three_easy_payments
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| Power conditioner some say yes and some say no. This is a good interview with Nelson Pass on the topic, as he takes a practical view: https://www.stereophile.com/content/power-according-pass | |
| Do tubes matter beyond gain stage on preamp? All these comments indicating "everything matters" are correct but they are missing the essence of the OP's question I believe. He wants to know why many of the higher end preamp designs only use a pair of gain stage 6922's for instance while a m... | |
| McIntosh MC275 VI preamp tubes A vintage 12AX7 that's still a rock solid value is the GE black plate 3 mica 5751. Good examples can still be had around $100/pair. | |
| In house for review: AricAudio's Super 300B SET amplifier & Western Electric 300B tubes Keenly awaiting the review. Thanks for the head's up! | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers Hopefully MC can simply set the record straight and deny this is true. @millercarbon states: Its true. ;) There is ringing. Also no matter what happens the haters will see it only in the worst possible light. Definitely. Ugh. Ethics to hell. I des... | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers @audiopoint Millercarbon, this speaker ringing thing has me perplexed and word has it that you appear to be or are about to become a dealer or their new US representative for the English spring-based company This is quite an assertion and you’d b... | |
| Cartridge ISOLATION; What Say You? The compliance of a tonearm is what it is - even it's a Enterprise MkIV. It's a basic fact that high compliance cartridges work better in a low mass arm; medium compliance cartridges work best in a medium mass arm; and low compliance cartridges ... | |
| Cartridge ISOLATION; What Say You? There very well could be benefits to limiting vibrations through cartridge isolation. I’m not sure this should be categorically dismissed as snake oil. What I was reacting to incredulously is how MC believes that addressing these types of vibratio... | |
| Gold Note PH-1000 Best Phono Preamp? Titles that read "Best" anything? categorically get skipped by me. Why do people relentlessly try to assert a best? Such a tired topic.I'm sure the Gold Note is wonderful but why does anything have to be asserted as "best"? | |
| If Power Cords Don't Matter... I have found power cables make a difference more with some components than others. In the grand scheme of things, and with a fixed budget, I have found that money is best prioritized towards other aspects of your hifi system than power cords assu... | |
| Cartridge ISOLATION; What Say You? Everything vibrates. If the cartridge is rigidly attached to the head shell then this vibration travels through the head shell into the arm tube and so on, with the result the whole thing is vibrating. There are plenty of Peter Ledermann videos ... | |
| Power conditioner some say yes and some say no. Tube gear are the only components I seem to gain much improvement on when using power conditioners. While conditioners can greatly reduce the noise floor, particularly with SET amps, they often negatively impact the dynamics and soundstage from m... | |
| Shipping speakers Box them in their original packaging, and have them palletized, and shipped using a freight company. +1 - Years ago I had speakers damaged via FedEx despite being packed in original boxes etc. Since then I only ship via freight, strapped and s... | |
| Upgrade Time I’m getting amazing results for $5,500 in a 2nd system with some great, lightly used gear. Components and their used cost: Leben CS-300xs ($2,700) driving Forte III’s ($2,400) and being fed by an older Node2 ($400/new). For the money, or actually ... | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers I don’t believe that one product/solution has to be denigrated in order to support the other. +1 - Unfortunately that's not the way some folks on here decide to roll. It seems that someone always has to be right at the expense of others who ar... |