rlawry
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| Listening for tube degradation It always seems that I find tube failure being preceded by increased noise, such as when a tube in my phono stage started kicking off big thumps through my speakers and subwoofer. It is often difficult to hear when tubes have aged because they slo... | |
| What is the best place to buy tubes? I have bought tubes from Kevin at Upscale Audio, Andy at Vintage Tube Services, Ken at Advantage Tube Services, and Brendan at Tube World with good results. Tube World is one of the higher-priced places, but he has an unmatched inventory, not to m... | |
| High vs. Low Efficiency Speakers Duke above did a great job of explaining the factors of a speaker of lower effiency vs. one with a higher one. One other factor to consider is the nature of the load, i.e. the impedance vs. frequency curve. If you have a relatively high voltage se... | |
| A Bass Question Even though the full 20 Hz wave will not be found in your room, you will get an air pressure wave at 20 Hz. | |
| What's your favorite remake of a song How about Paul Young's remake of Hall & Oates' Every Time You Go Away? | |
| A Bass Question Actually, MarkPhD is correct, except that in air, the speed of sound equals the wavelength times frequency. Also, even though your room will not support even one full 20 Hz wavelength, this is not the only factor in bass. Ever hear a boombox in a ... | |
| Top Speakers for Nearfield Listening in Small Room I am about 5 feet from each speaker and the speakers are about 6.5 feet apart measured from the insides of the speakers. I still get a full soundstage with no dropouts in the center of the soundstage. Again, thanks for the replies. | |
| For those who buy new releases on vinyl The Elusive Disc is also a good source for new vinyl, especially reissues. | |
| Impressed with Tubes My take on tube equipment is to use it where it makes sense, since tubes won't work well in every application. Certainly, the best use for tubes is in voltage amplification applications such as in preamps, input and driver stages of power amps, ph... | |
| Top Speakers for Nearfield Listening in Small Room Thanks for the responses so far. There are more options than I originally envisioned. There is nothing inherently wrong with my current WP7 setup. Great bass, dynamics, soundstaging, detail. Don't get me wrong, I would certainly consider monitors ... | |
| needle problem I am not sure from your description if either the front or back has dropped down, or whether both have, but another cause could be that the VTA (vertical tracking angle) has shifted. It could be that the VTA adjustment, if there is one, could have... | |
| Speakers that do rock justice ... Wilsons. Not much else out there that has their combination of bass, dynamics, and power handling. They also do a pretty good job of soundstaging and detail. | |
| What's the story with Japanese pressings? Some of the Japanese pressings of Jazz on such labels as Verve and Blue Note are sonically great recordings. However, those of pop recordings are mixed. I like Japanese pressings of original European recordings such as 70's progressive rock. Those... | |
| Question re input Sensitivity and 110 db speakers In addition to the speaker sensitivity problem, you may also find that it will amplify any noise in your system, especially that in your power amp. I would try it first to see how it works. | |
| what cables??? I don't know if your budget allows for this but the best cables I have heard bar none, I mean another league similar to a component change, are the Intuitive Design Chimera carbon nanotube cables. There are some reviews of these here on Audiogon, ... |