whart
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| power for mc452 and c2600 I have a number of thoughts for the OP:I have not heard a power conditioner on an amp that i liked, compared to going straight in. (I haven’t heard the Audience, which seems to have very strong support from high end community, but don’t know if th... | |
| Preamp 6922 tube help Lounge- are you Morinix over on the Hoffman forum? If so, nice to see you here. | |
| A vote for the little guy suppliers I don’t know if these qualify as "little guys" because their gear is well known, but they are essentially one man operations: Lamm; Allnic.I’ll also throw a vote to Franc Kuzma, despite the fact that he runs what is now a substantial operation- he... | |
| Preamp 6922 tube help I haven’t rolled 6dj8 equivalents in a long while, but I preferred to Tele to the Siemens, even though the Siemens was probably the more linear tube, the Tele sounded more 3d in the mids. I suspect it was the character of the circuit. I think the ... | |
| Audio repair in Houston Texas area? @dlcockrum --Albert is one of my favorite people. We've been talking and more for some years, but have yet to meet in person. Soon. | |
| Audio repair in Houston Texas area? Thanks, @tooblue. We've been coming here for winter-spring on and off over the last 4 or 5 years, but finally relocated in February. I love it here, people are great, lot's to do (in Austin) and I feel like I'm home if you know what I mean. (I was... | |
| Audio repair in Houston Texas area? Having recently moved to Texas (and loving it), I was surprised at how thin audio is on the ground here. Even in the road equipment area, it seems more retail, a la Guitar Center, or equipment rental than old repair facilities. High end stuff- eve... | |
| Samsung smart TV Do you have a freestanding Amazon Fire box? I have a newish Samsung TV and didn't bother to activate the 'smart' features. I just use it as a monitor. The Fire (separate box) goes into an input on my A/V pre-pro and that connects to the TV. I thin... | |
| Turntable and Rack vibration control I may be wrong, but @pani is trying to walk a fine line here- too much cushion and he loses the immediacy that these tables are known for (and the reason he presumably switched from the Platine Verdier, which is highly regarded table). I can’t rea... | |
| Turntable and Rack vibration control @pani - it may not be a complete solution, but reinforcing a wooden floor can help. @atmasphere - are you on concrete below the rack or the flooring? | |
| Would anyone like a tube hour counter for amps that don't have this function ? @folkfreak -folk (or freak)-- that's some low hours for a 6H30 to fail. Are these tubes supplied by ARC or a third party?I use that tube in my line stage and sourced real Reflektor DRs--after several years of moderate use, I send the unit back to ... | |
| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy Blindjim- I think the choice of cable is system dependent. Ideally, the cables should be neutral, as should the components, but the reality, in my experience, is that different components sound different, and when combined with other components - ... | |
| Flat vinyl records... Please chip-in to insite! I have used the Vinyl Flat and have the Furutech (made by Orb). When I first got the Furu, I figured- go the limit 2.5 hours of heat- it did flatten some badly warped records, but caused other problems to crop up. I now adjust the heat duration to... | |
| Dedicated Line Noise Filter? @lowrider57 - @cleeds has it right- all "dedicated" means for our purposes is that the circuit isn’t being shared by other appliances, switches, lighting, etc. It reduces, but does not in my experience, eliminate, noise from other parts of the ele... | |
| Would "Sgt. Pepper's" be a better album if..... @austinbob - thanks for mentioning Twelve Dreams. One of my favorites from the time of its release. I assume with your name, you are in Austin?We just bought a period house here, and the chandelier in the entry way was a gift to the house from Ma... |