beavis
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| Recommended Speaker for Triode Amp See: "How loud will it go" (http://myhometheater.homestead.com/splcalculator.html) | |
| Decware Zen Taboo I think you're hearing the crossover getting in then way late at night. Single Driver Loudspeakers are the way to go. Of course, I'm prejudiced (being a a Single Driver Loudspeaker guy).I think you are going to find out 6 wpc isn't enough to drive... | |
| Advice on going from mid level to high end Get the room acoustics right. You might discover you don't as much change. | |
| SET Recommendation An EL84 option would be a Decware: SE84ZS. | |
| Is Hi-fi getting more expensive? Apparently the audio industry has concluded supply/demand doesn't apply to them. Personal ads, too. | |
| Tube pre around 1000, Audible Illusions or belles Look at a Decware CSP2 (about $800). Use the money saved to but CDs. | |
| My Dream SubWoofer - does it exist? I'm sure you could supply your specifications & get someone to make a one of a kind. | |
| Internet Radio sounds better than ripped CDs. Why I'm with Jax2, I'm dumbfounded too.Is the internet radio station doing equalization? | |
| Tube Amp for GR Research LS-6 Crossovers should also be considered when looking at tube amps. I'm unfamiliar with the LS-6, but in general, first order crossovers are recommended for most tube Wild impedance swings are also a concern with tube amps and you may be disappointed ... | |
| Power Cables which take the soundstage back You may be better off installing dedicated line. But I agree with Macdadtexas. "Buy better upstream gear with your money, or better speakers." Or software. | |
| volume vs presence You're right, it can't be good for your hearing. My advice would be to see a good audiologist to determine what's going on. | |
| Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD I think I would call Pioneer, distributor and/or place where you bought it. Something doesn't sound right. | |
| speakers with a "smooth" impedance curve If your speakers impedance doesn't swing too wildly and/or deeply below 4 ohms, then you may not need to worry unless you have a tube amp without 4 ohm taps.But it all depends on how loudly you like to listen.Now if you're talking about SET amp, t... | |
| What year did tube lose to SS I went to college in 1973 & SS was definitely outselling tubes back then. So I think it was between 1965 & 1970. My hearing is definitely becoming worse and I can hear things I couldn't with SS in my better daze at low loudness levels. | |
| Yaqin MC-100B or Cayin A-88T - first tube amp I hope another forum post is O.K. See reply by Jan Vigne on Ecoustics message board: http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/1/452675.html. He makes some real good points about tube amp specifications & reality. |