octets of Sylvania's 6550s, until Upscale ran out and I couldn't find any more. Uncle Kev recommended the Winged 'C' and those were a nice replacement, until the plant burned. The GE 6550 variants were my ... | |
| Amplifier Power tubes - important to sound? @carlsbad2 & @dogearedaudio - +1 (each) As usual: the resident imitation of a fictitious Intelligence Operative, knows nothing. | |
| Amplifier Power tubes - important to sound? @brownred6 - The Svetlana Winged 'C' tubes were a very nice tube and I hated to see the company shut down after the St Petersburg plant burned, with all it's equipment. If you do manage to find any remaining stock; there's a 99% ... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? @rdwill - What about better fuses in speakers?? I see all the talk about amplification power sourcing but I am more curious about high end fuses inside of speakers. Seems like the signal would interact more in those instances. When ... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? A rewind: Anyone needing a rationale for experimenting with new fuses, cables or various, "tweaks" in their system and/or feeling dissuaded by the Church of Denyin'tology's antiquated electrical do... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? FFFFFUUUUUUUU!!!!! What: no mic-drop, CHILD? (snort of derision) |