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| EveAnna has sold her biz The nice thing about all tube stuff is that it can be fixed by somebody who knows what they are doing; the problem is the shortage of tubes (no small problem). I met David years ago; Eva I dealt with a little when the Steelhead was reviewed on 6... | |
| Vietnam era stereo reference I think the military contracted for cheap household goods shipments back to the States; I seem to recall that some servicemen brought sports cars back after WWII as well through a cut rate deal via the military. | |
| Attention Horn Owners I think you’ve gotten some good input, @earthbound and have not heard the Volti, agree that the bass on the Duo (at least my era, perhaps later too) was difficult, and was only solved by adding 15" subs with the system in a different, larger room ... | |
| Attention Horn Owners You really need to get some seat time and not just a quick demo- listen to a variety of material. I made the transition from decades of electrostats to a horn type (Avantgarde) in around 2006. Very revealing of what's up-chain, not just noise, gro... | |
| Vietnam era stereo reference The brands you mention were very commonly available to US service personnel during the Vietnam war. I assume they were sold through the PX, but when I met people who had been over there, it was pretty usual that they had systems with those brands.... | |
| New electrical wiring specifications @llg98ljk: "All else aside, make sure it's all done to code." @devinplombier:" "Honestly y'all oughta leave electricity to electricians" @puptent: "If I was going to spend the money, I would seek out Electricians that specialize in audiophile... | |
| I2S Recommendation I tried a very short 6" long I2S (HDMI plug) cable- no name and bought the DH Labs 2.1- the extra length of the DH Labs certainly didn’t make it worse- 1/2 meter. The question is will your DAC work (or is the I2S input user configurable) with wh... | |
| New electrical wiring specifications I have done several rooms in different houses over the years- 10 gauge from the local sub panel, 20 amp receptacles. The receptacles can be a subject of debate- there are some pretty spendy ones that use different coatings on the contacts- the Por... | |
| Vinyl that is impossible to find I have been buying obscure (and sometimes very desirable) records for years. Short of the FMU show in NY and one year at the Austin record show (still have not made it to the famous show in the Netherlands), almost never find this stuff in record ... | |
| whatsbestforum - what's going on I was fairly active on a lot of different audio fora in the past, but cut down my participation over time- not because I thought any one forum was bad or that it was administered unfairly but simply because I had only so much time and use the fora... | |
| Why not the piano as a reference for bass I find piano recordings to be largely unrealistic- either too closely mic’d or a portrait in miniature but often lacking the gravitas of a big concert grand. I’ve had some large concert sized grands in homes- there is a growl to the lower bass tha... | |
| Shipping advice for Esoteric When I shipped my C.E.C. transport to Audio Union in the States for a check-up, I had it double-boxed in the factory packing. I took it to the local UPS store, and when I told them what I wanted it insured for, they said the only way they'd cover ... | |
| How competitive are you with your system? Competitive? No. Instructive as a learning experience? Absolutely. I learned to listen critically having the original Quad Loudspeaker beginning in 1974 and experimented with augmenting it with ribbon tweeters and a subwoofer. Although that made f... | |
| Don't try to fix these electrical prolbems with a conditioner! I'm a big advocate for doing a power audit of a single family residence starting at the meter (which the power company will pull so you can see if there is any corrosion at the contact points) and having the feed traced to the main service panel w... | |
| What exactly is critical listening? Who does it? There are different types of "critical listening" for different purposes. In audiophile land, I think it is often meant to describe listening for shortcomings in the presentation of a system or given component. But it can also involve listening to... |