marakanetz
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| Do you keep your amps and preamps on all the time Sean,I'd want to add that you've got to make sure that such high-bias amp has plenty enough heatsink area arround transistors. If it's not the case the heat will always accelerate and run to fry not only egg but stake as well.Some of manufacturers... | |
| Do you really need ultra expensive cables? On good equipment such as McIntosh cables don't make a difference(if used proper gauge).On crappy equipment you can spend 50% on cabling with no success. | |
| "Grid leakage" problem common to tube pre-amps? I'd guess that it's not normal with tubes.Without looking-up the circuit diagram of preamp it's hard to realy make a conclusion why it takes place or poised to take place and how often.6922 is a dual-triode very often can be used as a differencial... | |
| what is a good sound stage suppose to sound like? Real people on the real stage fully depend on room acoustics. Very often it turns out that speakers can only help to bring it to more descent level for the stage. | |
| 5 best underrated or unknown bands and why? Don't know 5 but have 10.1. Can2. Residents3. Cul De Sac4. Nina Hagen Band5. Curlew6. Lounge Lizards7. Material8. Praxis9. Pere Ubu10.Kluster | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? I begin to wonder if I'm kidding myself and I'd say probably no.I mostly listen to uncommercial music that at its most times has an excellent mastering.Thus even hearing a great recording of some country music or Christmas gospel I can only say re... | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? Not ever.Patricia Barber albums is just a clear example. Recorded excellent but realy now I'd fall asleep listening to them and switch to something more creative.Have Ben Webster original vinyls but realy, nothing special that satisfies my musical... | |
| Best acoustic -natural instruments CD's Fillip Johnston "Unknown" soundtrack available on Avan Japan. Rare CD but brass arrangements will certainly drive you nuts. That David Hofsta on acoustic bass is something!Carla Bley big band "Goes to Church" on WATT 1995.If you dig onto minimaliz... | |
| Golden Tube amps The one that combines undisputed reliability along with excellent sound is Quicksilver M60.This one also excells on tube longetivity and probably today's champion on this issue. Never I gues you would have to do anything with these amps. Jus plug ... | |
| Does full range guarantee bass? Full range is acheivable only in combination of both amplification and speaker.Theoretically even small radio speaker can go to 40Hz but what you should know is levels i.e. a relative amplitude in dB how loud can you hear it. | |
| Tube Amp under $3000 for top end? What speakers you're using?You might spare $3k to two components: electronic crossover(you may get kit or assembled from www.marchandelec.com) and tube amp(OK even with 20Wpc). I'd think of VTL TT25.I guess you know the proccess that once you've g... | |
| First pressing LPs "How can a record be noisier and sound better? "Try to compare simple cassette tape with no noise reduction and with and than judge what sounds better even with higher noise. Same with vinyl indeed.As to import pressings, the ultimate for me is ge... | |
| Rock Music: 1951-1976 vs. 1977-2003 Since I got involved with Frank Zappa when I was 15 the commercial world was going more far and far away from my listening tastes. Not knowing well English I swallowed FZ's well heard and pronounced lyrics and speaches during performances(BTW some... | |
| Please help - Impotence problem Kulakh,You're right commenting power! You must have enough current capabilities inside the wall for two amps + power conditioner. Hence you feel sound improvement at arround 3am when everybody sleeps and using substantially less power devices!Neve... | |
| Floorstanding or bookshlf speakers? I'd guess that bookshelves filled with books arround the room can only be a plus for a listening room. They kill wall reflections.I guess you'd need a good and heavy speaker such as PSB stratus Goldi that would stay firm on the floor in case you w... |