russ69
Responses from russ69
| Speaker placement, Home theater and hi-fi mains Magic Triangle, no more, no less. Pull them out at least two feet in front of your TV. | |
| Internet Radio on Audiophile Quality 2 Channel System A good FM signal and station sounds pretty good. Streaming on the other hand is subject to whatever quality the "station" streams and the quality of the source it uses. | |
| hearing loss and amp choices If you can still get a good stereo image, you won't want to down grade. And if you can't get a good stereo image, you'll still want a good mono set-up. I'm not a Rotel fan so I can't recommend that no matter what your hearing acuity is. | |
| 4 speakers in a large room @dekay Has it right. | |
| Solar powered vacuum tubes OP is talking about the inventor of the thermionic valve, John Ambrose Fleming Yes that, and his "modern" solar panel power. | |
| Solar powered vacuum tubes an interesting juxtaposition of modern technology and a 1904 technology that is still in use today. You might have your history a tad wrong. It all began with Edmond Becquerel, a young physicist working in France, who in 1839 observed and di... | |
| Speakers known for great midrange. A 3way with a good midrange driver. Harbeth is a popular choice. | |
| Analog’s Warm Sound: Tube amps into an AVR?! Yes, you are hearing analog. Probably little or no source material today that hasn't been through at least one digital stage, LPs included. No worries. | |
| conrad johnson CAV45, CA200,... It is designed to use the source signal that is more than enough to power the amp section as designed. | |
| Input, please If it's the top silver plate around the tubes, just use a few dollops of silicone adhesive. | |
| Should Audiogon forum dealers be held to a different standard? Dealers should have two log-ins. One in the dealer's name and one in their own name. Separation of the business vs the person. | |
| What cause tweeters hiss ? Hiss can be solved in most cases, unless a component is very, very noisy. Here's a linky: A Discussion About Idle Hiss – Upscale Audio | |
| New Magnaplanar 1.7 delaminating and buzzing. It sounds like both panels need to go back to Magnepan. | |
| Tube Integrated Under 1,500 If you can find a Prima Luna for 1500, go for that. Otherwise, it's hard to find good tube integrated amps for that kind of money. | |
| Tracking force Depending on the tonearm, I would try 2.0 grams first. |