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| Movie/film suggestions. The Fall of the Roman Empire Won Award for Best Film Score 1964 | |
| Reliable Dealer for 6CS7 tubes Brent Jessee has them listed in his inventory. | |
| Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? I love radio but I usually stream it now. It's still the best way to find new music. | |
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| ???Safely Trading Gear Between Private Parties??? I did a trade on USAM last year. The other party and I exchanged several emails, establishing trust and a way for us both to feel comfortable. We talked about packing, shipping, and insurance. Then we exchanged photos of our gear packed and labele... | |
| Which inexpensive speaker cables... +1 Performance Audio. | |
| Bryston? I have nothing but good things to say about Bryston. Their MO is not to be the latest new thing, but to carefully refine their designs and bring only real improvements to their products. The Cubed series is a step up from the previous line. It's... | |
| How do you A/B amps in your system? I have a Schiit Kara preamp. It has three gain settings including a passive mode where the signal goes only through the RL volume control, and if the volume is wide open, not even that. There are both SE and balanced inputs and outputs. I can con... | |
| Room Treatments and Orientation for Unfinished Basement Listening? You can find a lot online about designing listening rooms and studio control rooms. I would start there. Some sites let you put in room dimensions and materials to get recommendations. GIK Acoustics is a company that will analyze data from REW mea... | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? The Yamaha is an integrated amp. So the volume control follows the preamp section gain structure. If that unit allows the use of an external preamp with more gain, the volume knob won't have to be turned up as much, and the power amp section will ... | |
| Equipment insurance coverage Try Lloyds. I think they'll insure anything for the right price. | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? The Bros Landreth Sierra Hull | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? The JBL 4329P is an all in one including speakers. $4500. | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing +1 LTA MZ2 or Velo. Or they have a full preamp if you need more inputs. | |
| Which Schitt Audio Equalizer operates as a loudness switch for low level listening An EQ can help your situation. A "Loudness" button generally adds a lot of bass and a little treble, creating a "smiley face" curve. The equalizer will let you add some additional high end if that pleases your ears. The Lokius should be fine for t... |