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| Aleph 3 safe to operate? Great article, thanks devinplombier! | |
| Aleph 3 safe to operate? I’m wondering how the capacitors age when they have been unused, new in the box, without having been fed electricity since leaving the factory. Is there an explanation I might read as a reference article or book? I have been enjoying an A5 for ab... | |
| Best $10-15K bookshelf speaker? $15k for bookshelves is a generous budget. My limited exposure to pricey bookshelves is Dynaudio C1 platinums, Contour 20 (non-i), and Heritage Specials. Also Paradigm Persona B. The C1s were pretty amazing, the Contours would have been great if I... | |
| 12au7 tube? Yep. Black plates, not black tops! As opposed to clear tops, and thanks for your patience. I’ve got to try some more pairs later today. Cheers! | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? 60-70dB with family around doing their things. 78-85dB with an empty house, measured at the listening position. This feels loud, or at least authoritative, without being uncomfortable. | |
| 12au7 tube? I really appreciate these threads for information. inna commented about some 50s RCA black tops, back in February. I'd recently been trying out 12 AU7s in both an Aric Unlimited II, and a Conrad Johnson PV-11. Battle of the preamps and their line... | |
| Sold Sold Sold Fun thread. First cash "in hand" wins the sale. Sometimes with multiple inquiries, I'll let the possible buyer know where they are in a queue. My reasoning is that they are not then under the impression that they are the only one expressing intere... | |
| Streamer Advice I'm eventually open to a streamer upgrade, but I've gone the practical route until I learn a bit more. I've had a Bluesound Node (3rd gen), and both Cambridge's CXN V2 and CXN100. The Node is running wireless in the basement. The other two are wir... | |
| New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer I think I'm going out to the two local record stores for some browsing. Thanks for the link to the expletive track, because it's fun to hear the enthusiasm. I have most of the SD catalog. The first time I visited my wife at her house over 20 years... | |
| Impressions & comparisons of Belles 150a Reference Power Amplifier Ver 2 This model Belles amp (150a Ref V2) has been with me for about a year, and was reportedly new old stock from a former dealer, etc. I've got it paired with Dynaudio DM 2/6 in the basement system, but it's performed admirably with 2ceSigs in the mai... | |
| This Might Not Exist, Any reasonably priced, smaller speakers with 100db Sensitivity? Omegas come close to the specs for the OP. There's a variety of models. One of them might fit the needs. | |
| Review on Linear Tube Audio Aero DAC For the fun of it, I've just taken delivery of the Ray's Reserve 6SN7s, from LTA. I'm curious, because thus far I've preferred the 12SN7 stockers to two other pairs of 6SN7 tubes. I'm going to fire up that system shortly. I've been listening upsta... | |
| Cary SLP 98 vs Benchmark LA4 I think that the SLP-98 is a work of art. How long has it been in production? I keep it as a regular search item, because I enjoy seeing them in their different iterations. I've never heard one, but maybe one day. I tried a bit of Dennis Had's Ins... | |
| Help With New Preamp Decision I'm interested in reading your opinions of the sound of the system as it comes together and breaks in. I've been thinking about a similar list of preamplifiers for later this year, so this is an interesting thread. I've enjoyed Aric's Unlimited II... | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? At first unwrap and removal from the sleeve, I hold it to the light to check for warping. I give it a sniff to become familiar. I find side one, and place it onto the spindle facing up. I place the centerweight over the spindle. Then I verify that... |