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Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers
Wolfie62:the power bulbs thing is cute. Can’t imagine why you would think that would win your argument with anyone, however.  
Sell Me Your Women, Your Children, Your Vintage Turntable...
I have been using the VPI HW with a Sumiko arm since 1985. I went from the HW MK II to the MK IV in 2010. The cartridge is a Koetsu, Black at first, a Rosewood Signature since 2008, and an Onyx since 2012.theaudioatticvinylsundays.com 
Stratospheric audio gear prices
simpletheatre: I would not.  
So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
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So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
As a philosophical matter, I take issue with the word truth. I am of the POV that there is no such thing as knowing the truth. We can only know more of the truth. We can get “truthier”. It’s a never ending search. Audiophiliacs are what we call th... 
Cut lower frequency to help my bookshelf speakers
Trying to get good bass out of inefficient bookshelf speakers is like trying to ... oh, forget it.  MC is right: start with the problem presented by your listening space setup, and start from scratch with components designed in a way that addresse... 
Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound.
AtmasphereI have recordings with bass drums that don’t just shake walls, but knock things off the bookshelves. This sadly is not one of them. It’s disappointing because I love the composition, I have three recordings of it, and none are really sat... 
Speaker repair...is it easy?
I never try to do this, because of the voice coil gap tolerance. I leave it to the pros. Gabriel Sound in NJ does my Altec 604Cs. Price is reasonable. 
Bin dug noisy records. Does it diminish your enjoyment?
I don’t collect noisy LPs. I have a few. I don’t listen to them. Sometimes some LPs that I buy develop pops right away, even though they go straight back into their inner archival sleeve after playing. I’ve never understood why that is so. 
What’s the relationship between gain (dB) and power (watts)?
MC running a clinic here. Nice.  
Stratospheric audio gear prices
Hmmm. 350,000 is more than 30,000. Where did all the audio freaks go?  
Stratospheric audio gear prices
This industry needs someone with the same engineering and brand philosophy as the legendary David Hafler and Ed Laurent:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynaco :“Today, Dynaco is best remembered for its highly regarded vacuum tube stereo amplifier,... 
Stratospheric audio gear prices
simpletheater: I’m not gonna pay a lot for those cables! 😆 
Stratospheric audio gear prices
I posted this on the “Biggest audio hoaxes” thread. It seems appropriate to post it in response to your question here:———————-I don’t know that this qualifies as a hoax. But my anecdote says a lot about the current state of the audio industry. A f... 
Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound.
Atmasphere,Well, my cell phone finally is not correcting atmasphere. NYAL is based on the same design (that I have listened to and am familiar with), and many knew and worked with Mr Futterman. There is a direct lineage. Yes, it’s been stated that...