carlsbad2
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| There's No Question Tekton uses inexpensive engineered wood and automotive paint to make a case. Eric puts his money into components and creates a very cost effective high quality speaker. He is also a great speaker designer and a workaholic. He is not the best marke... | |
| 300b lovers @atmasphere great post. My new amp does use an interstage transformer and a larger driver tube. The 6SN7/300B amp I'm listening to in the mean time is darn good. Not great, but darn good. So lets not walk away with the understanding that all ... | |
| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs Yes, @fredrik222 does not understand streaming. So the answer to the original question, not that I think I understand it. I didn't know that Qobuz sold songs to download, but if they do, there is likely an improvement in the quality of the digi... | |
| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs Are you talking CDs? or digitally downloaded purchases such as apple music. I'm not sure they even do that any more. | |
| 300b lovers @charles1dad Not sure what speakers yet. While my new amp is AD1 based, I think its strong points are more the design and power supply than the tubes used. I'm sure it would sound great in 300b too. Wish you were going to be there. I will be t... | |
| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs Buy music? | |
| 300b lovers @charles1dad @donsachs I will be at the Pacific Audio Fest Thurs thru Sunday. While I am currently listening to an Italian 300b with Sophia mesh tubes, my new custom AD1 based amp will be on display there before I bring it home. Jerry | |
| Top two most important sound qualities @gladmo I'm not a big fan of polls because I have no faith in the opinion of the majority but I was just joking. | |
| Top two most important sound qualities They took a poll on whether we were infavor of polls and we weren't so polls were discontinued. | |
| Amps on top? @ghasley I designed the stand. I've been working in an industry dealing with vibrations for over 40 years. I know those selling other things have talked down steel and many have read their marketing. I wish them luck. Jerry | |
| Amps on top? I just had a new stereo stand fabricated by an off road truck builder I know. Welded steel. I bounced on top of it to verify it's rigidity. I plan to put my new (larger) amp on top. It is a tube amp and I want it to breathe. Instead of shelve... | |
| Cary SLI-80HS Integrated Most likely capacitors. most likely what is twisting is a dust cover. I see 3 screws that probably fasten everything in place. I wouldn't rotate it. Rotating ta cap could cause the leads to short, although not likely. If it were mine, I'd j... | |
| Center Channel Dialogue Your center is an excellent center speaker and I don’t think chaning speakers will improve vocals. I had an ML center and it was excellent. But the MLs aren’t very sensitive so you need to make sure the levels are adjusted. Have you set up the le... | |
| FYI: Let visitors use your Wi-Fi for additional security I set up a guess network when I installed mine but I never have anyone in my home I don't trust. So I don't use it. | |
| Western Electric 91E I haven't heard this amp and don't know anyone who has. While the tubes it was built around are still at least one of the gold standards, the price range that this amp fits is dominated by hand built, point to point wired, and often custom built ... |