thorman
Responses from thorman
| Good Advice Good advice,but always remember ,what sounds good to one may not sound good for all...We all have different priorities and we all tend to think we know whats best for all.Bottom line when really only know whats best for oneself.... | |
| Repairing braided speaker cable How about plain old electician tape? Its worked for electricians for many years! As long as it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb,I would think this would be fine. | |
| matching an older nakamichi amp with b&w speakers My thoughts are the older B&W Matrix series might be a better match for the Nak. Due to the Matrix series being a little more forgiving.They had a touch warmer more organic sound. | |
| Amp for harder music with lots of sounds. I'd consider bryston ( used or new ) . exc. all around amps with plenty of balls and a great guarantee...... | |
| How do I warm up my system? Throw some Vibrapods underneath your cd player tha'll help big time............... | |
| Best Source for Tubes give us all a tip on what your looking ( tube type -sound of tube your looking for etc. ) for and maybe we can up with something............ | |
| Best Source for Tubes Audiogon always has a good supply of used tubes.They are usually much cheeper than a dealer and many memebers have rolled tubes and have tubes up for sale. Just plug in tubes in search on this site and see what you come up with.If you choose to go... | |
| jolida jd 100 and rca command 5751 I've tried the EH 12ax7 you mentioned in my Thor T1000mk2 and found their were much too laid back and dark for me.I honestly can't find a better ( neutral ) 12ax7/5751 for my ( tried many ) system than the Svetlana 12ax7 ( winged C ). I have tried... | |
| jolida jd 100 and rca command 5751 Have to agree with Elevick,not all preamps like 5751 tubes. I tried a few my self due to all the hype I had read about the 5751 ( Joes' tube lore on audio asylum ).I tried the GE jg5751 Black plates and the RCA 5751 b/plates and found them to mask... | |
| Soliloquy 6.2i vs VS vr4jr , Zu Druid & Usher 6371 Sound to me like a perfect fit would be a Merlin. I would asuume these should work perfectly in the room size you list.I realize you have other speaker interests,but figure i'd throwin the Merlin anyway.... | |
| Mapleshade Speaker Cables Check the return policy.May still be able to send back if they don't work out! | |
| Jazz at the pawnshop A lot of nice stuff on Maxjazz.com different categories and can sample online. Great attention to recordings.... | |
| speaker cable static sound Not sure if you have tubes or not but could be a leaky or bad tube . I would (as mentioned) try flipping your speaker wires. If that doesn't work ,remove your speaker wires and try some cheapo lamp cord and see if the noise continues.My guess is i... | |
| VPI Cleaning Machine No its ready to go ! Fluid brush and directions. Pretty much plug and play.Just need to learn the right technique. That only takes a few tries.Does a great job,a touch noisy but other than that a great investment.You,ll be amaized who much better ... | |
| Odd dimension audio rack? go to Timbernation and have one made to your specs! |