zaikesman
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| She's on to me Methinks it wasn't the new gear you were trying to 'hide' from your better half, but the fact that you were sereptitiously burning-in cables and an amp. Assuming your non-audiophile wife is as intelligent as you imply (after all, she apparently re... | |
| How do the Electro Harmonix 6sn7's sound? For an inexpensive new 6SN7, I obtained superior results (in the same amp Arthur mentions above) with the Chinese "Ruby" version (Shuguang factory I believe) than the Russian Sovtek (Reflektor factory, same as EH, though I don't know if or how the... | |
| Thiels or Von Schweikerts I guess you mean SLI 80? (There is no SP81 AFAIK.) I used to power my Thiel 2.2's with a 45w tube amp, and that actually worked quite well compared with the 70w-100w mid-fi SS amps I'd had before. But the combination was only suitable for a small ... | |
| Thiels or Von Schweikerts Yes, as I posted on 8/6, demanding and revealing speakers are going to show 'mid-fi' amps like Adcom in a somewhat less than flattering light. But that's mostly in comparison with something better, and if I were Rustler, I wouldn't for a minute le... | |
| Ayre C 5xe Universal vs. Cary 306 SACD Any opinions from experience on the 306 used as a decoder for external digital feeds? And does this machine have a true balanced analog architecture to go with its XLR outputs? | |
| Absolutely worst LP that you own & enjoy? "Everybody has one: An LP that is just not considered an audiophile piece but when everyone else has left put on and enjoys with a tingle in their toe."One? ONE?? Dude, you've just described the major portion of my entire, several thousand-piece c... | |
| Thiels or Von Schweikerts Bartokfan, in his inimitable way, writes:"I knida see it as an even call. Half like the T's half like the VS sound."Brilliant analysis, so glad you shared."ach side hates the others choice.Who's right , who's wrong?"We're right. You're wrong. Hope... | |
| Review: Technics SL-1200Mk2 Turntable Told ya! :-) It's not just a speed-control issue: the stock onboard PS has a transformer that contributes some micro-vibration to the chassis, and installing the outboard PS removes that source of vibration. How much of the improvement is due to t... | |
| Thiels or Von Schweikerts Rustler has said he knows he "love(s) the Thiel sound". I haven't listened to VS recently enough to know how they compare, but they'll obviously differ from that sound. What I don't know is how well they'll appeal to a Thiel fan.In any case, the t... | |
| Arthur Lee R.I.P. Don't forget "False Start" (Blue Thumb) either, but for me the first three on Elektra are definitely the DID's of the bunch. "Revisited" was also a nice single-disk retrospective on that label, but can't contain enough material to make it more tha... | |
| Arthur Lee R.I.P. I've read a few articles online now, and feel compelled to just say this: "Forever Changes" ain't the only good record Love made -- "Love" and "Da Capo" are essential too IMO. | |
| Arthur Lee R.I.P. I'm devastated. I saw Arthur live twice in the last few years and he was fan-freakin-tastic both times, and looked from a distance healthy as a horse. I'd heard he was hospitalized, and knew there was a benefit for him in NYC a month or two ago, b... | |
| Thiels or Von Schweikerts Mjaudio: That's a great story, glad it had a happy ending. I used to own Klipsch KG4's not too much more expensive than your brother's center (shyeah, I wish they'd sounded like an MCS!), and also auditioned VS VR4's at the time I bought my Thiel ... | |
| VTL MB-450 "Generations" Bmcleod: That's interesting, Bea Lam told me (albeit a couple of years ago) that the "Super Balanced" input couldn't be upgraded to because it involved replacing the monolithic circuit board of the older amps completely, and wouldn't be worth the ... | |
| Levinson 20.5 monos - Time for a Refurb? Herman: At the moment it's a '64 Fender Super Reverb and a '62 Ampeg Reverberocket that need attention. The Fender did have some parts replaced around 15 years ago, the Ampeg is probably still original. The Fender obviously wants filter caps, the ... |