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| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh What's your source? | |
| Tonearm cable cost no object First, the original isn't too bad, is it? I use a Graham Engineering cable. | |
| Tube failure -- what would happen in worst case? Auto bias circuits can also fail. | |
| Tube failure -- what would happen in worst case? I think low signal tubes such as found in preamps and phono stages are probably okay.Power tubes are a somewhat different story. One failure mode is where the getter material which helps maintain the vacuum inside the tube gets used up. Then, the ... | |
| Anybody own or hear the Wavestream linestage? I have a complete Wavestream system. Phonoamp, linestage and V8 power amplifier. They stand with the best. Now, Brian has come up with a set of prototype stereo speakers. 400 pounds each, and very impressive but not available yet. | |
| For Past & Present Sonus Faber Stradivari Owners Well, since no one else has replied I will although not directly to the point. I heard the Strad's driven by a pair of Air Tight ATM-211 SET monoblocks with 22 wpc. One of the best systems I have heard. Plenty of precise, yet full, rich bass.I als... | |
| Where can I get Eldar's re-imagination on Vinyl You can get it here:[url]http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=SUNLP222[/url] | |
| The definitive "Time Out" Release Yep. Classic Records got the 45rpm reissue right. | |
| The everyday use of a tube amp There must be an optimal answer to this question of leaving tubes on or off but I have never been confident I have found it. In the hay day of tubes the largest numbers were used for digital applications which are less sensitive to noise than are ... | |
| Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it. Comparing seedee's to vinyl...Vinyl has such a greater frequency response than redbook that it is really an unfair comparison.Since the emergence of SACD and DVD-A the gap has closed so recently-recorded music using these new digital formats has a... | |
| Wadia 581i using as a pre any good I have a Wadia 861xi. My experience is the same as yours: it looses coherence without a very good pre to match it with the rest of the system. | |
| Can a direct CD to amp connection degrade sound? Yep. Sometimes you can get luck and have a good impedance match. But generally, a good line stage is needed to achieve good sound. | |
| Can we fit Dunlavy SC-VI in a samller room? Sadly, Rives is right. I have the SC-IVa's in a 17'x30'x10' room placed on the long wall. Even for the IVa's it is recommended to be a least 10' from the speaker before all the frequencies (of the direct sound) come together spatially. My experien... | |
| Interconnect - Does short length hinder sound? For analog I have never heard any difference in the audio sound for interconnect lengths less than 3m (which is all I've experienced in a controlled setting). It is conceivable that there are circumstances where 60Hz or RF pickup is a problem and ... | |
| What format are most people using, and why? I have a question: How does one make "the perfect rip" and how does one know?Well, okay, maybe that's two questions. Anyway, I have been using EAC and AccuRip to rip seedees to WAV and then immediately to FLAC (erasing the intermediate WAV file). ... |