zaikesman
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| Speaker Cables I single-wire using spades, and replaced my Cardas Cross with Satori going from my VTL MB-185 200w tube mono's to my Thiel 2.2 3-way 8" floorstanders. The choice was pretty easy in my system, but I can't speak for the Cardas cables above Cross, th... | |
| c-j buffs: MV-55 vs. Premier 11a Update, inspired by Billimbriale bringing this thread to my attention again: I indeed moved to a larger room last summer and needed more power (boy, did I need more power!), and solved this by going to VTL MB-185 Signature monoblocks. These not on... | |
| How To Best Deal With Voltage Surges? As you probably know, those output figures you quote for the amps and subs don't represent their actual power draw from the wall AC, which will be much higher (but not always as high as the full-rated-output max draw listed on the chassis or in th... | |
| Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever What a pathetic damn thread. As if we don't all have eyes. I've always suspected that the fantasy angle is what was behind a lot of audiophiles' seeming obsession with female vocal music, and this stupid display tends to confirm it. But then again... | |
| Any SS class A experience to share? Though I don't feel I have personal experience with anything to recommend here, I do notice that many of the respondents seem to be focusing on the class-A request and the fact that Duddley uses tube power now to recommend 'tube-like' gear such as... | |
| How To Best Deal With Voltage Surges? Nice amps (and those fuses are $8 no matter where you get 'em) - there's a recent thread I've been on dealing in part with the EP unit; do a forum search. I think the rated draw the EP can handle is something like 1800 watts, and I've got to belie... | |
| Musical Fidelity A3 24 What R My Ears Telling Me? I have no personal experience with either of your units, but I for one am certainly willing to believe what you're hearing is the truth. The only fly in the ointment is that the other problems you detail would seem to make it questionable whether ... | |
| Questions about a new Ruby 2 cartridge So do you plan on running it at 47K or 1K? (Not that an audiophile isn't entitled to change his or her mind...) | |
| Power Line Pillow Y'know Sugar, I've had a couple of those "Audio Prism things" (QuietLines) in use for a few years now, but I was never convinced they made any difference that I could detect. After I moved last year, I just sort of reflexively reinstalled them whe... | |
| Reactions to HP's review of Antique Sound Lab amp? It's heartwarming to know that in this digital age, the power of the press is not dead yet...I hope for some folks' sake that this amp is as good as Mr. Pearson says it is (this month). | |
| Lovan: Stereophile recommended disappointment. As always, a gentleman and a scholar... :-) | |
| Questions about a new Ruby 2 cartridge I'll check out those references, Piedpiper. Everyone's got an opinion, but just because those guys are audio pro's isn't going to change what I hear. To me, the correct tracking force is the one that centers the coil in the gap perpendicular to th... | |
| Lovan: Stereophile recommended disappointment. kr4@nyu.edu, I posted before I saw you were on this thread...(but I know you can take it ;^) | |
| Help with noise Although you don't say what the problematic noise is like qualitatively (RFI? Gain device 'rush'? Induced hum? Grounding-related hum? Static-y? Same in both channels?), I'll assume with you that it's mostly some kind of induced noise because you c... | |
| Lovan: Stereophile recommended disappointment. Lovan has always struck me as masquerading mass-market stuff. But closeout or not, I should think the retailer could do something for you about such a disappointment, if you made enough noise about it (and I know you can!). As for the worth of the... |