s23chang
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| 9 gauge vs 12 gauge Jumper of same brand cable The result will vary from amp/speaker matching.We did an experiment and got different result.Using same pair of bi-wire speaker:Setup A - Stock brass plate jumperSetup B - Bi-wire cableSetup C - 3rd party jumper cableSetup D - Two runs of identica... | |
| 9 gauge vs 12 gauge Jumper of same brand cable Although Newbee made a good point, the strands used in both Oval 9 and 12 are different. In this case, it would affect the sound more than total AWG for impedance matching. If you insist spend the money and buy the jumper cable, I would definitely... | |
| Macintosh binding post If you like to convert to banana plug adapter, Philmore makes them.You can get them at hndme.com | |
| Macintosh binding post Cardas CCMS-S Barrier Strip (McIntosh) SpadeYou can get them at diycable.com | |
| Inexpensive wine pairings? For whites: $11 to $13 Great with PastaSpy Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2003 refreshing with a "zing" and fruityRH Phillips toasted head chardonnay 2003 creamy pear, fruity and sweetFor Red: $7 to $15 Great with meatColumbia Crest Two Vines Shiraz 2002 ... | |
| any hear dared or ming da amps? Bottomline: spend your money wisely. | |
| any hear dared or ming da amps? David99, As far as preamp goes, it doesn't require good output transformer and the current and voltage requirement are less limited factor by its power transformer. Therefore, preamp is a very different story. As long as you have the proper design... | |
| any hear dared or ming da amps? Maxx make a great point "Just make sure you are no a tube amp novice."While Ming Da might not be the worst Chinese amp, it is still have very high failure rate like other Chinese amps. They discontinue their "bad" model so fast that new model come... | |
| Power cord to add ease and tame treble. If you really think about power cord, I suggest you just get the shielded version like the CVH DIY cable for digital source. | |
| any hear dared or ming da amps? I heard both. They were the worst sounding amp I've ever heard. Even worst sounding than the vintage Heathkit SA-2 EL84 Push Pull I have. What a disappointment. Lack of high and low frequency extension. Overall, lack of transparency. They all shar... | |
| Bryston 4BSST or 6BST or 7BST From what I have heard between the 4BST and 7BST, the 7BST was better sounding in terms of dynamic and drove the speakers with ease. More open and relax sound than the 4BST in the Joseph Audio RM-22 and RM-50 speakers. If I'm going with Bryston ag... | |
| Thoughts on my speaker search...kind of long...... Glad you like the ATCs I also heard over a dozen bookshelf speakers and still found the ATCs most complete sound. For the passive unit is extremely picky on amps. High current and high power is required to get the best out of them. | |
| Rectifier tubes? I don't know where Tomryan buy 5U4GB, most of them are under $15 each on ebay. I got them as low as $5 | |
| Seeking warm, smooth musical amp 2k with features vintage MC240 and you'll love it. So far it is the best amp drive the Rogers LS3/5A | |
| Rectifier tubes? You can look at many options like the GZ37 or 5R4GYB. GZ34 might work in some applications too |