carlsbad2
Responses from carlsbad2
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? spades can twist and short, killing your amp. My main concern. I use low mass connectors for both binding posts and banana plugs. So I use BFA style bananas. Jerry | |
| I'll welcome myself back after a brief hiatus Welcome back. Any music is better than no music. | |
| Amplifier Power tubes - important to sound? I did a lot of rolling on this class tube, kt88, kt66, 6L6, 7581a, 807A, russian tubes I don't remember the number of, and they all sounded different. It seems invariably I liked the new sound (human nature) at first but after going thorugh perh... | |
| Those magical days when the HVAC is off "Power Conditioning" is a catchall term that can mean just about anything. Many will disagree with me, but they are the same people I see arguing because they mean one thing by the term and the other person means something else. I think of power... | |
| Has anyone upgraded the crossovers on Spatial Hologram M4 series loudspeakers? I haven’t done these speakers but have done others. Here is my guideline. If Erik Squires were here he has done more and has more cautions to add. I assumed the OEM designed a good crossover with the right frequency cutoffs but just didn’t use gre... | |
| Those magical days when the HVAC is off I don't have AC. Love it. | |
| Quality of recording while evaluating speakers nope. evaluate using recordings that you know personally and know exactly what they should sound like. I had a friend come over to listen to my stereo. he put on a song I didn't know and in 10 seconds said "your channels are reversed". I had... | |
| Grimm MU1/Mola Mola Tambaqui combo vs. Grimm MU2 @rdoc Sounds like the MU2 may be different than the MU1, especially on volume control. I'll look into it. thanks. | |
| Grimm MU1/Mola Mola Tambaqui combo vs. Grimm MU2 @rdoc the question is, is it an active preamp or is it a passive preamp? what I've described, just a switch, it often called a passive preamp. I still think that is what we have but will look into it. I have a contact at Grimm that I will ask. ... | |
| Grimm MU1/Mola Mola Tambaqui combo vs. Grimm MU2 @rdoc The MU1 has the ability to take an analog input and switch it through to the analog output. I assume that is what you are referring to. but it is just a convenience switch, not a preamp. That assumes I understand it correctly. I haven't ... | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? People overestimate the engineering and design behind the fues the OEM puts on their amp. First fuses can't protect everything inside your amp, otherwise, the fuse would be practically the only thing that fails. but in my life I've seen a lot of... | |
| Grimm MU1/Mola Mola Tambaqui combo vs. Grimm MU2 The MU2 is a streamer DAC combo. It also has built in Roon Core and upscaling. MU1 is streamer only. It has the Roon core and upscaling, but no DAC. Both have optional onboard storage for your library. I use the MU1 and an external DAC. I do... | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used In this price range you'll be very tempted to buy a mass produced, printed cricuit board based, chinese amp. I'd avoid these as they are mediocre at best. buy the best point to point wired amp you can afford. I bought a Tektron 300b, 2A3, 45 ... | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used @nightfall A dealer will always (or almost always) try to upsell you. Borrow a 300B and try it. | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used I have an original version baby amp. Nice and surprisingly powerful for a 10 lb amp. I'd give the Decware SE84UFO quite the higher performance rating over the baby and just as powerful although the decware is rated much lower in watts. For t... |