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| How do I break in a tube amplifier? With 8 years passing, It's safe to say......the amp is "broken in." | |
| KT 170 Good job, johnss.Saved me from a future $800+ purchase. | |
| Dysphoric audiophile agoraphobia Must have tried a new strain from the "dispensary"You don't know what's in those fertilizers/chemicals used to produce that stuff. | |
| Wholesale prices You can get a used pair of II's right now .https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa897h-kef-blade-2-floorstanding-speakers-snow-white-pair-two-30...If you like the color, I'd counteroffer 11K w/shipping.That price for a first generation, even though... | |
| What do $2500 speaker cables sound like? Your best bet is finding loaner cables or purchasing with a no hassle return policy.Otherwise it's a yes,no and maybe Merry go round. | |
| Live music finally! Frogman-yes, not a time to hold your breath for live events yet.A reminder FM radio is still alive. Best enjoyed with a decent tuner. | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna I'm really unhappy with the speakers I have hooked up to them right now (Tekton Double Impact) but when I bought my Klipsch"Interesting, a TektonDouble Impact user NOT satisfied? PL/Upscale=some "get it" some don't. The "don'ts" just need to ke... | |
| KT 170 johnss-I imagine PL wouldn’t post this if that were the casehttps://primalunablog.com/2020/10/30/tung-sol-kt170/The KT170 will fit based on dimensions comparing KT 150http://tungsol.com/tungsol/specs/kt150-tung-sol.pdf#:~:text=KT150,5.57%22%20%281... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna Upscale sells great procts, albeit at full price.however, all brands are at the mercy of their unrelenting push from Prima luna gear. Heavily biased."Why wouldn't they push PL? He is the distributor of PL USA."Its ugly and not high end quality.... | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs "I'm considering the T7x and T9x lines.""But as often happens on this site no one actually answered the question that was asked in the op."Unless you can get that 8 year old technology for a killer deal(at least 1/2 original retail), a pair curren... | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs Speaking of older REL subs...Can anyone provide any insight to the BK electronics subs? They were the OEM builders of the orignal REL models?(as I understand, clarify if necessary)https://www.bkelec.com/HiFi/Sub_Woofers/P12300SB-PR.htmlThey seem r... | |
| "not about the $, its about what does it take to engineer a machine that becomes invisible Just buy stuff your ear likes. Pretty simple. | |
| what system musicians prefer? Do they care? If you can create/play music yourself, why care about silly boxes attempting at creating an illusion?All my musician friends could care less. Some appreciate the effort, but I get the feeling they're just being nice, and think audiophoolery is s... | |
| The birth of a new thread dedicated to sharing our newly-acquired "old" LP's. "Yeah, even a definition of could be a bone of contention.... How about pre bar code?"Translation-Yeah, even the definition can be....Touchscreen, thought process and fingers just don't synch properly.Is there a tweak for that? | |
| Diagonal Connection With Two Pairs Of Binding Posts At least this tweak is FREE!One of those-"if you think it works, then it does" Looks impressive enough to leave it as is, even though I can't hear a difference. Tried it years ago when I purchased Nordost cables/jumpers. My non audio friends appro... |