mofimadness
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| 6922 6DJ8 or 12 AX7 tubes better for preamp? I have owned many and still own gear that uses both types of tubes. Some are very good and some are very bad. I think it is more in the execution and circuit design than the actual tube itself...IMHO. | |
| DIY tube pre-amp recommendation requested I second the BottleHead reccomendation. Excellent product at very reasonable prices. | |
| Balanced vs Unbalanced? While I agree with the above responses, usually the XLR connectors on balanced cables are better. They are beefier and "lock" in place for a more solid connection. | |
| If you wanted to impress someone, which track? "I've Never Seen Blue Like That Before" by Shawn Colvin off of the Dawson's Creek Soundtrack. This will bring tears to your eyes. It's just beautiful... | |
| Used Made in America amps - multichan under $1200? Add B&K, Carver/Sunfire to the above list. | |
| Does "perfect alignment of cart" eliminate 100% ? The March issue of Stereophile had an excellent, many page article entitled "LP Tracking Error Explained". There is no such thing as perfect alignment. It's all been pretty much guess work from the beginning. Just get as close as you can and liste... | |
| pre amp tubes and gain In my experience, it's not so much a gain issue, but more of a lifeless, soft, undynamic sound. It happens very gradually, so I think our ears get used to it. Of course, I've had a tube go microphonic, which I noticed right away, but the aging is ... | |
| Fuse values I had to call/e-mail the manufacterer to find out. I couldn't read it either. | |
| 3.5mm mini plug cable Camelboy...really? The remote sensor turn on uses a very small voltage pulse to activate the circuit, and it's not in the signal path. I would be very surprised if it made any difference at all. | |
| Best Rock Album in 2010 Jeff Beck-Emotion and CommotionThe BoDeans-Mr. Sad ClownShe & Him-Volume Two | |
| Most unusual/mesmerizing female voice. Oh Margo, sweet Margo... | |
| Anyone using Odyssey amps with Martin Logans? I have had wonderful luck with the Odyssey amps on Martin Logan speakers. I had a Stratos Extreme, then a pair of Mono Extremes, then my favorite, a Stratos Dual Mono on my CLSIIA's. They performed very well and sounded excellent. I have gone to a... | |
| What Step-up transformers are best value? I also recommend the Hagerman Piccolo. You can buy it already made from Hagerman.http://www.hagtech.com/piccolo.html | |
| Best non-Magnepan rears to mate w/Maggie fronts? Look at the new Martin Logan Motion series. These are really nice sounding.http://www.martinlogan.com/motionSeries/index.php | |
| New music The Jakob Dylan is very good. Haven't heard the others. |