rodman99999
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| Why do Audiophiles feel the need... I've noticed many Know-nothings that have swirled through these threads, in a Cyclonic man-ner, for years. =8^) | |
| Need help with room treatment acoustic treatment Some good tips here: (http://www.asc-hifi.com/acoustic_basics.htm) | |
| Iso Clean Fuses What you consider, "too much" to pay, or what effort you're willing to expend for improved sound, is directly proportionate to you love for music and your ability to hear. Then, of course, there are always the Julian Hirsch disciples(everything so... | |
| Why do Audiophiles feel the need... Jeff- "If you haven't heard it: You have no opinion" is a quote from Ivor Tiefenbrun, the founder of Linn Audio Products. Not really that profound, but completely accurate! | |
| Revelation I've heard 100K+ systems set up improperly, or in a lousy room, that sounded terrible. Then again; there are many people that can't stand the sound of live music, prefer transistor radio caliber reproduction, or will choose the very back row of th... | |
| Mono VS Stereo Apparently you don't attend many live acoustic concerts, or(if you do) pay for very good seating. Anyone seated in the better seats can even "hear" the hole in the middle of the orchestral seating arrangement. That's given a decent acoustic to sta... | |
| Mono VS Stereo To each his own! | |
| University sound driver help These people could probably answer your questions: (http://www.triggerhappytv.com/TV_plasma_HDTV_LCD/Vintage-Electronics/Drivers-Horns.shtml) | |
| polarity questions Quite a number of the recordings we purchase(digital or analog) are pressed out of phase. At recording venues, much equipment/many microphones are out of phase with each other unless care is taken to insure otherwise.(facts of life) Don't get me w... | |
| Walker High-Def Links v. Cell Phone EMI-RFI Lokie- If a cellphone can do this for a steak, just think what it will do for your head: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=przkFZJSkOc&feature=related) Talk about an "upgrade"! | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt "High-End" relative to YOUR discernment. The Behringers Behr-ly sound like music in a professional application(when they work). That's why I'll only install/recommend them for my won't-budge-cheapskate venue or musician customers. Have fun with yo... | |
| Are "good" cables needed for vintage system? You may as well extract as much music from your present equipment as possible. Find some used Kimber PBJs, in here or on eBay. When you improve the rest of your system, you'll have a head start. The PBJs outperform many more expensive interconnect... | |
| Crackling coming from Right Speaker - Help Just start with the smaller(dual triode: 12AX7/6SN7) tubes. Not that it would really matter which you happened to tap on first, but those seem more disposed to the type of sound you described. | |
| Crackling coming from Right Speaker - Help Before you do anything else: Next time you hear the crackle, tap each of the tubes in that channel with the eraser end of a pencil. It the sound gets worse, or disappears- you've found your culprit. Start with the driver/phase splitter tubes, as t... | |
| US only sales WHY??? I'm not aware of any import duties, value added taxes, customs papers that have to be filled out or customs inspections on items coming in to the U.S. from elsewhere. I've puchased vacuum tubes, and other small items, from W. Germany, Australia, C... |