rotarius
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| Upgrading preamp. Best for under $1K If you want to stick to SS, Pro-ject pre box ds2 or RS. I am a tube guy but these are terrific. | |
| Steve Guttenberg finally reviews the Eminent Technology LFT-8b loudspeaker. I bought the LFT 8B many years ago and was horribly disappointed. They were nice if all I listened to was piano trios. The woofer was way underdamped and the highs were dull. The panels rattled at moderate volume with bass heavy music. Unconve... | |
| Ortofon Red Sound Issue Doesn't sound like a damaged stylus or alignment. A damaged stylus would sound bad at all times. The tonearm bearings maybe? Swap the cart and see if the problem persists. | |
| The Science of Cables Taras22, give it a rest. Yes, there is a lot to learn about the universe and quantum gravity. That does not apply to cables though. It's just a cottage industry where some people source wire of various grades from the same known wire manufactur... | |
| Tekton Design's new THE PERFECT SET equals "goosebumps time" When the big Tekron thread first appeared, I pointed out Tektons past practices and was slammed by the fanboys and I am sure my posts have been removed. He apparently had a family crisis at the time which seemed awful but a personal crisis does n... | |
| How to DIY yourself very nice Class D monoblocks Erik, TI has quite a bit of info on their website with plots for the whole chip family. Interesting threads about tpa3251/tpa3255 on diyaudio as well. The TI module is plug and play essentially and the sound is refined with some serious low end ... | |
| How to DIY yourself very nice Class D monoblocks My TI tpa3255 evaluation board is the best solid state amp I have ever had. My references for ss amps are mid-level pieces I have owned such as Belles 150a, Bryston 4BST, B&K, Aragon 8002, NAD units and such. | |
| DeoxIT on tube pins 0000 steel wool works great on old tube pins. Not as aggressive as grit but better than a magic eraser for me. | |
| Can a 75 ohm digital rca cable be used in place of a regular rca interconnect? Interesting... so if anything bc of the impedance it might lower the volume/signal?No not at all. 75 ohm is the characteristic impedance of a coax cable. Google it for a proper technical explanation. | |
| Reasonable RCA Connectors? KLEI is the current favorite eh? I was once curious about Eichmann bullets so I soldered them to Ebay mil spec wire. Made a second set of interconnects with Radioshack plugs with plastic covers. No difference whatsoever between them. The hollow... | |
| Looking for ic Belden 8402 or 8412 cables on Ebay. | |
| Speaker recommendation Classical music listener here. Sonus Faber or KEF speakers in your price range would be the ones to get. | |
| Help with kef r900 issue I have a pair R700 with the same coaxial unit. I noticed an issue with some female vocals for the first 200 hours or so but only on mediocre pop/rock recordings. There was a bit of a metallic etch to the voices, almost like they were distorting, ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados My wife and my mom don't listen to classical but love Brahms sym no. 4.Carlos Kleiber's recording generates the most adrenaline. Haitink/Concertgebouw from the 70's is super duper in my book. Honorable mention goes to Bohm/Vienna. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I'll start with a masterpiece with great sonics. Dvorak's 7th - Ivan Fischerhttps://www.channelclassics.com/catalogue/30010-Dvorak-Symphony-No-7-in-D-Minor-Suite-in-A-Major/ |