whart
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| Insuring your Audio Room? I changed my policy before I moved to increase the insurance on these items given that the equipment and records were going to be handled by movers (though I used specialty craters for the gear that didn’t have wooden shipping crates and packed th... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? I swore I wasn’t going to go down the rabbit hole-I have a main system with what are probably regarded as expensive cables. But I am still in the process of assembling a vintage system in another room, based on a pair of the original Quad ESLs tha... | |
| Best fuses for under $50? I recently got my Quad II amps restored. They appear to be quite early, from the era when the amps were made and used in mono, though I haven't verified what year. Through a stupid move on my part, one of the fuses cracked-(the fuse holders are or... | |
| power for mc452 and c2600 The other possibility at a this point is for the OP to obtain one or another of these units that he is asking about from a place like Music Direct or another vendor that provides a "no questions" return policy. He can then decide if there is any s... | |
| 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 ... |