tablejockey
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| Can you touch the tubes? Delay wins the internet. Most knowledgeable response in Agon history. WPOD! | |
| Can you touch the tubes? You’re pushing/pulling those tubes in/out of their socket-that’s done by the base of the tube. Vacuum tubes powered WWI/WWII. There wasn’t concern for MIC white gloves and heeding goofy audiophool "rules". Touch the glass if you must- no one is ... | |
| Warm Up Time/Cost of Operation Hi end audio cost of ownership-spike in the electricity bill. Make sure you're on the appropriate billing plan with the energy company, based on your usage. Their may an opportunity to save something. I get a little break from medical equipme... | |
| Pictures at an Exhibition You know it's all about the conductor getting the orchestra inline. 2 period LP's that sound great because of conductors and recording- | |
| Yes, another audiophile at a crossroads story and request for advice " Should i chunk the integrated and Perspectives and invest in a top notch set of headphones (like the Focal Clear MG) and dedicated headphone amp? " Your PL HP has a headphone output. I use one too | |
| Step Up transformer " I’ll never need to upgrade. " If it's a different presentation you're curious about, then a vacuum tube unit is what must hear in your setup. The "better" models seem to sound more "organic" than an equivalent SS unit-IMO. | |
| Acoustically Treating a Bomb Shelter Whatever combination of diffusion/damping needed; I'd look for damping panels that are disguised as windows with an outdoor view- the thought of the room gives me anxiety! I have no idea if a product like that exists, but that would be my vision... | |
| Mystere ia21 a good integrated ? "What others at that price point?" yogiboy- It's a 12 year old amp. Compare it with the $3K tube amps of that time. Some of the features-pentode output(most are ultralinear/triode) stepped volume and the build detail make it stand out. The OP ... | |
| Mystere ia21 a good integrated ? yogiboy-? What are you asking? | |
| Mystere ia21 a good integrated ? It's a nice amp. Maybe more "tubey" sounding and quality build comparing others in the price point. Speaker choice as with most, is paramount. Trust your ears. | |
| Is Van den Hul Frog Gold a good choice for my rig? " I really love with highish end used/open box parts bought because my tastes are Waygu, while my budget is nice brisket." Great analogy. ""What would you recommend over the Parasound JC3+?" Definitely a nice SS unit. A tube phonostage will giv... | |
| Heavy Vinyl "Second Winter' was on 2 LP's - one side of one LP was blank." larsman- Yeah, my original post didn't come out as it should have-"not exactly the same but that would be Second Winter." Half the time I'm posting, it's from my phone while standin... | |
| Heavy Vinyl "have to find that one" Killer Dylan cover-Highway 61 Revisited | |
| Heavy Vinyl "Did you ever hear the 3 sided album on one LP?' That would have been Johnny Winter-2nd Winter | |
| Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression "His Own System... it was a $200.00 Best Buy TT and wireless speakers...AHHHH WHATT?" ticat- The majority of new "vinyl" is likely being consumed by non audiophools with similar equipment. My neighborhood store owner tells me that his Millennia... |