whart
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| Are HT speakers best for primary audio listening or not? @blindjim-- I think you have to be more specific about the speaker, amplifier(s) and your room. For some years, I ran a large home theatre, using some big Snells in a D’Appolito configuration, with multiple basic amps from ARC. At the time, I was ... | |
| Do classical CDs made from early analog tapes sound better on your system than new CDs? I’m in it now, only b/c many of the records I’m chasing are crazy money- thousands of dollars in some cases. Not only do I not want to spend that kind of money on a single record-- i’m a retired pensioner living on my investments- but do you reall... | |
| high frequency intermittent noise @james1969 - no, I was not. I was thinking of that braided stuff that is sold by electronic parts wholesalers or specialty suppliers, like the guy that sells the Duelund? cable that in certain cases needs shielding.I reserve tin foil for hat linin... | |
| high frequency intermittent noise Before you get all spendy on fancy audiophile cables* is there some pro level shielding material that you can buy to wrap the cables? I know that the shields typically go to ground on one end, but I gotta believe there’s a cheaper DIY way to see ... | |
| Do classical CDs made from early analog tapes sound better on your system than new CDs? I’m really just starting to take CDs seriously, and have found a similar quality on some early prog/psych obscurities. Where the CD was mastered from tape--they let the tapes (or safeties) out in the early days. In a couple instances that I can th... | |
| high frequency intermittent noise @james1969 - alas, another quiet oasis in NYC gone to hell. This thread is fascinating to me for the deductive work- i know suffering the noise sucks--we've probably all had our share of imponderable issues at times- but i'm learning as i read thi... | |
| high frequency intermittent noise @kosst_amojan- is it possible that the building itself is set up with these devices you identified? (They seem to act like repeaters, to increase strength within buildings). Unless a neighbor set one up to improve his/her cell reception, as @jea48... | |
| How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ? @inna- I do my shopping from my home- known vendors that are reliable, and some I discover along the way. Tubemonger, who I hadn’t dealt with before had never used Genelex EF86 driver tubes (used in the old Quad mono amps) that were flying lead an... | |
| How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ? They aren't going to get cheaper, but I'm not sure you should base your buying decision on the cost of the tubes. And agree, it is harder to find some tubes now than it was even 5 years ago. Most of those small tubes last a long time, but if they ... | |
| THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS I liked @dc_bruce’s posting on the substance. I know some of you like to swap or upgrade the phono cable, but for the most part, i’ve used hard wired tone arm leads, no junction box. I appreciate the benefits of balanced connections generally, but... | |
| Joule Electra preamp and Aragon 4004 mkII I had a Joule LA 150 mk II in my system for a summer while awaiting repair of my main system line stage. I seem to remember that there were jumpers inside the cabinet that could change the output impedance of the line stage, but without an owner's... | |
| THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS Actually, most extremely wealthy people i know are quite smart- i'm not talking about the wealth that buys a fancy house, car, vacation, and the other trappings of "success" ala the professional class. It's the kind of money that gets passed down ... | |
| New York HiFi Show: Tubes and Turntables @audiotroy Dave, leaving aside the costs and challenges of the typical hotel show, the niche nature of quality audio has long been an issue--the people who attend are typically people already engaged; the difficulty of introducing "normal citizens... | |
| New York HiFi Show: Tubes and Turntables It seems that a city like NY, which still has quite a few dealers in Manhattan, could do a traveling show among the various dealers- call it NY Audio Day. The dealers batten down the hatches, set up a couple systems, one primo, one reasonably pric... | |
| David Crosby If Only I Could Remember My Name Long a well known sonic treat- I think it was on the old HP list. |