tonywinsc
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| Want help on what speakers cables to try. Try my Audioquest Clear Hyperlitz Cables that I have listed for sale here on Audiogon. They are a hybrid of silver and copper conductors. | |
| Wattage 4 or 8 ohms? The reason to have a more powerful amplifier is not to play the music louder, but to play the music more accurately. The soundstage "opens up" because the peaks can get louder while the valleys stay quieter. The music also sounds more real because... | |
| Wattage 4 or 8 ohms? I drive my Thiel CS6's with a Pass Labs X350. I has a power rating at 4 ohms impedance of 700 w/ch. My speakers have a listed max power rating of 500 watts, but when talking to the manufacturer, they were ok with that.It's all about quality and qu... | |
| Is dirty power the culprit? Maybe leave your system on for several days and see if you still experience the variation- especially if you have tubes in your system. I hate to use the "C" word, but capacitors are strange little critters. A buddy of mine back in the 80's told m... | |
| Has anyone ever cried listening to your system I agree about technical music not being emotional. I go to concerts/recitals at my son's university and enjoy these sessions. But I find that while the technical pieces show off the skill and talent of the performers, to me it is boring.Everyone p... | |
| Best "dark side of the moon" I bought my MFSL copy new in early 1981. It is the 1981 release on Super Vinyl, pressed in Japan. But the Side A and B read MFSL 1-017-A2 and MFSL 1-017-B2, no dash nos. after the A2/B2. So what does H213+++, H215, etc. mean?btw- this copy has alw... | |
| What components are manufactured in the U.S.A.? Made in America is a very complex issue- especially with NAFTA. Ironically, the transplant Auto makers seem more concerned with keeping North America content while the domestics are more concerned about cost.Even booking a hotel room has been outs... | |
| You're probably listening too loud I'd say it is listening to the music and concentrating on the notes, words, details, expressions and the sound stage. It's what I started doing years ago to relieve stress after a hard day at the office. It gets my mind off of work. It is concentr... | |
| You're probably listening too loud This was good advice. This morning I had the house to myself and the system warmed up. No background noise at all- even the cat was asleep. My ears were fresh from a good nights sleep. I started with the volume several clicks below my normal level... | |
| Linn LP-12 still competitive with the very best? I have a large room- 24 feet across so lots of room on each side of my speakers. When listening to CD's the sound stage rarely goes beyond the speakers, I think I have just one or two CD's that extend a little bit beyond. But when I play records o... | |
| Linn LP-12 still competitive with the very best? Personally, I could never get past the looks of the Linn. It just isn't sexy looking to me. To hear that they are in the $10k range now is amazing to me. I could never bring myself to spend that on a Linn. I'm all about sound but looks count too i... | |
| life expectancy of a cdp? So we should continue filling landfills with our outdated toys in order to continually propagate the development cycle?Our economy seems to be based on:1. Filling landfills with the old so everyone will run out to the store and buy the latest gadg... | |
| life expectancy of a cdp? Here's the management design cycle of a product:1. Manager starts new project and pushes engineers to develop the product on time and on budget.2. Manager transfers to a new project before the testing is completed which will require redesigns and ... | |
| Audio Research Ref: CD8 Then why the bank of electrolytic capacitors next to the big tube? | |
| Audio Research Ref: CD8 Nice pix of the inside of the player. But I'm compelled to say that I am a bit underwhelmed at the layout of the PCB inside the CD8. I know that sound is the ultimate goal and I don't mean to dis your nice player. It's just that the tube analog se... |