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| Buying large audio equipment Whom you buy it from and how they package it is very important but you're still at the mercy of the delivery process. A determined delivery driver can damage anything, regardless of how well it's packed. As dweller indicated, one of the advantages... | |
| Cover songs that are better than the originals. "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone," was written and sung by Bill Withers, produced by Booker T. Jones with Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass, Al Jackson Jr. on drums and Stephen Stills on guitar. A really fine song but the recent version by Buddy Guy an... | |
| For those of us over 60.. Not a band, but Ry Cooder's body of work. | |
| iPad as music server/player Airplay to Mcintosh MAC7200 upto audiophile quality? I use an iMac and AirPlay to transmit to an Apple TV3, then via the optical connection to a Simaudio 300D and to either a Simaudio i-5 LE or a Cayin A-50T integrated. It's extremely convenient and I do think it sounds at least 90% as good as going... | |
| Is APower Conditioner For A Mostly Vintage System Worth Getting? I've used a Furman Elite 15i for several years and been very happy with it. Seven outlets, six on the back and one on the front, line filtering, surge protection, front panel voltage readout. I use it with both SS and tube amps and have never noti... | |
| Great equipt stand for under $500??? Another vote for the VTI stands. I have two. They're well made, attractive and easy to configure and assemble. Because I was swapping components so often I put locking casters on the bases rather than spikes. Because they take a standard thread it... | |
| Peachtree Audio DeepblueSky I've bought two DeepBlue 2s for my daughters' families. They're the perfect solution for them, utterly simple to operate, both Bluetooth and wired inputs, remote control, big enough to contain realistically-sized drivers but visually unobtrusive, ... | |
| DAC's and external portable hard drives If your DAC has an optical input the cheapest, simplest way to make a connection might be to buy a used Airport Express or Apple TV, one of the previous models that have the combined optical/audio output. Put either one on your network and situate... | |
| DAC's and external portable hard drives Please provide some more information. Does your computer have a wi-fi signal that will reach the media/audio room? What software do you use to play the music on the computer? What inputs does your DAC have, USB, optical, SPDIF, etc.? What's your b... | |
| Tube vendor recommendations? Another vote for Jim McShane. Great person, very knowledgeable and has always given helpful advice, even to the point of tracking down the technical specs for my amp to make sure the bias point was appropriate. | |
| Mytek Brooklyn - A dangerous pre! An anti-static mat might work placed on the floor in front of your equipment. The mat itself is grounded at the wall and in theory dissipates any charge. I don't have personal experience with them but found them when I did some research for a comp... | |
| HELP--- I need 1/4" - 20 thread rack feet for Billy Bags stand up rack ONLY M6 online Not sure this is what you're looking for but...https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Isolation-Cones-Floor-Spikes/dp/B00606VMTQ | |
| Tung-Sol EL-34B vs Genalex Gold Lion KT77 for Cayin A100T Integrated Tube Amplifier I have the Cayin A-50T and from the construction of them I'm pretty sure the stock Cayin-branded power tubes I got are Russian reissue El34s. They sounded ok but the Gold Lion KT77s are considerably better. I bought them, along with Gold Lion 12AX... | |
| Devore Orangutan O/96 Resale Value The reason the sales prices are blocked on expired sales is so that you will pay for access to that information in the audiogon bluebook. | |
| Add On For Streaming Agree it should be kept as simple as possible but if you're going to use Bluetooth you have to pair your phone or other Bluetooth transmitting device with the Bluetooth receiver. Fortunately, that's usually a very simple operation. Make sure Bluet... |