tomcy6
Responses from tomcy6
| Is it all worth it? Older speakers can sound very good but I think that today’s speakers outperform them (sound better). Of course paying more or having more drivers or more exotic materials or design doesn’t guarantee better sound. It’s all in getting it right for y... | |
| Servers: Are we there yet? jrun, Let us know how your setup sounds after you've had some time to listen to it. | |
| Tube Rolling questions from a recent addict: I would only suggest that you not try fast A/B comparisons. Put your tubes in and listen for hours or days and then switch. Repeat until you decide which tubes sound best. If you can’t determine a difference, then you’re set with tubes for a good ... | |
| Beautiful tubes make beautiful music ..... Glad to hear you've found tube nirvana and taken the time to tell us about it. It was good of the people at Rogue to help you with your tube rolling and they deserve props for providing that assistance. Enjoy! | |
| Pass Labs XA.5 vs XA.8 I think that you're right, you're going to have to try the XA.8 in your own system. I think that the reviews I've read and my experience say that the .8 amps are a little more revealing and have better bass. The .5 amps are a little warmer. But... | |
| Vinyl sales Well, according to Nielsen, 11.9 million Lps were sold in 2015. That was up 29.8% over 2014, but 2014 was up 52% over 2013. Are Lp sales starting to level off? Time will tell.Cd sales in 2015 were 125.6 million and album downloads were 103.3 milli... | |
| Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ? If you have the time to keep up with the Audiogon, Audio Asylum (much less moderated) and the Steve Hoffman Music Forums (very highly moderated), then you have too much time on your hands.On the Hoffman site, albums, often including every differen... | |
| I think I've Just Seen Absolute Proof That Audiophiles Are Insanely Gullible A couple of points. People talking about audio components or the "best" version of a particular album are usually very clear that their choice is by far the best, no comparison.Secondly, I don’t think we need a statistically valid, new prescriptio... | |
| Can anyone offer advice about posting? If you go to the "Dashboard" page of your account and look at the left side of the page, you’ll see a link called "My Images." Click on this link and you will see a button near the top of the page that says "Upload New Image." Upload your images t... | |
| Least expensive solid stereo stand? Timbernation will build you whatever you want out of solid hardwoods as thick as you want them. It's not cheap but you may be able to get what you need for a reasonable price.In my experience with racks, you get what you pay for, but there may be... | |
| Tidal 60 day free trial theo1124, There’s a thread in the PC Audio forum about streaming classical music. | |
| broken ribbon dali Sounds like you need a designated DJ at your next party. There’s nothing better than thinking you’ve blown your speakers and finding out they just need a rest. Thanks for passing on your experience. | |
| Martin Logan Ethos speakers Well, it sounds like you’ve got them plugged into the power conditioner and the recommended distance from the front wall, so that’s good. I would only suggest that you try something to diffuse the first reflection off the sidewalls and the reflect... | |
| Martin Logan Ethos speakers I don't think plugging your speakers into the wall would be a problem as the electricity would only be used to charge the stators and run the bass amp. The musical signal comes from your amp. I would try them both ways to see if one way sounded... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in audio racks these days? I second Timbernation if you're looking for heavy solid woods like maple or walnut. I forget the guy's name but he's in PA and will build whatever you want. Lots of pictures on his website.His work is clean but it's not as fancy as the big $ r... |