lloydc
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| Is an isolation transformer better than a power conditioner? I found that the hum from my larger isolation transformer, in the same room as the equipment, was too loud to tolerate. They all hum and imho a large one must be located outside near the box. I agree the improvement is slight. | |
| What size power cable? Thanks for the responses. I made a cable using Furutech's DPS 4.1 (11 awg) and plugs, and it sounds very nice. It's hard to imagine how much better a power cable could be, but I'll never be in the market for anything like a Nordost Odin 2, Shun... | |
| rca plugs - comparisons? Thanks for all the responses! I’m impressed with the amount of comparative testing done. | |
| Life of KT 150 Tubes @ jerryg123. You've been lucky. Isn't that nice. Why comment on something you know nothing about, much less hurl a pointless ad hominem attack? You obviously have never had to ship a 100 pound amp back to the manufacturer for repair. It cost... | |
| I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged. It's hard to imagine Amir grasping the beauties of tube amplification. | |
| Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp It’s things like OP’s question that give audiophiles a bad name. | |
| Life of KT 150 Tubes You should buy US-made amps. Now you know why. | |
| Corrosion Thanks! | |
| Cassette decks. How good can it get? I got rid of most of my bootleg cassettes. Only kept a few thousand. So I also had to keep my Nak Dragon. While it’s true the quality is poor compared to other devices, it was difficult to get a reel to reel into a venue in your boot. with rock... | |
| American Made Audio Products It is risky, difficult and expensive to ship a heavy amp. several times I have had to send electronics - amp or preamp - back to the manufacturer for repair, so for those things I buy American. It’s true that not every part inside was made her... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @ Larsman, thanks! | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? @ Larsman, I don't agree that arranged or improvised sounds that contain only one element of music, e.g. rhythm, qualifiies as music. Is spoken word with rhythmic accompaniment "music'? Then what is the difference between poetry, which has... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? Is sound without melody or harmony (e.g., the Super Bowl half-time show) music? | |
| Focal Kanta No. 2 Speakers hum with speaker with speaker cable disconnected In the Stereophile review of the Wilson SabrinaX, JA noted that they hum even when not connected to anything. I was stunned that such an incompetent design would be released. Even if it were masked while playing music, it’s still noise. your sp... | |
| CD transports; do they really matter I have used a Genesis Digital Lens since it came out (with a Pioneer PD-65 as transport), which eliminated jitter. Always assumed it more or less solved transport issues. Would a modern transport, eg the Project, really improve things? |