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| Integrated amp powered with 5881/EL-34 tubes Because the AE-25 accepts such a large number of tube types without any problem and there's no effort involved in biasing I've accumulated an embarrassingly large number of output tube sets. The NOS Tung Sol 5881's are some of my favorites and I t... | |
| Integrated amp powered with 5881/EL-34 tubes By your question, I'm not sure if you're asking for a technical explanation or wondering if it's really possible. If it's the latter the answer is yes. I have an auto-biasing AES AE-25 SuperAmp and have used 5881, 6P3S, EL-34, KT-88, 6550 and KT-6... | |
| any thoughts on vinyl to cd recording I agree with Buconero. I did it with 50 or so albums but doing it well is far too time consuming for what you get. The real-time monitoring of the process and then the cutting of each album side into individual tracks is tedious and full of chance... | |
| Audiophile grade country I have several Dwight Yoakam CD's and they're all very well recorded. He moves among several styles of country but some of it is definitely honky-tonk. | |
| High WAF, simple, integrated amplifier I own the NuForce Icon that Rcrerar recommended and it does sound as if it would meet most of your requirements. It's beautifully designed, versatile and sounds great. No remote control and only 12 watts of power but in a smallish room with effici... | |
| 50 WPCish Integrated/Receiver for Apartment The Onkyo A-9555 should be a good choice. The link is to a Stereophile review. I've owned one and was very impressed by the sound and the build quality, though I didn't try the phono stage. List price is $800 but they're generally available around... | |
| Anyone tried a different tube in Peachtree Nova? Ah, thanks. You're right, that's not possible on the Decco.I have tried both a Tungsram and a Telefunken in the Decco and can't say there is a huge difference. The Telefunken is in there now. It's pretty inexpensive to pick up NOS single 6922's or... | |
| iTunes music for home and on the go? It's fairly easy to keep two iTunes libraries, one with only lossless files and the other with mp3's. If you hold down the 'Option' key when you launch iTunes on the Mac, or the 'Shift' key in Windows, you will be asked to select which library you... | |
| Anyone tried a different tube in Peachtree Nova? Hooper - how is it that you can bypass the tube? I own a Decco and have used it both as an integrated and as a preamp with an external amp but in both cases the tubed preamp section is being used. | |
| Headphone output vs USB output If you use the headphone connection the signal has been converted from digital to analog and then amplified by the electronics inside the laptop. If you use the USB connection you are passing the digital signal to an external digital to analog con... | |
| What speakers would you travel with? An inexpensive solution is to find a clean pair of used Realistic Minimus 7's and do the crossover upgrade with a kit from ebay seller 'litekeys'. They really do sound quite good and are rugged enough that you don't have to worry about them while ... | |
| 4 Ohm Speaker with an "8 Ohm Minimum" Reciever I don't know if this is useful in your situation but I used to have a pair of older Monitor Audio 4-ohm speakers that worked quite well with a Parasound amp. When I switched speakers I sold the Monitor Audio's to a friend who planned to use them i... | |
| Cleaned paint in front of speaker Whatever you use, try it first on a part of the wood that isn't normally visible, if that's possible. 'Goof Off' will definitely take off latex paint but it will take off the wood finish, as well. | |
| Will getting a DAC converter improve mp3 playback I think you would notice a substantial increase in quality, even of your 128 kg/s mp3's, if you bypass the dac on your sound card and use a reasonably priced external DAC. I haven't heard the Blue Circle but it's from a well-regarded company and t... | |
| Small Single Driver Speakers - Help I have experience with only one single-driver speaker and no experience with your amp but I'm very impressed with the JohnBlue JB3 speakers I got a short while ago. I'm using them in my office with a NuForce Icon amp but they've also spent time wi... |