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| Audiohifistore.com is a SCAM The Isle of Man does seem like an odd location to stockpile 1M in high end audio gear. thanks for the heads up. | |
| Do Audio Hobbyists Commonly Fail to Fully Utilize Their Systems? Room acoustics can be tough. I have spent a fair amount of time and $ battling my room. I fall into the category of placement that works "visually or fit architecturally" to a certain extent. The room needs to be functional for both me and my frie... | |
| Do Audio Hobbyists Commonly Fail to Fully Utilize Their Systems? I wouldn't say I misuse my equipment but at times it would probably qualify as underused. Particularly in the warmer months when I spend more time outdoors. I am constantly tweaking things though. I adjust the sub from time to time and if the spea... | |
| Phono stage for second system I went back and forth on a phono stage upgrade for over a year. Sutherland and the Goldnote ph10 were high on the list and one box solutions. I could do two boxes and just got the Modwright PH9.0 x. Still breaking it in but amazing right out of th... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0 Tubed Phono Stage I just added the PH 9X and while the stock tubes may not have the lush tube sound that you can get with other phono stages, I don’t feel I am lacking anything. It is a massive upgrade in regards to soundstage, Background and detail. The nice thing... | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... It is interesting to me how every commercial has a silver faced 70's era receiver, turntable and speakers in the background. It's considered cool I guess but for looks more than real function. I have a collection of older equipment from the 70's t... | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... Restaurants are absolutely packed where I live. It amazes me how much people spend eating out and on bar tabs these days. I couldn’t do that when I was their age unless I wanted to be a slave to the CC companies. IMO, below is the number one reas... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Forgot to address the " do I mention my system question". I don't really talk about mine in detail unless asked. I'll mention it in conversation and invite someone to listen if they are interested. Unless they want to know details, I keep it there. | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Interesting question. Any comment I would make would be heavily influenced by a few things. 1) do they like the system? If so then I would be complimentary. If they like it then that is all that matters. Peoples ears and listening habits are diffe... | |
| 6SN7GT VT231 TUBES One of the best things about the 6sn7 tubes other than they sound great is there are still a ton available and many at reasonable prices. I use them in a Modwright LS 100 preamp. I didn't go all in on the Tung Sol round plates that go for such hig... | |
| 6SN7GT VT231 TUBES Thomas, I've read through your 6sn7 tube shootout many times. It's a great guide and has helped a lot in my selection. Any particular 6f8g tubes that you prefer? Thanks, Mark | |
| 6SN7GT VT231 TUBES I'm using the Sylvania 6sn7 gtb tubes right now and love them. I actually bought several sets just to have backup. I also have a few sets of the Raytheon and Tung Sol 6sn7gt (not the oval mica). I think they are really close but slightly prefer th... | |
| Roon and Sonos I spent 2 hours on the phone with Sonos Support last night. The problem is the Connect which was purchased in 2017. It is now considered a legacy product. These product cannot accept many of the updates in the S2 app and actually prevent newer pro... | |
| Roon and Sonos The connect that I have is the oldest piece. I am having issues with it and the amp which is less than a year old. I don't use the port, arc and sub quite as much (for music at least) so I need to check them. Maybe they don't interact well and th... | |
| Roon and Sonos I'll be following this thread. I don't use Roon but have considered it since the Sonos app update. I am pretty deep into the Sonos platform for casual or background listening. I have a connect, amp, port, arc and sub. The app has major issues. Vol... |