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| How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect sites like Audiogon? In 2014, the Ebola epidemic put the world on notice. In 2015, Bill Gates predicted a pandemic. Video here. In 2016, Obama set up the National Security Council Directorate For Global Health Security and Biodefense. Its primary mission was preparedn... | |
| Near Field Listneing Years ago, I listened to a near-field setup with MartinLogan e-stats. Since he lived in an apartment, he wanted to keep the volume down - to avoid disturbing the neighbors. His solution was to have the speakers face each other about 30" apart with... | |
| Vacuum tube ! And Warnings stereo5"I would never buy tubes off eBay. That was the first mistake."In the last 12 months, I've purchased around $1k worth of NOS tubes from sellers on Ebay. Zero problems. Years ago, when I had an amp that used 6C33 tubes, I purchased at least ... | |
| What is your most beautiful component? These were my stunning 50w triode p/p monoblocks. Sold them. | |
| Wilson's Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker over 3/4 of a million US dollars mikelavigne"interesting how every different hifi forum has a different take on the big Wilson’s reflecting the particular forum culture and membership.no right or wrong to it, but the differences are dramatic."Mike: The Audiogon discussion forums ... | |
| Innuos - New Re-Clocker @thyname It’s easier for some people to complain than to learn. They’re afraid that their orderly world will be turned upside down. They resort to ridicule instead of investing in education.His posts are similar to an American tourist who is askin... | |
| Linear Power supplies for DACs...? djones51Power supply or transformer hum is harder to get rid of short of replacing the offending item or getting rid of the component. No, not really. Hum in a system could have several causes:- DC offset- ground differential- bad capacitor - a fl... | |
| Questions on capacitor replacement Can you recommend anyone in the Central or Southern California area that knows what they’re doing?Peter Noerbaek, the proprietor of PBN Audio, did a stellar job in reburbishing my discontinued English-made monoblocks. He’s outside San Diego. | |
| Distorded sound with Tidal @explorateur Just paying it forward. Over the years, I’ve learned much here on AudiogoN. Better living through better music. . | |
| Distorded sound with Tidal @c_avila1 I DIY’d my own umbilical cords - experimenting with a half dozen different types of wire. Each had their own sonic signature. 20awg OCC pure solid copper magnet wire worked best for my ears. Currently, using cheap connectors from the loc... | |
| Power Cable from wall to my conditioner? The price depends on the length. Click on the link below for more info.Cerious Technologies offer two lines:- Graphene Extreme- Graphene MatrixFor the power conditioner (and amps), I’m referring to the Graphene Matrix. I’m not a believer in the fu... | |
| Best DAC - Preamp Combo $5 to $10K Budget DiDiT 212se | |
| A cable routing reminder @nonoise Thanks for the tip about pipe foam insulation. It works great! I’ve installed it wherever one cable touches another cable - whether it be IC, SC or PC. Even if a cable is shielded, physical separation from another is still good. | |
| Distorded sound with Tidal Out of curiosity, I just played from Tidal:- Biko (Peter Gabriel)- Dear Rosemary (Foo Fighters)- Summertime (Ella & Louis)On my system, everything sounds fine - even the specific passages that you mention. This is a result of years of cleaning... | |
| Modem performance and modem selection. +1 @c_avila1 A LPS and a power conditioner do different things. It is common for a LPS to be plugged into a power conditioner. Acquiring the Niagra 1200 is probably a good thing. But, the wall wart is still the weak link in the chain. It should be... |