rvpiano

Responses from rvpiano

Do I need new tubes?
@curiousjim  I have two Telefunken AU7 tubes which run the line stage of my Conrad Johnson preamp. I’m not sure how long they’ve been in the preamp, maybe a year and a half, The preamp is a vintage model which was modded by CJ with Teflon caps.  
Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?
@humbertorami From what source do you get your facts?  Or is this just your personal experience?  
Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?
Since I obtained a magnificent sounding streamer (Aurender N200) I rarely listen to CDs anymore.  
How does sound influence your appreciation?
@cdc  I’m not saying that everything sounds alike.  I’m saying that everything sounds  unique and that the quality of sound is consistently high.  
If a tree falls in the forest…
Thank all of you for your suggestions.  
If a tree falls in the forest…
@ghdprentice  Unable to private message you.  Audiogon making it very difficult.  Thanks  for the suggestions.  
How does sound influence your appreciation?
It’s not a good thing!  
Aurender N200 Streamer
I tried both.  Settled on the coaxial.  Almost no difference.  
How does sound influence your appreciation?
@immatthewj  The body of the text explains it all.  
How does sound influence your appreciation?
@jsalerno277  Thanks for taking the time to read the whole thread.   It is a dilemma.  
How does sound influence your appreciation?
@audphile1  Thanks for truly understanding my post.  
Interesting fact
It’s a song satirizing mega movies in stereophonic sound.  
Classical Music for Aficionados
I just compared four performances of Schumann’s masterpiece, the Symphonic Etudes.   Pogorelich, Richter Rubinstein and Pollini.  The results were very enlightening. Richter and Pogorelich, though representing two different worlds of interpretatio... 
Right speaker intermittent
Thanks for all the responses. i think the problem is in the volume control of the preamp which is noisy when swished a t low volumes.  I’ll attempt to fix it.  
Solo streamer
@lalitk As I’ve indicated, I think I’m through experimenting. The set is sounding so good lately with the Shunyata, I might   even hold on to it.