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| Using solid copper Door Bell wire as speaker wire. The last time I tried using door bell wire in my system, It sounded too edgy, and I got this terrible RINGING......(You should have known someone would have gone there!) | |
| A whole new meaning to "live" music It looks like you have discovered the "secret" to why the Wilson speaker line sounds so good. It was not a mouse. I just put some Uncle Ben's and a cherry pit inside my speakers, and they are now sounding WAY better than ever before....Thanks for ... | |
| Vapor Sound Audio/tons of Value for $$$$ Be careful...Lots of bad feedback on Vapor Audio, their service and quality control issues. | |
| Room Size - Front Port vs Rear Port Speakers If you choose a rear ported speaker that does not have a substantial bass output, placing them fairly close to the wall behind them can be beneficial in such small rooms. Bass can easily overwhelm a small room when you choose a speaker that has a ... | |
| Reference 3a speakers and tubes I have been enjoying my 3A Episodes for many years, being pushed by an Ayon Spirit II integrated, which does a fantastic job, especially in the triode mode. I have also heard the Primaluna Dialog Premium HP integrated, which sounds excellent as we... | |
| Am I going to blow the Gallo A'divas I agree with the above post...Low power amps driven into clipping cause excessive distortion, which is what does the most damage to drivers. With 300 w.p.c on tap, and setting the crossover going into the amp at 80hz, it is very unlikely that you ... | |
| Andrew Singer of Sound By Singer I agree with the above comments of Zd542. The worst transaction I have ever had on Audiogon was with Mr. Singer a couple of years ago. I had to spend over $1,000 to get a supposedly "new with factory warranty" amp repaired, as well as replacing th... | |
| Question about replacing 12AU7 tubes. Both the driver and input tube will have a noticeable influence upon the sound of the amps. I could not find any info on the net in regards to which is which. Does your manual say anything about them? I'm sure Dared could tell you if you have an e... | |
| Question about replacing 12AU7 tubes. Your VP 300B amps have a single 12AU7 driver tube, and a single 12AU7 input tube. You do not have to use the same type of 12AU7 for both positions. You should, however buy two matched pairs. Amperex 12AU7's and 7316's are excellent tubes, as are t... | |
| DAC Burn-In Question No, the pre-amp does not have to be set to the DAC in order to burn it in the way you are doing it. You are fine.... | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage Hello! I have a similar sized, small room, and I can assure you that some affordable acoustic panels would be my first concern towards improving soundstage and imaging. Without them, you will never know how good things can sound in there. The foam... | |
| Upgrading interconnects It sounds like your "weakest link" at the moment is the pre-amp section of your receiver. Upgrading the cables for 2 channel music use might not do as much as upgrading to an affordable, simple pre-amp such as a good LDR or passive. After that, a ... | |
| 12V deep cycle battery to power Trends integrated That will work just fine, and should provide you with many hours of listening with a fairly efficient pair of speakers. What will you be using as as source? | |
| Preamp for Job 225 Djverne;All of the LDR pre-amps I mentioned (Warpspeed, Lightspeed and Tortuga) require a single AC/DC power supply. I will be selling the Lightspeed this coming week, and will be keeping the TAP-X and my AUM Acoustics Tortuga board based LDR. I a... | |
| Preamp for Job 225 I have spent a lot of time listening to my JOB 225 amp with the Lightspeed, Warpspeed and Tortuga based LDR passive pre-amps, as well as the current Bent Audio TAP-X passive autoformer I am using. I can tell you that the latest units from Tortuga ... |