yoyoyaya
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| F-XLR to M-RCA recommendations @OP - there is zero point in using balanced connectors unless the connection is balanced to balanced. Balanced circuits are designed to cancel common mode noise, but to do this they only work if the source and receiving component have balanced inp... | |
| Moving to separates @OP. If you are not interested in two channel audio, I would leave things as is. Congratulations on your room treatment. You are losing some of the benefit of it by having furniture covered in reflective materials and also the very large table bet... | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) @mambacfa Vinyl is not a "true" analogue" to the extent that this connotes superiority. A vinyl record goes through a number of subtractive steps before it gets to the end consumer and, consequently, is a long way from the "true" sound of the mas... | |
| Help needed to make system better, please @OP, I previously owned a Sim Moon P5/W5. I kept preamp for over ten years, but changed the power amp more quickly as it had more of the slightly dry sterile sound you mention. As regards Pass, you need to give them a bit of time to adjust to the... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? Historically - Rega - because Roy Gandy democratised high quality sound. Roksan - because they broke through the veil of Linn's propaganda and paved the way for the diversity of turntables that don't use springs. Technics - because they showed ... | |
| Guidance on cartridge options or new table @OP - the Safir arm is extremely expensive. You should upgrade your turntable first before considering the arm - or at least consider both together in the context of your overall budget for turntable arm and cartridge. Along with the other brands/... | |
| Why do tube amps often subjectively sound more powerful than SS ? Generalised distinctions between tube and solid state amplifiers are meaningless - it totally depends on the particular amps being compared. | |
| Recommendation for phono stage +1 Parasound JC 3+ | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? If the drive units have non foam surrounds, twenty years plus. Beyond that, some crossover components might need refurbishment. That's assuming the speakers are driven within normal parameters - not used as PA for parties. That's for moving coil ... | |
| Which end is which? Did we not go over this whole cable directionality thing ad nauseam in another recent thread? | |
| Unipivot tone arms The new Clearaudio magnetically stabilised unipivot provides the best aspects of unipivot and dual axis bearing arms - fabulous arm. | |
| Who has kids that are in a band or have been? @OP Very true. In the music biz there's a lot of truth in the saying "it's not what you know, it's who you know". | |
| Who has kids that are in a band or have been? Good commercial pop song. The drummer playing open handed puts him into a fairly select group. The ability to make money out of original music is in inverse proportion to its democratisation and, unfortunately that's only going to get worse with ... | |
| Best Classical Labels for Sound I've always found Philips and Decca's 1970s recordings to be good. | |
| 300 Watt Tube Monoblocks Get a pair of Class A transistor amps. With the poor quality of modern power tubes, chasing failures in 16 or so tubes is a sure recipe for misery. |