speakermaster
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| Phono preamp tube rolling. I can say that andy's tubes sells special graded phono tubes and driver tubes that will cut down on system noise and sound better at the same time, you should check it out before swapping a bunch of non graded tubes in/out of phono circuits. | |
| Point to Point vs Circuit Board Simple circuits of tube amps invite point to point wiring, but for a solid state amp you would have wiring everywhere along with interference caused by all the wiring going everywhere, the routing would become too complex for sure. | |
| Does listening to music increase your IQ? They say that playing music for babies in the womb makes them smarter, so why not for an adult. | |
| Speaker Wire for Popular Budget System Wire will not band aid the bright forward sound, you should dampen/treat the room effectively until you like the balance in your system for your music, once that is done then you can use better wire to pull more resolution out of your system. | |
| How to know if GAN-fet amp and Lyngdorf 2170 (as a Pre and Dac) are compatible They should be compatible between the pre amp and dac, the only reason would be if the gain of your pre amp would be optimized for analog souces only, in which case it would have too much gain for most digital gear, but if both are designed with b... | |
| So where should the tubes be? I like either an all tube front end which is at least amp and pre amp for a tube system, but it will all be up to money and maintenance cost, the more tubes in the chain , the more up keep on the entire system. The one thing i can say is that most... | |
| How long does Class A have? They have about as long as they work for because you are not going to see but a few true class a designs anyway, count yourself lucky that you have your sugden because class a will soon be a thing of the past. | |
| Audio deals you bought that seem impossible for the price? The biggest audio deal i ever have witnessed was when i got a pair of electrovoice carlton 4 a speakers for 750 dollars and i can tell you that there is no way you can duplicate their sound short of a concert, truly amazing sound. | |
| advice re old shelf speakers As far as powerful shelf speakers i would say a jbl lancer 99, jbl l100, or a jbl4311 would all be good choices because they will all fit on a sturdy shelf and fit the bill for playing hard rock/heavy metal. | |
| Amp / Preamp match? It should be a very good match in all respects for sure, but it all depends on the specific speaker you are using them with. As far as compatibility though, no problem should occur and you should be very happy with the outcome. | |
| When are people going to wake up and realize listening is a skill? You are right, listening and hearing the differences in music and gear is a skill that you develop over time, and when you have developed it you are so much better at assessing the sound of your system. That is when you get the gear and music that... | |
| TEKTON IMPACT MONITORS If you like them i would use them as is because when you start messing with a design most of the time it will screw up the balance and skew the tonality too much without a crossover re design. | |
| The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards My first high end system was classe 15 amp, cal icon 2 mark 2 power boss cd player, adcom gfp750 preamp, dunlavy sc3 speakers, with tara labs wire and interconnects. It was as good as i had the money for then, but boy do i have a hell of a lot bet... | |
| What is wrong with my system? They are all good components but the audioquest wire does not sound like the best choice in this case because of the detailed amp with a detailed preamp and detailed speakers, you need a different wire choice because audioquest wire is detailed an... | |
| Full range speaker for rogue 90 or 100 wpc amp. I would try an efficient floorstander or a high quality two way and add a subwoofer. Tube amps like to see a high impedance of 8 ohms or more so choose wisely. I would try tekton or zu audio in your price range. |