yesiam_a_pirate
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| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? Tony; I have a few observations that may help explain the nearly universal declining quality: 1) Finite Element Analysis. The quest to do as much as possible with as little as possible. Sounds like utopia but in reality "over-engineering" as we... | |
| Rant: PSA to builders, housewives, and general complaint There are few things I love more in winter than sitting on front of a mature wood fire with glowing coals, sipping a fine Bourbon and listening to my rig. There is something primal and magical about a wood fire and the deepest, warmest heat ther... | |
| Is low cost DAC worth it? A few assumptions first: 1) DACs are following Moors Law. Therefore; 2) Today's DAC will be tomorrows flip phone. 3) It is foolish to buy a high-cost DAC unless you have money to burn. ChiFi DACS are the best value in disposable tech for now... | |
| Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers? Like many here I enjoy Paul McGowan, Darko, Thomas & Stereo (despite the Chifi hype). Here's one that pisses most people here off: OCDHiFiGuy He's more than irritating and may be bipolar but he has said some really profound things that turn... | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? I think it depends on how low the balls are. If I list an item and get some insanely stupid offer I ignore it. If the offer is 1/2 my ask and the buyer gives some justification why his # is what it is (ie: "The Audiogon blue book says...." ) I'm... | |
| Puron Plug-In AC Power Conditioner; Impressions 😁 Please forgive my ignorance but..... 1) Should this be used in a dedicated line/receptacle only ? 2) I guess the Puron just shares a 2 plug receptacle with the other outlet having my amp plugged in? 3) You describe using 2 - so assuming the a... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? in 1967 I was 5 years old- Dad took an old portable radio and made it a PA box for me- 2 D cell batteries a carbon microphone from a telephone handset. My first rig! I was hooked. Soon after that I "took apart" desktop tube radios trying to make ... | |
| Help me choose an Audio Research preamp/line stage (Please?) Hi Ross; I wrote you what I thought was a thorough reply yesterday morning and Audiogon decided my shipping address was "unverified" even though I go to work there most days for years (!) I got them to manually "verify" me. Ugh! so.... I note th... | |
| Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Ruins the Song ‘Money’! Water's remake is a peculiar mix of an old rocker's creative re-expression and his religious views. "The Devil pats the briefcase that holds the Faustian pact" The pact is with Waters- and he pays homage to Cohen who also professed his Faustian Pa... | |
| Streamer+R2R dac+True balanced Class A preamp all-in-one? You are a little early to the party, but the idea of a CD, streamer, DAC and preamp all in one is the future of HiFi. Digital will get better and better while getting cheaper and cheaper. It will also get smaller and lighter. . For now you are l... | |
| The Snob Appeal Premium This has been a fun thread. Lots of valuable ideas too! The guys that took the time to consider the OP and the guys who spent some time to discuss DIY speakers- cheers to you! I enjoy seeing those of a certain *ahem* persuasion attack, disparage... | |
| DAC UPGRADE QUESTION It looks to me like Moors Law is in operation in the DAC/Streamer world. It appears that every 6 months or so the quality doubles and the process halve. My research led me to conclude that the best route is to get a DAC/Streamer/CD all-in-one. L... | |
| Audio Research amp repair in New Jersey/New York Speed; Nice amp! My ARC ate a screening resistor and ARC had an 8 month backlog. I called a local music store at the shopping mall and asked them who is the best tube amp fix it guy around these a parts. (guitar players who use tube amps know ... | |
| Amplifier considerations, PrmaLuna EVO 400 versus ARC Reference 160 S. Is ARC worth it? Two things: "not a fan of how the ARC amps are built with mounting the sockets for those big ass kT-150 onto the circuit board." This depends on the board's construction. The ARC board is thick and ridged. It feels industrial. ARC's weak link... | |
| The Snob Appeal Premium jji666 gets it. This system was designed and acquired in pieces on the cheap as a family room system at the beach house. It's not a listening room system. duh. It's amazing how reflexively people jump to "max offended status" rather than careful... |