tonywinsc
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| knoxville Hi,Anyone in a 50-60 mile radius of Greeneville? | |
| Thiel 3.7 vs Wilson Sasha Actuary- believe your own ears because that is what really matters. My personal experience with both Thiel and Wilson speakers (and this goes back to the 90s) is that neither impressed me that much in Audio showrooms. I heard both brands in more t... | |
| SS or Tube Amp for Sawdust Environment? Stay with SS. Tube gear has high voltages making it a hazard in dusty/wet environments. The other option is to box it in with filtered, forced air ventilation. | |
| pass lab owners: can i afford one? My Pass X350 pulls about 0.5kW at idle. We pay $0.09/kWh here, so about 4.5cents/hour to use. Our big screen, LCD TV consumes 0.25kW. (big TVs are power hogs) My wife has the TV on all day long, so it costs me much more to operate than my amp. I d... | |
| Denon 103r ???? I am amused reading this post. 80% of what was written was emotional nonsense. Has anyone participating in this post actually designed and built phono cartridges? I doubt it. A novice in this hobby reading this post would likely think he would nee... | |
| Speaker cabinet made of real wood The density of the cabinet walls is key to minimizing vibrations of the speaker cabinet. Cabinet vibrations causes distortion. Crank it up and let your fingertips lightly touch the speaker cabinet. Feel any vibration? If the front walls are comple... | |
| What is Musicality? I used the word bored for lack of a better term. I do not mean it in a negative sense. I would venture to say that most of us in this hobby are highly motivated, driven to excel. This hobby, a mixture of electronics and music is a way to express o... | |
| What is Musicality? I know I enjoy the music more through a better sounding system. That's why we are here. The rest of the world doesn't care. Perhaps the live music experience is more preferred by others. I enjoy both, but I enjoy listening at home more. | |
| What is Musicality? Music appreciation and the audiophile are mutually exclusive. Aquiring the electronics and building a sound system to reproduce sound is a materialistic hobby. Sure the basis for an audiophile is the love of music but when many of us have stereos ... | |
| What is Musicality? An audio buddy once said to me long ago that someone with a large record (music) collection that overshadows his system is someone into the music. Someone with a stereo system that overshadows their music collection is into the electronics. His re... | |
| Looking for the Honda S2000 of turntables The music begins with the cartridge/TT/tonarm and ends with the speakers. Both are electromechanical interface devices. Finding harmony between the beginning and end is the path to a satisfying TT/arm/cartridge combination. The TT must compliment ... | |
| What exactly does "Hospital Grade" mean? Switching to a duplex outlet without nickel plating on the internal brass components is not a bad thing. Using some contact cleaner with it is even better. My house, which is only a few years old has the newer, designer outlets and switches. These... | |
| amplifier power consumption Are you sure the buzzing is not due to a ground loop issue? The way to check it is with a ground isolator plug adapter (isolates the third prong). Your condo electrical system may not be wired or grounded properly. | |
| Cartridge for SOTA SAPH/SME3009II ? I have a Sota/SME arm combo. I have had it for many years now and tried a handful of cartridges. My top two favorites is BenzMicro Glider and Koetsu Black. My Koetsu died last fall, so I decided to try the Denon DL103R to see if this giant killer ... | |
| How important is ext. adj. for cartridge loading I have the ARC SP-15. It has front panel switchable impedance loading. It is a nice convenience having it there, but the only time I turn that knob is when I change cartridges. Once the cartridge loading is dialed in, no need to change it. I fiddl... |