zd542
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| Audio Research D-115 half tube install question "It has 8 of 6550s, and more than 100w per channel, that is huge for tube amps. I heard from a friend that I can remove half of the tubes if I don't need that much power. I think it is true as it is in parallel push and pull. Just like the D70, us... | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? Alright, I'll give it to you. A recommendation can be made by looking at a spec sheet. Its not something that I would feel comfortable doing myself, but I won't try to force my way on someone else.By the way, I've been reading up on brain surgery.... | |
| Is my preamp useless? "03-20-15: Shakeydeal"The reason I do is because you usually have to buy a really good active preamp to get where it actually sounds as good, if not better, than a passive. Your preamp, in my opinion at least, is beyond that mark by a comfortable ... | |
| Has biwire speaker cabling become "old" ? "03-20-15: Timrhu Funny thing, my Dunlavy speakers have bi-wire terminals. If he didn't believe in them why did he put them on his speakers? RjaBecause some marketing types told him audiophiles demand it."Is it possible, however unlikely, they put... | |
| dbPoweramp For Mac Released XLD is ripping software for Mac. Its supposed to be similar to dbPoweramp. | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? "03-19-15: Mapmanin a sense it comes down to what information is needed to make a sound recommendation.I think specs are enough to do that. That and measurements if available are all you have to go by to decide what is a good technical match or no... | |
| Advice on phono pre Your system list shows that you have a high output cartridge. Are you planning on using a low output in the future, or are you going to stay with what you have? | |
| Does a sub cable diffferentl than an interconnect? "Need to have amps widely spaced for decor reasons. Prefer to buy one high quality 20" rca connector (i.e., a sub cable) instead of two cables (standard interconnects). Will this make a sonic difference? Would use the same brand for the longer and... | |
| Upgrading vintage Sony equipment Try Underwood. I believe he has some decent connections for upgrades/mods. | |
| B&W 801 Matrix 2 Woofer replacement Have you tried doing anything yourself? The screws work themselves loose all the time on those speakers. | |
| Audience AU24SE plus Cardas Golden Reference? "Does Audience AU24 SE play well with Cardas Golden Reference? My system is all tube and all CGR. I need longer speaker cables and am considering AU24 SE instead of CGR."Not applicable. Unless, of course, you are linking the 2 cables together to g... | |
| Is my preamp useless? "So if I try the passive route, what do I look for?Thanks All!Slanski62 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)"Since you already have an outstanding preamp, I would say to make a commitment to get rid of it until you are sure that you have a definite r... | |
| Cardas Golden Ref with Kimber 12TC? I won't go by reviews, so I can't help you there, but I do have some GR and used to have some 8TC and found them to be not similar at all. The GR is a bit on the expensive side, though. You can probably save yourself a lot of money going with an a... | |
| Is my preamp useless? "For me, the next component to upgrade would be the BAT preamp from a 52SE to a 53SE. But something occurred to me. I don’t listen loud. The gain on my PSA DSD is set to less than 100 and the BAT preamp is usually set between -20 and -10. So if my... | |
| Direct optical out of Mac vs USB asynchronous "I seem to recall that most Mac's let you take a digital stream of sound directly out of one of the jacks (headphone?) with a special connector."I used the headphone/toslink connection when I used to have a Mac. Given a choice, I would probably ju... |