swampwalker
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| I have a tube amp question????? I know that folks that are into Single ended triode set ups get by with pretty tiny amps, but those speakers are only moderately efficient and 12 w peak is not very much at all. Other questions of relevance are room size and speaker type. If they ... | |
| Audio Research SP-10 6922 or 6DJ8 Any thoughts on tube selection (6922,6dj8, ecc88) for ARC SP9 mkII? | |
| Anyone heard "O Brother Where Art Thou? Saw a post recently describing the "hairs up on back of neck" reaction to music. I might describe it more as chills up and down my spine, but whatever it is, I got it when listening to Alison Kraus and First BAptist Church Choir. And that was in m... | |
| ? about going balanced from pre to power Mrg7- while Jfrech is technically correct, there is more to it than that. I don't know about the truth of the statements, but 12 db addtional gain is a lot. Some (most) pre-amps volume controls are non-linear in gain and also non-linear in sound. ... | |
| Powrering speakers with a receiver Yes it will work, but with the quality of speaker you are talking about, you may not be happy with the result. They will be capable of revealing any deficencies in the upstream area, and you would probably be better served with much higher quality... | |
| Loewe or Toshiba HDTV ready? Dovetail- any thoughts on who makes a quality splitter? Also I am somewhat concerned because I have cable modem and cable digital phone thru same provider. No one can tell me if this affects the signal, other than the fact that it must be split a ... | |
| Loewe or Toshiba HDTV ready? Patrick- can you provide more info on "invar mask". I haven't had any significant problem with skin tones, but I definately am fighting a battle between running contrast and brightness "too hot" and it being a bit (my wife says more than a bit) to... | |
| Anyone heard "O Brother Where Art Thou? Like the disc, haven't seen the movie, but my PARENTS liked it (they are in their mid 70s). Not sure what to make of that. | |
| Shotgun biwire? Shotgun or dual biwire consists of two discrete cable runs per channel. The two + sides are terminated together and connected to the + output on the amp. Same for the two - sides. At the speaker end, one run drives the LF and one run the HF driver... | |
| Anybody else wanna pull their hair out ? Or you could do like me and have a different brand of IC for each component. LOL. Actually true however, unfortunately. Side effect of buying used on web. So far I've been too cheap to buy new (except for T-14 speaker cable. Now I think I'm going ... | |
| HELP I THINK IM IN OVER MY HEAD Dave- Kweisner gave you a fantastic, detailed explanation. The only thing I might add is that you may want to consider sending the DVD video signal directly to your TV. I believe the DVD and TV have component video out and in, so connect them with... | |
| Is Paypal safe? Kjg- I have completed several transactions thru paypal with no serious problems; however their customer service does leave a lot to be desired. I have used iescrow once and found it to be quick and easy. It certainly provides better protection tha... | |
| componet/cable burn-in With respect to cables, my understanding is that the coiling/uncoiling process makes it necessary to re-form the dielectric. Dekay noticed this recently with a set of cables that had already seen extensive use- after shipping they needed to be bur... | |
| Loewe or Toshiba HDTV ready? I'm not sure, but the Calida may not display a true HDTV signal (1080i). I think it has the same chassis as my Planus which shows 420p (or is it 480p?) Anyhow, I'm told that in smaller sets (under about 32"), there is little if any visual differen... | |
| Help: Tube Amps Pops Speaker Cone I'd send those babies back for a check up. |