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Magnepan owners : past / present
I owned MG12s and 1.6s for about 6 years. Fantastic speakers. I now own single drivers driven by SET, gives me a lot of the same things I got from Maggies. I like them at least as well as I liked the Maggies, at least in part because of my small 1... 
Receiver with no phono input: Solutions?
I would start with the phono preamplifier section of Audiogonhttp://www.audiogon.com/cgia/fsb.pl?preaphon 
HiFi Tuning fuses direction
>>11-25-10: Nguyen357 The arrow is pointing where the signal is flowing<<AC current flows in both directions.>>11-25-10: MagfanDoes it matter on the AC power side?<<To some people it does. 
Analog vs PC
>>I recently purchased a music streamer 11 for $149.00, and the improvement in sound is unbelievable. Orpheus10 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)11-24-10<<Improvement from what? 
A 'First' System for my Son
Kids + Headphones = Be Careful! 
Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women?
No. They are only a turn-off for married women. 
A 'First' System for my Son
I have 2 teenage sons. I set each up with a small tube amp and a pair of goodwill speakers - Old Pioneers and old Radio Shack. No CDP, no TT needed. They do not need more than 10 watts in a small bedroom.They listen to them all the time, almost as... 
The best of Goodwill...
I got the Lovan rack that's in my system page for $40 from my local goodwill. What you see in my system pic plus 2 additional shelves that I use elsewhere. A little elbow grease and they look brand new. I priced them and new they'd be in the neigh... 
Tube Single Ended Triode Questions??
Besides the amp configurations that Rrog mentioned, there are others that use Pentodes and Tetrodes. I have single ended amps that use EL84, EL34, 6L6, KT88, 6550, 807. They range in power from 2 watts to 8 watts. 
Zu Omen or Tekton Lore
Nice video. What did you think of the Lore? 
Think I want a tube system?
Thanks Atma. I can only speak from my own experiences, which are much more limited than yours. I owned a tube pre and SS amp, and then a tubes all the way system. While I heard the effect of the tube pre, the tube power amp made much more of a dif... 
Think I want a tube system?
I'm not sure how anyone can make any recommendation at all unless you list what speakers you have or plan to use.IMO - Clearly, the "tube sound" comes from the interaction between the amplifier and the speakers, not having tubes in the chain. 
Strangest Tweak?
Dude #1: "When I turn the volume knob on my system to the right the music gets louder and when I tuen it left it get lower. I have no idea how it works and science can't explain it but o know what I hear."Dude #2: "Actually it is explained. When y... 
Is it okay to talk around your speakers?
>>11-07-10: RuddI have been a member of Agon since 2003, reading the forums daily and I have yet to see a post so idiotic... <<I've seen plenty, although I'd personally call it nonsense.And I suspect 6550 is just trying to stir the pot... 
music hall 25.2 cd/amp + klipschorns = :
you might want to check out the Klipsch Forums. Lots of people there with direct experience with all things Klipsch.http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/