gunbei
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| Why is my amp requiring as much volume gain? I once owned a Bryston 4B and noticed exactly what you mention, but maybe not to the same degree. I did have to turn up the volume knob a little more than with any of my other amps to get the same perceived loudness. But no matter the volume, that... | |
| amp -preamp combination question. I'd been using a tube pre with a SS amp for a few years before buying a tube amp. A cash crisis forced me to sell my tube amp and return to my old configuration. I forgot how much I enjoyed the dynamics and quick attacks of the solid state amp. Th... | |
| Which cheese? Hey, since you're a "jack" maybe you can tell us what goes with you! How about cottage cheese or Limburger with Bose? I prefer a cream cheese while listening to the news on my Nakamichi clock radio after I stop the alarm. A fine mozzarella pizza g... | |
| where to buy a BNC to RCA component cable? Hey Phil, if you find something please let us know what it is. Good luck! | |
| wave a magic wand and poof...the stereo disappears With me it's always been a choice between my stereo and sex. When you don't see me on Audiogon you can bet I'm having fun in other ways. | |
| BAT VK-200 Burn-in time? Yeah, BAT [Viktor Khomenko] are great people to deal with. I had a VK3i once as well. Make sure you mate them using a true balanced interconnect. | |
| Blue Circle BC3 vs BC21.1 I think some of the advantages the BC3 might have are dual volume pots and an external power supply. I'm using the older BC21 which uses 6SN7 tubes. Used Galateas sell for under $2000 and Despinas even cheaper. | |
| BAT VK-200 Burn-in time? Shortage of funds forced me to sell some gear and return to the VK200 I had sitting in silence. I forgot how good this guy is.What are you matching it with and how did you find a new one?Have fun! | |
| Good Advice Undertow? I used to play on a Quake server with that name. | |
| Good Advice I'm kind of surprised I didn't get flamed for my last post. It seems more A'Goners than I realized have the awareness to recognize that it is also about hifi and the equipment for us audiophiles. Of course in varying proportions.It's interesting t... | |
| Audiophiles and apartments: Oil and water? I was fortunate to visit Mitch4t's downtown LA artist's loft last Sunday. Artists are a very forgiving group of people. They'd have to be with Mitch's FOUR Pass Labs X600 monoblocks and Velodyne DD18. | |
| Tube Test Results Yeah, your assumptions are more or less correct. Aside from identifying shorts, each tube tester has its own standards for what is passable and excellent.Tubes do burn out in varying degrees depending on the tube type and how it's being utilized. ... | |
| Good Advice I think what you did right was to assemble a system YOU like. Whether it was by happen stance or it was thoroughly planned out consider yourself lucky and blessed.My current line of thinking is that the "it's all about the music" phrase is a crock... | |
| I made up my mind what to buy for Triangle Celius Chul Hee, something to consider is that the PrimaLuna ProLogue Two can use either EL34s or KT88s, so you'll have extra flexibility by going with the ProLogue Two if you can swing the extra $250. http://www.upscaleaudio.com/product.asp?itemid=25&am... | |
| Audience Au24 with high current SS amps.... Wow, this is interesting. I have used AU24 speaker cable with a BAT VK200, Bel Canto SET40, Blue Circle BC22, Pass Aleph 3 and a Bryston 4B and never experienced anything close to this. With the balance of my system I thought they excelled more wi... |