russ69
Responses from russ69
| Amp recommendations It's a shame your 300B isn't working. With 4 - 300B power tubes this is an expensive amp to replace just the tubes much less other issues. I'd still hate to see it go to the junk yard. I think your loudspeakers could benefit from solid state ampl... | |
| receiver or preamp What amp do you have? What loudspeakers? | |
| Portable speakers around 300K? The budget seems workable. | |
| Speaker suggestions under 4k I’d dump the Crown amp and get a good home audio amp after I selected my loudspeakers. Your amp is a weak spot and better loudspeakers will just make it worse. | |
| Veiled 'wet blanket' sound from tweeters "...No speaker can approach the level of inner detail of good headphones..."It may cost you a lot more money but no headphone can compare to a really good loudspeaker system. A good loudspeaker may cost several thousand dollars to surpass a $400 h... | |
| Should I got full tubes or stick with hybrid amps? "...Those Musical Fidelity amps are considerably more expensive than the 801...... I'm sure they sound great. :-)..."Yes but you will just be breaking into the first rung of real hi-fi sound. They are cheap for what they deliver. | |
| Tube Amp soundstage I don't have the tools (a brain) to quantify why the OP's statement seems mostly true. But I let my ears accept what I hear even though I don't know the hows or whys. The measurement folks just reject everything as being in our heads and don't car... | |
| Veiled 'wet blanket' sound from tweeters Blown tweeter fuse? | |
| Should I got full tubes or stick with hybrid amps? "...How would the Musical Fidelity compare with the Yamaha AS801?..."I would recommend a M5si or a M6si. Tons of power, more than their wattage rating suggests. It would be a giant step up from mass consumer products. P.S. I have heard a number of... | |
| Help teach an old dog new tricks The biggest bang for the buck will be a loudspeaker change. You have a nice amp that will drive many loudspeakers. I can’t recommend a specific speaker, but I have my favorites. That would bring you up to date, loudspeakers have made good improvem... | |
| Should I got full tubes or stick with hybrid amps? I have never heard ONIX loudspeakers but the web says they are 88db efficient and warm sounding. I think I would dump the tubes and go solid state, maybe a Musical Fidelity integrated. Low efficiency and warm loudspeakers don't really cry out for ... | |
| Should I got full tubes or stick with hybrid amps? What loudspeakers? We can't help you if you don't help us. | |
| Trying to get Sound Stage with Klipsch Tower Speakers You just aren't going to get a big sound stage with the smaller Klipsch loudspeakers. I think the larger horn speakers do a better job at that. | |
| Adding a subwoofer into my system My personal opinion and subject to massive debate is to run a pair of front firing subs inside of your main loudspeakers. Use the loudspeaker connection if you can, it's preferred to a coax connection, seeing the same signal as your loudspeakers. ... | |
| Best way to handle this ground loop "...No, there are no RCA without ground..."I use a product similar to this in my hum busting kit. They help isolate the problem. https://www.conferenceroomav.com/p/hall-research-gli-rca?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImJvSo4zk7QIVkxx9Ch2H4Q3AE... |