carlsbad2
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| Audiophiles and De-cluttering -- your journey toward both psychic and sonic improvement Disappointing to see people thinking that going from 5.1 to 2.1 somehow improves 2 channel sound. HT and 2 channel should be 2 seperate systems that just utilize the same 2 front speakers. You lose a lot of HT going to 2.1. Jerry | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" I didn't read the wordy versions above, or I quit at the first incorrect statement in each of them. Here is the simple version: Amp WPC is a rating taken at nominal resistance, that is, optimal conditions. Now if resistance goes down, to k... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3A noise 6922's can be very noisy. I have had good luck with a lot of the older tubes. I don't use the term NOS because they are almost non existant. what most sell as NOS is just a used tube that tests well. which is really all you need. I haven't ha... | |
| Help :( Speakers making constant static sound I cannot figure it out You don't have spare tubes? Do you have spare lightbulbs in the house? tubes are consummables. always have a spare set. Powering up with a tube missing will generally not cause a problem but will not tell you anything since the amp will not... | |
| Surge protectors--how many $ make sense? @cleeds Power conditioners generally provide a level of protection against surges. Now the power condition could end up being sacrificial, which will bother some because of the price, but it is really hard to protect everything. I will never put... | |
| Audiophiles and De-cluttering -- your journey toward both psychic and sonic improvement I decluttered the signal path. Tube amp with a very simple signal path. No signal processing, no preamp, simple, high quality interconnects and cables. Volume control via transformer. Jerry | |
| Help :( Speakers making constant static sound I cannot figure it out PS if it is a tube in the amp, it is the rectifier as that is the only tube that affects both channels. | |
| Help :( Speakers making constant static sound I cannot figure it out Do you hear music if you play music? You have isloated it to the amp. some switch has gotten flipped is most likely cause. | |
| Upsampling/Oversampling I think your problem has nothing to do with upsampling. | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes @davenrk it seems you have mistakenly drawn the conclusion that tubes are generally not transparent, and detailed. I find them more transparent and detailed than any ss amp. It's like taking the heavy blanket off the speaker. So any of the high... | |
| Declare the correct value on the Customs form? The site seems to be pretty lenient on liberal political postings so I guess it's time for the Trump haters to let us know how they feel. stand by. | |
| If you HAD to purchase a used (over 4 years old) DAC, what would it be? Chord DAVE. I have my Lampizator otherwise engaged right now so I'm listening to my DAVE and I am glad I didn't get around to selling it. It is a great buy at the current price. | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? Cables to add to the sound quality they take away. So new cables make a great improvement, it is a statement about the horrible quality of the previous cables. Jerry | |
| Declare the correct value on the Customs form? Lots of holier-than-thou people assuming that someone is cheating here and ignoring the fact that noting is being imported so no duty is due. | |
| Nearfield Low-Level Listening : New Speakers or EQ? Thoughts? I listen nearfield at low levels. It isn't your speakers as much as your electronics. Most amps suck at low power levels. tube amps is the best solution but there are others. of course with tube amps you may need more sensitive speakers. But... |