jayh
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| Horns: Why don't they image well? I’ll try to make this short.Lusted after Klipschorns since I was in college (70’s), bought a pair used years ago , struggled w loving the sound, turning up the the volume, finding the sound harsh, turning the volume down, found the Volti website, ... | |
| Insider or Outsider? To be or not to be,...? Seriously, folks, why did us Bluebook subscribers automatically roll over into “Insiders”?Is it as simple as they already had our credit card numbers from Bluebook and they could?I certainly don’t know.But I think we all should be having a very cl... | |
| Insider or Outsider? To be or not to be,...? I was until now, totally unaware that I “joined”- autopilot UNLESS we opt - out?HOW do we opt- out?I guess it’s a conspiracy to swell the numbers of the “insiders”?(Or maybe I just got on my phone, having had one too many- My bad) | |
| Insider or Outsider? To be or not to be,...? Reminds me of the TV show, can’t remember the name, where next to the city bus stop bench, they put up a “elite bus stop bench” where for a few extra bucks you sat on essentially the same bus stop becnch, but roped off from the riff raff by the cl... | |
| Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first? I occurs to me that because tubes require a vacuum to function, by design they must “suck” if they did not, they could not function:) | |
| Hard to sell my Klipsch Heritage Speakers for a possible Harbeth upgrade. Don’ sell them.I have both Klipsch corner horns & Harbeth 30’s- different rooms, in-wall wiring, purchased used (on Audiogon) over the years.Very different sound.Love the K-horns for that “in your face” live sound w rock, prefer the Harbeth fo... | |
| Have you recently lost a close audiophile buddy? What has it taught you? We are all moved/touched by different things. We have all lost people we care for/ about. I think many/most of us on this site are moved/ touched by music/ sound. You may find the "Kama Muta lab" site or the white paper "what is sound?" on the Dec... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? Longest I've owned from the start- Technics SL 23 belt drive (still works for my daughter) I bought used in college in mid 70's.Longest period is Eico tube gear my Dad built at the kitchen table in the 50's when I was a kid- He put speakers in the... | |
| Don Sach's pre amp I can't comment on Don Sach's custom, but I built the VTA kit that is the starting point for his.I couldn't be happier, & his can only be better! | |
| Looking for a Phono pre around 1K Second the transcendent sound,found it to be a fairly easy build w great sound | |
| Are there any $1500 tube preamps that that can compare with Tubes4hifi's SP14? I built the SP-14 from kit from Roy-He was very patient, answered all my questions-including where to upgrade, I couldn't be happier! | |
| Best value record cleaner/cleaning system I'd be interested in any info from everyone out there who's had experience w diy ultrasonic cleaners.Thanks | |
| Help me get started again. Tube amp... I'm kind of a kit addict-ST 120 was fun, so I built one of the VTA 6SN7 preamps to go w it, hard to go wrong w any of Bruce's OTLs.Good luck in your quest! | |
| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature Some songs are written meant to be sung pretty, others weren't-Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, Springsteen, & too many blues singers to name come to mind.If I'm wanting to hear it pretty, I listen to Baez sing Dylan or Judy Collins sing Co... | |
| Aggressive know it all salesman I am an MD, was once employed by large multi-specialty clinic before I left & went into solo private practice , there was a big discussion about how to get good patient satisfaction.Having waited tables in my youth, I said select only employee... |