ltmandella
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| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? The stock Dynaco 70 measures right up to 35wpc no clipping for 1% THD (good amount of NFB) and almost everyone loves the sweet sound. You do need output tubes that are in really good shape to get the 1% THD (they all need to be tested regardless o... | |
| Favorite scream in rock? gotta be Zeppelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaFnfbBawAE | |
| Trends in value of vintage / used audio equipment? [[data to show trends in the value of vintage and used audio equipment (high-end or otherwise)?]] too vague a question without referencing a time range... | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? Vintage you have many possible options, for example: | |
| Package Has Disappeared in USPS System [[I will never use the USPS system]] Except if you apply that criterion to any current commercial shipping system you will be relegated to hand carrying you stuff. They all lost or destroy your stuff. All of them... | |
| What are you using to clean LP album covers? Distilled water with a tiny bit of surficant in the ultrasonic bath. Unbelievable how quiet the records are after ultrasonic cleaning. I do have a spin-clean and will use it occasionally if I get a really dirty used LP from the Bay. | |
| Some thoughts on dust covers @lewm Yes I do not shout while playing, but the MUSIC PLAYING BACK certainly does, and would definitely be feeding back into the cartridge. If you do not want to believe there is feedback distortion, try this. You need two TTs. Setup the ... | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? KORG DSD 10R for FINALLY completing my LP, Cassette, and Reel to Reel archiving project... (I hope) | |
| Solid state amp that tube fan can be happy with? For me, it was my Musical Fidelity A1-2008 class A SS integrated (in HT mode) comparing with my Transcendent Sound T8-LN 25 wpc OTL amp. The OTL wins in some ways, the Class A wins in other ways I was pleasantly surprised (amazed?) at how great ... | |
| Some thoughts on dust covers Regarding ambient sound feedback: I did an experiment one time in my listening room, with my RT-909 tape recorder and my Music Hall MMF-7 TT (project OEM tonearm). The cartridge was a higher end GRADO. I started the record playing, recording in... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. Reference3A. Makers of two way systems where the mid-woofer rolls off naturally, no crossover needed. My DeCapoI speakers are rated at 90db and have a reputation for benign impedance characteristic. Not to mention they should glorious! I drive... | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” Class A solid state (my Musical Fidelity Class A is _very_ close in sound to my OTL tube amp) OR one of the well reviewed newer Class D amps where the filtering occurs after the feedback loop. | |
| Starting my showroom again Seems like it would be extremely difficult to compete with online sales. Free shipping, free returns, often overnight delivery. Relax in your home and voila' the units arrive at your doorstep the next day. Somehow you would have to offer more. ... | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? Benchmark | |
| Is JRiver still the best software? Feature wise it might be. Sonically I am not convinced it is any better than many nowadays that support ASIO or can otherwise bypass the windoz mixer... |