mofimadness
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| Tube Rolling - Any tips or caveats I would start here:http://www.audioasylum.com/scripts/d.pl?audio/faq/joes-tubes.html#12AX7This will give you a good idea of what to try. This is considered the de facto piece for tube rolling. | |
| Basic audio info book? "Good Sound" by Laura Dearborn. | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. Empire Records | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? Modwright. | |
| Which components are "stupid good"? Eastern Electric MiniMax DACModwright LS100 PreampGrover Huffman Interconnects | |
| Sumiko Talisman Virtuoso I was a dealer and sold and owned both the Virtuoso Boron and the DTi. They were/are excellent cartridges. The DTi provided better channel seperation and balance and was smoother sounding. It also threw a wider and deeper soundstage. I still have ... | |
| CD's vs Vinyl - Finally hear the difference But we're lucky that tens of thousands of used albums which are on vinyl, but not CD. Works both ways... | |
| I Need Help With A Discontinued Cartridge A lot of high output MCs have a 47k ohm impedance load. Makes it easier to mate with standard MM inputs. | |
| 1K dac I second the recommendation of the EE MiniMax DAC. What a honey of a unit! | |
| looking for a good tubed dac I will third the recommendation of the EE Minimax. Best DAC I have owned. Try some opamp rolling and find the right tube and you'll have a top notch setup. | |
| Rega P9 vs Musical Fidelity M1 Stay with the Rega P9. It's one SWEET table. | |
| Odyssey Mono Extremes SE Which input to use? I didn't ever notice a difference in sound between the XLR and RCA inputs on my Stratos amps. I do like the way the XLRs plug in. Better connection and connector, IMHO. | |
| Does the original Adcom 545 accept spades? Yes, your spades will work. Here is a pic of the back of an original Adcom 545:http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/view_images.php?cat=Amplifiers&catnick=amplifiers&cfid=211109&image_id=2053224 | |
| "Paper Airplane" I've read several reviews that think this album is one of their best. I agree with the above and I'm a HUGE AKUS fan. | |
| One of my closest friends is gone. http://brooksberdanltd.com/ |