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| How to pick a tubed integrated without hearing one If your speakers are reasonably efficient and you're not trying to fill a large space the Jolida FX10 EL84 based integrated is great sounding, comes with a remote and is auto-biasing. | |
| Dual volume control - it should be standard Onhwy61 - I agree. The dual volume control on my Simaudio I-5 LE isn't needed very often but being able to independently set the channel volume from the listening position is very nice when it's needed. It's available only from the remote and the ... | |
| Toslink/ SPDIF from ipod or mac computer It would be cheap and simple to try the long Toslink cable as a starting point. Monoprice has good quality cables of all kinds at excellent prices. On that page scroll down to the third section, Toslink to Mini Plug, and pick a length that will wo... | |
| Airport Extreme to DAC The USB port on the Airport Extreme is for printer or external hard drive support only, there's no audio output from it so you won't be able to do what you're describing.The Airport Express has digital optical audio output but your DAC doesn't hav... | |
| CD Burner softer I agree with Ml8764ag. I've backed up almost all of the hundreds of CD I own exactly as you describe, AIFF to Apple Lossless and back to AIFF using iTunes, and never been able to hear a difference from the original. | |
| What kind of 12ax7's are these fellas ? I'm not an expert but if the logo looks like these they're Amperex. | |
| Cambridge S30 and Jolida 102b One thing to be aware of if space is a constraint is that the S30's are deeper than many other small monitors. The height and width are 8.5 x 6" but they're 9.5" deep. That may not be obvious looking at pictures of them. | |
| Cambridge S30 and Jolida 102b Mathewm - I'm not sure I can tell you anything meaningful about the bass response of the S30s with the FX10. I would have to ask, "compared to what," and I wouldn't be able to answer because I didn't do any A/B critical comparisons to any of my ot... | |
| Cambridge S30 and Jolida 102b I'm also a big fan of the S30s. I have a pair in a basement system and have bought two other pair for other's systems. I don't have room for them on my desktop but I have tested them with the Jolida FX10 which is a 10 watt tube integrated I use in... | |
| Man in need of new music -Two very accessible, powerful and beautifully recorded CD's are the MA recording of J. S. Bach / 6 Suites a Violoncello Solo Senza Basso Vol. 1 by Martin Zeller and Bach On A Steinway performed by Jeffrey Biegel. - | |
| Ronny Cox " Cowboy Servant" -Cowboy Savant- | |
| stripped allen wrench screws I agree that I wouldn't tap anything into the screw head but using an easy-out should not involve having to tap it in if the right size easy-out is used. The taper of the tip of the easy-out is likely extreme enough that the flutes will bite into ... | |
| stripped allen wrench screws Any reasonably well-stocked hardware or auto supply store will have what is called an 'easy-out' or screw extractor. It's a tapered bit with sharp fluted reverse threads. Buy one that is the right size for the allen screw recesses, along with a T-... | |
| Budget Tube Integrated? + Tube related questions I use the Jolida FX10 in a 10" x 10" office with a pair of 87 db efficiency JohnBlue JB3 speakers and really like the combination in that room. I'm very impressed with the FX10, the soundstage and texture of the music with the JB3's is very enjoya... | |
| Budget Speakers for a small living room Milesandcoltrane - I've bought three pair of the Cambridge S30's. One was for a system for one of my daughters where they're used with an Onkyo A-5VL integrated that has a very nice built-in DAC with Burr-Brown PCM1796 chips. The second was for so... |