russ69
Responses from russ69
| how were copies of vinyl made in "third-party" countries Pressing vinyl is pretty much a 3rd world process. It's not that tricky. The process is Masters, Mothers, and Stampers. The Masters are cut on a lathe using audio tape as the source in the old days. | |
| How much is about the recording ...which partially explains why I listen so much more to my secondary outdoor system than I do my main rig... I put together hyper critical systems for decades. I was chasing the Holy Grail, but my enjoyment was diminishing. Somewhere along thi... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 or Sopra 3? I'm not too keen on many systems people put together but I have to give yours a big thumbs up. It's exactly the direction I would go. So having said that, if there is a way to swing a pair of Sopra 3s, I would do that, but I would not be too disap... | |
| How much is about the recording Seriously? what direction would that be? if it sounds great with one recording, then it should sound great with 90% of them. Or maybe my system is “not resolving enough”? Yes, seriously. I have no idea about what system you have or how resolvi... | |
| Where to now.? I'd would need to know your complete system before I would recommend any path for improvement. | |
| How much is about the recording The key is to get the music you like to sound as good as it can. If you take your system too far in one direction, you'll end up with 3 CDs that sound extremely good and everything else will sound terrible. | |
| Sonus Faber Lumina 5 vs Klipsch Forte IV I'll just throw this out here, I have not listened to either and the Forte has a new mid-range driver that I have not heard. But in general terms Klipsch does not spend a lot of money on their drivers and I think that hurts their performance. The ... | |
| Is this safe? Depends on the size of the capacitors and how they drain. If you open it up and can handle the tubes without getting near the caps or exposed wiring, I wouldn't worry about it. To be safe use one hand and the other hand in your pocket (or the elec... | |
| Cost break down of hifi system Cables tone controls? No, just use lamp cord and 3-dollar Amazon connections like all the big statement systems use. LOL. | |
| Cost break down of hifi system The pre amp, amp, and speakers are still in their boxes. Get them out and start setting them up, Use lamp cord and 3-dollar cables if you have to. Listening is the only way you can progress your installation. | |
| Cost break down of hifi system I currently have pass labs xp-12.... an x250.8... pair of Dynaudio contour 60i... I call this a: What do you think of my new wife thread. It's a bit too late for that question but let me continue... I wanna get it right the first time. In... | |
| Microphonic from Vacuum Tubes? The pop can most certainly be from a bad tube. Change them out. | |
| Low buzzing through speaks Any update? | |
| Gain / Amplification All transistor amps/preamps measure best at full throttle. So, no matter what you do you will not be operating in the best power range. | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts Russ69 said: "I was very lucky. As a young audiophile, I visited every stereo shop in SoCal listening for the shop that had the best sound. I found it at Woodland Stereo, the shop that helped Arnie develop the Servo Static and other loudspeakers.... |