tonykay
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| Corner loading/left louder ? arcticdeth,I have the same phenomenon due to speaker placement, and it bothered me. Take gdnrbob’s advice and do what I do; simply adjust the balance. Fortunately, my tube preamp allows me to adjust the volume for each channel plus a L+R main volu... | |
| Conrad Johnson Repair Issues So, you're now being asked to pay for repairs to a unit that cannot be repaired due to structural damage? Clearly, the damage occurred after it arrived at CJ, and likely after it was repaired initially and was being staged for shipment. As swampwa... | |
| Headphone or Rig? The Stax phones, with a tubed Stax driver unit, are fine for now but I can see a Blue Hawaii setup, or Woo Audio WES, in my future. The problem, of course, is that they never come up for sale on the used market. Even if they did, they would sell i... | |
| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature Dylan lyrics probably are not for everyone, as has been made clear by this thread. Seeing so many posters rag on Dylan just confirms my belief that there are more horses' butts in this world than horses. | |
| Headphone or Rig? IMO, it would be headphones. As a Stax owner (009's), I'm probably spoiled. My main system is fine, but I've had to make compromises on speaker placement (like many others, I'm sure). The detail you hear through quality headphones, with tube elec... | |
| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature Dylan music takes up the biggest shelf in my music collection. 50+ years, and still touring (at 75). Overdue, but well deserved. Congratulations! | |
| Favorite guitar players not named...... Jorma Kaukonen, and Gordon Lightfoot. | |
| Your first component that was "special" My first "special component" would have to be Stax Lambda Pro headphones from 25 years ago. I still have them, but I have since upgraded to the Stax 009's. | |
| Viva, no longer a fan John,I get your point that Viva is not servicing products unless they were purchased from authorized Viva dealers. I'm not surprised, as other European manufacturers have done the same. So, it's shameful but not surprising. I read your post a few ... | |
| High Quality Universal Player?? I have used my Oppo 105D for a couple of years now. In addition to the audiophile-quality sound, it loads almost as soon as you insert the disc. I have found that many universal players, particularly Blu-ray players, are notoriously slow (and I me... | |
| Thiel 7.2 or Revel Studios "Revel is junk compared to Thiel."Now, wasn't that a stupid thing to say! | |
| Are there headphones that image in front of you rather than in your head? tbg,While you're at RMAF, listen to the Stax headphones through Blue Hawaii or Woo Audio WES headphone amplifiers. You will be amazed, and I think the question of whether the drivers are in front or on the sides will seem less important. Just my o... | |
| Soundtracks that you listen all the way through and it's all great. The Cat Stevens soundtrack from "Harold and Maude." If only they had made one. Most songs are available on "Greatest Hits," and of course, on the boxed set. I really liked "If You Want To Sing Out...Sing Out." | |
| speaker and interconnects, how nice do I need In any case, buy used cables here or on some other website. Cables are like new cars. Their value drops dramatically once they are used. | |
| What is going on? No-one buys good stuff priced right. minorl,The experience I described in my post doesn't really fit your scenario. The price being asked seemed reasonable, and I was willing to buy. I just wanted to be sure that the piece wasn't damaged in some way as the price seemed very reasonabl... |