noromance
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| Most satisfying system change in 2017? Dan, care to share the blueprints?! | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? Swapping my vintage black plate 6L6GC power tubes for new Tung Sol 7581a. Massive improvement. | |
| Best cartridge to reduce hum under $400 USD Good info, knownothing! BTW the MC3 Turbo is a good all-round high output cartridge. The only failing being slight loss of dynamics at low volume. | |
| Turntable Amp You could save a little longer for the NEW Rega Brio and dump the USB phono amp. | |
| Audio Horizons fuses.... won’t buy them again... Yeah, the fuse product warranties leave a lot to be desired. Hearsay is that you buy higher rated fuses than your amp takes. | |
| Once you go 300b it’s hard to go back? @gsm18439 Move your amps to the speakers and use long IC runs instead. | |
| Musician vs. audiophile The Wilsons and the BAT are somewhat dull sounding to my ears. Both together can't have the greatest presence. I remember the same with Classe and Aragon amps. A few experiments you could try: The subs may also be coloring the sound. Remove them. ... | |
| Low AC Line Voltage You hear better at night. | |
| Total newbie question here about completing a system https://www.amazon.com/JDSLABS-ODAC-Digital-Analog-Converter/dp/B00EJ9N8U2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 The one you linked to looks fine to start with. You'll need a 2.5mm to RCA cable to connect these DACs to the LS2. | |
| Can cables of any cost and quality provide bass response missing in my B&W speakers? Re Al and Cu wiring. I believe the issue is with using terminations of differing metals than the aluminum wire. | |
| What music or equipment gifts did you get for Christmas this year? Despite this being my main hobby, my wife will not buy anything for me relating to this since she surprised me a few years ago with a Boston Mat. I sent it back the next day to her utter dismay. | |
| Soundsmith Aida vs Hana sh The Hana being the winner for value and the Aida sounding the way a $2,000.00 cartridge should.You have answered your own question. | |
| Replacing the stock 2 conductor power cable on my Nakamichi 582 cassette deck? If 2 wire it is most likely to have double insulation so no ground needed. While this would not be a compliance safety ground, you could always try a three wire config to the metal part of the transport via a toggle switch and/or a ground lift res... | |
| Rega Brio or...? Rega. Or save for a Croft Integrated. | |
| Epos speakers - no longevity? Amp faulty? |