westcoastaudiophile
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| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @soix enjoy your ears! pathetic unsubstantiated comments will not help you here at AG! | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @soix would love to see your blind test report results! | |
| Would you put the same 12AX7 tubes for both onboard phono and line amp of an integrated? OP: keeping both units periodically maintained, signals tested, is more important than matching similar tubes in all separates! After 100hr SS devices are stable in terms of performance for next 50000hrs, while tube stuff needs checkup for every ... | |
| I am sad @samureyex ..sorry to hear it! Is it the same amp you’ve used for speaker cable break-in experiments? | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) @russbutton agree on all points, but (some) vinyl records give me live music feel, which sterile digital does not have.. | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? "that a power cord needs to be of significant gauge to handle amplifier voltage drop” claiming as thicker than 100ft house wiring 3ft PC will tangibly affect sound is not justified! | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? @bzawa I would love to help you if you’d tell: 1) do you like your current SQ? 2): are all current power cables original? 3) does the wall outlet have significant IR drop, dimming light etc. when high current load is applied? vacuum cleaner turned... | |
| I’m considering upgrading my speakers internal wiring @bobbyloans "I have a beautiful pair for PBN M1!5 in a Black finish which I love and sound incredible" - .. what is the actual problem statement? | |
| Recommendation for phono stage Teac PE-505, comes in silver and beautiful black! Professional grade phono pre, same tech as more expensive Esoteric offers! | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @devinplombier +1 the best PC is no PC/IEC! House wiring and quality of power supplied to the house is the key! | |
| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. @toddcowles -since you loved Harbeth’s sound, get latest ones, and class A SS amp.. I would recommend to look at Accuphase pre-amp combo, class A amp such as 48/80 series if no problem with summer heat, P4500/4600/7500/.. series if power efficien... | |
| SL-1200 G Power cable "I have the GAE & a firm believer in cables” WOW! | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @aberyclark +1 Yep, fuse resistance is significant impactor of IR (voltage) drop in amp’s power supply. Major problem with amp’s internal power quality is power transformer/rectifier/capacitors, not PC! if outlet wiring exceeds 20ft length, PC... | |
| Best MC step up transformer If phono-pre (MM etc) isn’t good, there is no SUTon earth, which can help! I found Phasemation T500/T550 the best SUT for my MC carts, Including AT-ART7/PhasemationPP300 connected to Accuphase AD2850 Phono-pre. | |
| SL-1200 G Power cable "AudioQuest Thunder with the 1200g” what was the reason other than promoting third party cable? |