garfish
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| Coping in an Age of Uncertainty I'm in the camp with Trelja, Sedond, Samir, Snook2 and others who say "it's the software"-- right on! I've yet to see an SACD disc that I actually wanted to perchase. I have a great CD playback system already and 1,000 CDs that I really like. If S... | |
| Burn In = Voodoo? If the phenomenon of "burn-in" just means that one is "getting used to the sound", then the opposite should be true also, ie "burn-out". For example, I have a tube pre-amp and after a year or so music gradually became brighter, harder, and more fa... | |
| Leave amps on or off? I was writing while Rgd was posting. I think we are essentially in agreement. Craig | |
| Leave amps on or off? .......as to life span of the amp, a case can be made for either leaving amps on, eg fewer hot/cold cycles, or turning them off when not in use, eg less total "on" time on individual components in the amp. It seems to me that standby is a good com... | |
| Leave amps on or off? Hi Kevin; According to McCormack Audio's owners manual(s), a solid state amp will sound good within 20 minutes of being turned on. Many, many audiophiles disagree with this, and in fact mine does sound "good" within 20-30 minutes, but not "great".... | |
| Believers VS. nonbelievers???? GEEzzzzz Jayboard; well stated position. I would just add one thing. Sometimes the lines between true science and pseudo-science can become blurred IMO. I fact, I believe that high-end audio is an endeavor that is inherently amenable (susceptible?) to both... | |
| How do you ship heavy oversized speakers After upgrading my 3As, Vandersteen Audio would not return my speakers via UPS, rather they insisted on using a private freight shipping Company, and they required that the speakers be shipped to a commercial address. It worked well for me, and Va... | |
| Believers VS. nonbelievers???? GEEzzzzz ......I trust my ears, my judgement, my common sense, sometimes my intuition, and am open minded enough to try a lot of different "things" in an attempt to improve the musicality of my stereo system-- those that don't work get culled. JD brings up... | |
| ASC Tube Traps vs. Cube Tower Trap Hi Again Fpeel; I would just want the 16" tubes in the corners, but would still want two or three 11" tubes for center rear behind speakers (against the wall) or maybe one just behind each speaker. As to the Panel Traps, the 8"W ones you mention a... | |
| Coping in an Age of Uncertainty Hi Kelly; I suspect you already know my position on this interesting topic. IMO, CD is going to be the dominent music format for at least several more years, and I already have about 1000 CDs. Also, I am nearly 58 years old with a history of early... | |
| SF Line 3 vs. Rogue 99 Hi Little Al; The Line 3 is musically very neutral, and loaded with features including a great remote. I can't imagine any pre-amp with more features than the Line 3. Besides neutral, the Line 3 also is detailed, with excellent soundstaging. I've ... | |
| ASC Tube Traps vs. Cube Tower Trap Hi Fpeel; I have not compared the two different acoustic tubes you mention, but I do have 5 11" dia. ASC tube traps and 3 15" X 4ft. panel traps. I like the ASCs because of their versatility; when one side faces outward all frequencies are absorbe... | |
| Tuning speaker / room response? Hi Njonker; first, it amazes me that you could import and show this graph here on Agon. 2nd, the graph itself is very interesting, and may well give me enough incentive to try doing what you did, as I have both the STPH CD 2 and a Rat Shack SPL me... | |
| Will tubes rock? .......major Typo above, Line 2 should be POWER 2, except for the last sentence which is correct. Sorry. | |
| Will tubes rock? Hi Pinetop; I feel like I've got to "tippy toe" here 'cuz for the most part I don't feel that a good tube amp can rock like a good SS amp can. I say this because I recently compared, head to head, a Sonic Frontiers Line 2 (110 wpc), and my McCorma... |