blindjim
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| tube pre amp or tube amp re-reading the initial choices per se, LLam pre or PL 60wpc monos as the only options then hearing Nola Metros were the transducers, I’d go with upgrading the source instead. either via the addition of a new DAC which as well can double as a pr... | |
| Why do some manufacturers reverse preamp polarity in the first place? given so many reputed recordings are 'all over the place' regarding polarity/phase....What then is the correct way to not adversely stress the power train when re ordering polarity?mute the sound, then switch?or just switch polarity on the fly as ... | |
| My Personal Gift The Luxman PD-171 A Turntable. absolutely Congratulations!!! and yes, on both accounts but mainly on your recovery. in the past five years or so, I’ve been told now four times I would not see the Holidays due to various types or forms of cancer. Pancreatic, adrenal, colon, ... | |
| Qobuz Windows App I'm using a new or recently new Mac 5K Retna w/I5 CPU 8GB RAM. I've tried several times to just get logged in. today, finally, I got that done. however, neither the applications for Mac or their streaming option via Safari works. their downlo... | |
| Arguments devolve on threads to wordsmithing contests why are you here?I want to complain!sorry, this is Getting hit on the Head lessons. Complaining is next door. | |
| Arguments devolve on threads to wordsmithing contests @Elizabeth excellent.I'll opt for Smart LED bulbs that can change colors when called upon to do so. | |
| tube pre amp or tube amp good call Ralph.you are right it is NOT a universal axiom that sS will always yield better bottom end resolution. although it do seem to work more often than not in a number of varied applications.countless threads here seem to be seeking the sa... | |
| Arguments devolve on threads to wordsmithing contests re wack a mole' lol. lovely.I call 'em 'drive by posting'. or posters.simply done to illicit some sort of emotional upheaval I think.oil well.as for them interrupting anyone or anything, there is always the option of simply over looking such derog... | |
| tube pre amp or tube amp HiI thihnk the person who said, glass pre plus SS power has a certain something is on to something there. SS power does develop better bass than will tubes. I've been in the process of discovering myself. for some eyars now, and when I get the n... | |
| Arguments devolve on threads to wordsmithing contests oh, yeah. wires. always the hotttest contests surround freakin' wires.as for word smithing. that would be a step up from some of the wire threads I've seen. the 'smiths' are usually on the 'science' side of the coin, and the rest are on the 'snake... | |
| An encounter and lesson in speaker prices ... Naturally.it pays to have a small LED light around in so many ways, and have only one person wiring up the rig. | |
| An encounter and lesson in speaker prices ... What is my point? The people buying the top end gear are not necessarily the one’s with decent ears, so we really cannot trust price points to be any sort of guide to value.I know that guy!!his wife told him, “Don’t buy the first thing you hear, a... | |
| My Speaker Journey and Focal Sopra 2 @Ozie very nice account of your trek towards audio excellence, speakerwise. I recall when you were posting about the VR5s but then actually. kind of lost track of your journey. Glad to hear the positive remarks on the Carver amps. In the ove... | |
| Mini-Rant: Human Fingers since the days of Fred & Barney, Wilma and Betty, bare wires were the way speakers used to be connected. some are returnign to that philosophy. get in where ya fit in.obviously where ever speaker terminals are located is where the maker fig... | |
| VIENNA ACOUSTICS- DIE MUSIC some time back I asked VA directly about these speakers. Asking only where could they be heard. who keeps them in inventory. I recall they said a place in Philly I think had a pair. that was a while ago.I'd get the VA home site link and ask them n... |