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Is your tube amp really a tube amp?
"03-24-15: Czariveythere are many true tube amps, but are there ANY true tube CD-players with buncha toobz? i only saw ones with single tube per channel and the rest of circuit is semiconducters"I just answered your question about 1 tube per channel. 
Are Mac and PC equal?
For audio, I use Windows and Linux. But I wouldn't buy a pre built PC. In most cases, the parts they use are very low quality. Its easy enough to buy the parts and put it all together yourself. Then you know its done right. 
preventing usb bus overload.
You can connect an external hard drive using esata, and use usb for the dac. Also, don't overlook the power supply. Its very important to get a good one. 
Quad 12L Classic
Look at these spades.http://www.thecableco.com/Product/WBT-0661-AG--KIT-Signature 
Is my preamp useless?
"Does it mean that all these highly regarded active preamps also have not been designed properly? So which one would you say is wrong: cables or active preamp?Milpai (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)"Neither is wrong. Audio comp... 
Another UPS Horror Story
"03-30-15: JarrettYes, I did file a small claims against UPS. I intend to also file against the UPS Store but that's in NJ and I am in Seattle."This a very good thing for you. File a small claims suit in Seattle. The law is that wherever a company... 
Recommendation for a 300b Integrated amp
"03-30-15: DwellerCary, Manley, Wavac.. Alright, who did I miss?"Those are all good ones. I think a couple of the Asian companies make them as well. I forget if Audio Note makes integrateds. Although I'm pretty sure they do. Another option you may... 
Why are records still warped?
"Many of my "not" Golden-era pressings from the mid-70s through late-80s also lived up to expectations when I got them home. Many more did not, and that's why I ended up jumping on the CD bandwagon with a Sony CDP-101 in 1983."For me, those are so... 
3/3/2015 Another San Francisco Smash and grab
"03-30-15: MapmanThe game of survival is a dilemma. No one theory or solution is likely to resolve it fully. Too many conflicting factors including human nature. Is a game of give and take."That's a pretty good description of what its like shoppin... 
3/3/2015 Another San Francisco Smash and grab
I know I'm pissing in the wind here, but I'll try once more."To say that WWII was the stimulus is a bit naive as it, by itself, is not responsible for it. What we did, economically was the answer, and that was government spending on infrastructure... 
clipping and max rated watts/max volume
The easiest way to tell is to listen to the amp. 
broken psb t6 dilemma
"03-30-15: Fpica14868I agree, but I contacted psb already. If guys know any other sources for finding used ones let me know."My suggestion was to call API not PSB. You have a much better chance of finding the parts from them. 
3/3/2015 Another San Francisco Smash and grab
"A cursory look at it's history and present day use would render your perspective as disingenuous so I chose to think you just don't really know."You can think whatever you like, but if I'm the one who doesn't know, how come you can't answer a sim... 
Remove musty smell
If the oder is coming from inside the speaker, open it up, and very carefully spray some brake clean on wherever the oder is coming from. It dries almost instantaneously. Just don't get any on the exterior of the cabinet or drivers. It probably wo... 
3/3/2015 Another San Francisco Smash and grab
"That statement was simply a result from looking at income disparities and then combing through and collating data and lo! Better lifestyles, higher standards of living, lower crime rates, lower abortion rates, less mental illnesses, better health...