phd
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| differences between tube and solid state designs Biomimetic, I agree with you that the benefits of tubes far outweigh their shortcomings. To this day I have always felt the need to have tubes somewhere in my system. Once done the music becomes more involving & enjoyable. However I have encou... | |
| differences between tube and solid state designs My experience with tube power amps is somewhat limited (having more experience with tube preamps) but none-the-less my take is & agree with Mrtennis that some of the newer tube designs do sound more like very good solid state with a higher noi... | |
| "Burn-In" quietly? Stevecham, well put my friend! I don't think it's old school at all to suggest the journey should be savored. For example when I pack up the motorhome for a trip, getting there is most of the fun. Anyway my system is on most of the time, even when... | |
| "Burn-In" quietly? It is not worth the risk of burning up the amp to burn it in! I agree with Swampwalker & 1markr, some amps especially tube do not like being operated without a load. As much as it is an inconvenience to continously play music through gear for ... | |
| Pick your poison...2-channel or multi? CDwallace, I agree. We all find our poison in the end as you have mentioned. | |
| Pick your poison...2-channel or multi? Cdwallace, I'm not offended at all with comments & your general opinion of audiophiles or where you stand on multichannel verus two channel. The forums are full of opinions including mine. There was a thread started some time ago about what au... | |
| Pick your poison...2-channel or multi? In addition some of you are buying into more channels is better than less when time has proven that two channels for music is superior. I am not surprised since some local hifi dealers reserve more room for multichannel products then they do for t... | |
| Pick your poison...2-channel or multi? It is my opinion you are not an audiophile if your not a two channel guy, period. Multichannel is for movies, nothing more, nothing less. I use a quality surround sound receiver for movies and it does a darn good job there but it sucks for music. ... | |
| I hope break in is true What is breaking in, the gear or the listener. I believe it is both! When a mfg recommends so many hours of operation for a specific piece of gear to reach its full potential you can believe it! But it is my opinion if the sound is not at least ac... | |
| Mccormack DNA125 or Belles 150A Hot Rod Zaikseman, as one potential wise ass to another, it's all good. | |
| Mccormack DNA125 or Belles 150A Hot Rod Zaikesman, thankyou for bringing this to my attention. It never occured to me at the time I made my post, although it should have. By the way, your review/thoughts on the 125 were very well written & clear. I did post a followup to the DNA 125... | |
| Mccormack DNA125 or Belles 150A Hot Rod Hi, Steve McCormack, I have the RLD-1 preamp and I want to install the phono card. How much is it? Can I do it myself? | |
| Audiophile license plates Mitch4t, how about"Tunes4U" | |
| I'm Ready to go TUBE Your interest and curiosity in trying tubes is a natural progression as it is for most audiophiles. On the positive side, tubes will definately allow you to hear even further into the musical landscape, fleshing out more details. But as one review... | |
| Do I even need or want a preamp? No, just get yourself two cans and a string. Seriously, a quality preamp can add, rather than subtract. Besides it is nice to have the ability to switch between components. |