decooney
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| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? @hilde45 Have you ever considered a hybrid preamp? I just bought a PS Audio BHK Signature preamp and it has a couple of 12au7’s for the input and mosfet’s for the output. Only had it a couple of days, but I am really enjoying it so far. I... | |
| Cable upgrades @jimboman ...man you are having too much cable fun. Good for you. Keep us posted, and keep up the good work! 👍 | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 @aljordan I now run between 45-50ma with the KT120s in the Mono 120 amplifiers. There is a difference, the Mono 120s have a plate voltage of 600v at the plate. Running the basic calculators, it says I’m barely close to running the KT120s in their ... | |
| Cable upgrades James, @jimboman IF you send them in to Cardas, once they peel back the end jacket they will know quickly, able to help determine next steps. If they are the real McCoy, they may tell you the older soldered XLR connectors are history. The conduct... | |
| Cable upgrades ...and IF you decide to send them in to Cardas for validation and certification, and they check out to be the genuine article, imo its worth it to at least inquire about the new termination process, and/or getting that done should you decide to ke... | |
| Cable upgrades @jimboman would you mind sharing the photos from the original ad, if you can locate the former sold/expired ad, or search from Hifishark. A few thoughts, even on some of the older versions, the jacket label lettering should still look pretty dec... | |
| Is more amp power always better...? @zlone "Pretty sure I rarely cross that threshold these days.". People don't often comment on these threads about the volume LEVEL they want or need to listen to music. "These days", I don't listen at higher volumes any more myself. Don't nee... | |
| Is more amp power always better...? @zlone Lots of good advice here. If you can find an impedance graph for your speakers and see that they spend time at 4 ohms or below, you will want to ensure that the amp doubles or comes close to doubling wattage when impedance drops to that le... | |
| Is more amp power always better...? Type of quality power matters too. It's not just about quantity of power for me. Rotating now between my tube amps to my solid state amps, for many years, formerly i used decent 200-300w dual mono Class AB amps. Nice full sound, yes. True Cla... | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? @yyzsantabarbara The station that I love to listen to has an emphasis on high quality source material (when possible) The DJ’s bring in vinyl when they can because they say it sounds better. Nice! Yep, and when it occurs, you can sense it - ... | |
| Ken Fritz article @goodlistening64 "And don’t get me started on those identical grandfather clock sound dampeners!" The dual grandfather clocks ticking away with resonating cabinets and internal parts vibrating away inside in the background caught my attentio... | |
| A $250 Power Conditioner? Power line "noise analyzer" starts after 6:40 in to the video How noisy is your AC circuit at your wall plug... let the debate begin, hahah. | |
| Upgraded my cables and they transformed my system!!! Finding the right cable synergy can make a nice difference. Good for you. | |
| Ken Fritz article noted a comment by the kids in the article - “Nobody wanted to come to our house, because he wanted to put them to work,” said his daughter Patty, 58. “I think we went camping twice, never took vacation. It was just work, work, work.” | |
| Jim Winey (Magnepan) has passed away. Sept 2023 - a few months ago... |