boomerbillone
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| El34 = KT88 = KT120 Hello mozartfan. Be sure that the tubes are biased properly. The proper bias may differ for the different tubes. In general, the tube working the least hard will last longer. So the KT120s should outlast the others. If the price of the tubes is n... | |
| quiet classical music Hello kgveteran! String Quartets. | |
| Will the placement of casters on speaker stands degrade the performance Hi johnspain! Casters won't hurt. I put my heavy speakers on casters, too. Just be sure you use casters that don't rattle when you shake them. The wheels should be free, but not loose or wobbly on their axels. Enjoy. | |
| Bookshelf/Small Speakers Hello pikes. Be sure to check out the Golden Ear BRX, and the similar sized speakers from Legacy and Ocean Wave.. | |
| Speaker suggestions please - going to the BIG city Hi smills59! Look for Legacy's Aegis (or some such spelling). They are awesome! Used maybe? Happy hunting! | |
| Ten year old digital source upgrade suggestions? Your weakest link is the USB cable. I can send you a long article on this; but check in with Used Cables.com. Be sure to get the right connectors on it. Shoot for a Wireworld Starlight Seven or equivalent. Don't get one much longer than you need. ... | |
| Does using XLR cables (double voltage output) mean I can use lower powered amplifiers? Hello thegreenman! All it means is than you can turn the volume knob on your amp or pre amp down a bit. The output power of your amp is not affected. It could be that you will have less hum/noise in the signal because of the balanced connection. ... | |
| Replacement capacitors exploding Hello James Sheyser! For pity' sake, replace those caps with something much better. Use a Mundorf KPF. They are rated at 250 volts and will larger that what they are replacing. Be sure the "mfd" number is the same as those you are replacing. The ... | |
| How to fix my preamp dilemma Hello Sturdy Are you a handy guy? Build the Akitika preamp kit and enjoy a very fine sound indeed. I've got a used Marantz 7T. It's available. | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices Hi ericrt. To be fair, it does cost something to develop a product. The lab lights must be lit, the soldering irons heated, etc. Then you have to market the thing, and polish it, and QC it, and pack it, and ship it. Insure it maybe? That money ha... | |
| Preamp tubes in power amps The Telefunken 12AX7 is really superb as the front end input tube. It lights up very brightly when it is powered on and scares the heck out of you; but it sounds amazing. | |
| Why don't more recordings have soundstage outside of speakers If you get a very wide soundstage with some recordings, you know your system can do it. We are all at the mercy of the recording engineers. Most recordings are just so-so. Happy Listening! | |
| Has Anyone Ever Run TWO Identical Pairs of Speakers ? Hello vinyl_rules. If your speakers are smaller, non floor standers its certainly worth a try. I used to run two or four pair of the smaller Advent speakers. If you have serious $3k or more floorstanders, it may not be much of an improvement. Ha... | |
| Help choosing an power amplifier Hello edwincruz! Look into the Starke AD4.320. It's a four channel class D amp as good as the Purifi modules used in the NAD33 and now the M298 that are getting rave reviews. I have two Purifi EVAL1 packages (two power amp modules with a Purifi f... | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? Hello Again, ngiordano! I just took delivery of the Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital and it beats my SMSL M500 by a significant margin. It's getting blown out by several on-line outfits for $400. It came out in 2017 and has gotten good reviews consis... |