swampwalker
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| "NEWEST'" Favorite album Tift Merritt- The most under-appreciated female singer-songwriter in America.Not in my house... We are big fans. Tappin' my toes to the album right now... | |
| Starting from Scratch -Please Help Pick 1 out of 3 VAC pre and amp, then matched w any good, easy to drive speaker. | |
| What is your listening level? Blueranger- 110 dB!!! Hope your health insurance covers hearing aids- you're gonna need them. | |
| Great Rock Tracks With Piano? +1 for Nicky Hopkins- I'd strongly recommend the stuff he did w Steve Miller Bank circa 1970-1972. | |
| Help needed finded some connectors For the 1/8" headphone plug I'd talk to Drew @ Moon Audio. He can replace the cable and the plug w a much better than stock set up for WAY under that $$. | |
| Storm Sandy - best wishes Been a funny day so far in central CT; mostly misty drizzle w moderate wind gusting to about 30. Drizzle really stings when rain driven but not much accumulation. Wind has picked up quite a bit in the last hour, gusting to about 40 or 45 and we lo... | |
| JBL Metregon Question. Need Help AS a GENERAL rule, you can improve the quality of the speakers by using better capacitors, resistors, inductors, wiring and binding posts. As far as the specifics for these speakers, I'd be willing to bet that others can help you out,there. A lot ... | |
| Sealed vs. Ported Speakers Mordante- No they are not. | |
| Folkies, do you know Lori McKenna? Recroom- You are correct, my bad and my apologies to Ms. McNenna! | |
| DId lightening strike twice? Amp s problem Hi Al-The Hornings are 4-7 dB more sensitive than the Ref 3As and merlins respectively so I understand that a bit more hum would be present. I'll try swapping the 6SN7 position (or more accurately, the CV-181 or whatever designation Shuguang BT us... | |
| Tube Trouble Shooting The tung-sol is microphonic. If it's noticeable every time you touch the pre-amp or manipulate the volume, it's probably not worth using. The microphonics can get bad enough to cause a feedback loop. | |
| DId lightening strike twice? Amp s problem OK, tried it w the Lightspeed passive. Hum there but no buzz. Checked outlet and it is wired correctly. Any advise on the hum? | |
| Folkies, do you know Lori McKenna? I've always wanted to like her music but I can never stay awake to listen to a whole CD. this from a guy who mostly listens to contemp americana. Maybe I'll have to catch her at a show. | |
| DId lightening strike twice? Amp s problem Changed 1/cs but as far as I can tell, that is not the issue. What seems to make the difference is changing the position on the ground switch on the Doshi Alazap pre-amp when paired w the VAC. The switch is not labeled, but toggled one way, loud b... | |
| Your worst gaffes Downunder- You don't look a day over 110 ;-) |