harrylavo
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| Drink of choice for serious listening? Maker's Mark for me, on ice, with a splash of water thrown in. | |
| One speaker observation from the New York Hifi show. rvpiano - Thanks. We obviously hear things the same way. But I also agree with your earlier post ..... it is fun to create the holography, conditions permitting. | |
| Turning off tube preamp first sends solid state amp into protection? n80 - That gear should give you good sound, and your sequence is correct. But you should not have to turn off the amp once you've put it in standby. Standby cuts power consumption to only a few watts, but keeps the capacitors formed. It may len... | |
| Turning off tube preamp first sends solid state amp into protection? One of the all time truths from the "hi-fi" stage - start turning off at the far end of the chain. Always power amp first, preamp second, originating component third. And reverse when powering on. Especially with tube gear.You eliminate dc offs... | |
| Your Forever Pieces? What and Why? ADC XLM phono cartridge - 1968 Teac 4070 reversible tape deck - 1970Dual 701 semi-automatic direct drive turntable - 1975Koss Pro 4a headphones - 1976Marcof PPA-2 battery driven headamp - 1980Accuphase AC-2 mc cartridge - 1981Audionics BT-2 pre... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... As long as we are on the subject of cartridges, I want to bring up LAST stylus treatment and LAST record preservative. I started using them in 1967 or 68 when they first came out. What they do for records and stylus longevity seems to be pretty... | |
| Thiel Owners oblgny - when I lived in Port Washington I almost bought that amp when it first came out years ago. It sounded excellent with my 3.5's. Good find! | |
| One speaker observation from the New York Hifi show. prof - well, at least we agree on the Thiels. I'm a twenty-five plus year user of same, and their coherence and attention to diffraction elimination do pay imaging dividends, for sure.I also agree that the Thiels, in a decent acoustic environment... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... I'm glad to find that there are other Accuphase aficionados here. I haven't heard the AC-3 so can't comment, but in no way would I describe the AC-2 as anything but neutral in both transient response and frequency response. Since I've started us... | |
| Reel to reel deck directly to power amp ? Most line-level impedances are 600-1000 ohms. Tube amps input impedances are 50kohms to 100kohms. Should work well. Some solid state amps as low as 10kohms inputs .... not as much gain and frequency response issues if the nominal impedance rise... | |
| Considering used towers under $1000.. A used pair of Thiel 2 2's will cost you less than $1000. I'd be surprised if they didn't satisfy you. | |
| One speaker observation from the New York Hifi show. Newbee and AudioKenisis between them have it right, in my opinion. I've been married twice and a bachelor twice as a result, so I've had many, many chances to experiment with different rooms and setups.If you have a dedicated listening room, unde... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... I haven't read every post in this thread, but I'd like to add my own perspective to the issue. First, their is no "best" cartridge. Only one that keeps you satisfied with the music you listen to, and as long as you can keep the "time to upgrade"... | |
| Thiel Owners tomthiel - Larry Staples rings a bell. If he is on this thread then let me say "Hello, Larry" as well. As to it being a forming experience it was. I bought the 3.5's as much on that Kentucky experience as the dealer's showroom, since he had pul... | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks, Tom, for the explanation. I think we hear the same things, but you know why whereas I just hear. In any case, the 3.5's give me music .... I've mellowed in my old age.BTW, I was part of a small group of audiophiles who formed a listening... |