clio09
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| centering the human voice Ruebent makes a good point and the tests are well worth doing first and foremost to isolate the problem. If the problem is not with the electronics/wiring you may then want to go and get one of the many test CDs out there that include voice and im... | |
| Tube Integragrated w/ Phono Not sure of your budget, but the VAC Avatar SE or Super would be good choices. | |
| SS Preamp with Tube Amp? I share the same opinion as 6550c in that a preamp should be as neutral as possible. This is why I prefer using passive preamps. While I have had some nice active preamps in my system, and have sat and listened to many others, I always seem to gra... | |
| SS Preamp with Tube Amp? My Capri with VAC Auricle Musicblocs is a nice combination. Prior to getting the VAC amps the RM-10 was on my short list to use with the Capri.FWIW I also like, and to a degree prefer, a passive preamp in front of tube amps. I'm using a couple dif... | |
| 60s-70s Japanese Pressings Rolling Stones, Mayall, Try asking over on the Vinyl Asylum at AA. You can upload pics with your post over there too. | |
| Review: Tube Research Labs Samson monoblock amps Amplifier My D-225 amp was an odd size. About 22" wide x 20" deep x 2" high. I used the Sistrum SP-101 under it and it worked just fine. Also tried sand filled bags, lead shot filled bags, and VPI Bricks on top of the amps. I preferred the VPI Bricks. As an... | |
| Does this animal exist? Here you go. One for sale right here:Hagerman Octal CornetAvailable as a kit or Jim Hagerman can build you one. it is a well regarded phono stage using the non-octal tubes so I imagine it can be just as good or better with some nice 6SN7s. Only tr... | |
| Good $250 Power Cord Another consideration would be VH Audio Flavor 4 or Oyaide Tunami GPX. I though both were better than the Audience in my system. | |
| Quad ESL Repair in Los Angeles Area? I think Affordable Audio is Mitch Singerman. He is a good option and does a lot of manufacturer warranty work. | |
| tube amp repair First off, I'm in Las Vegas too, email me offline and maybe we can get together sometime.Secondly, there are a couple possible sources in town that may be able to help. Jack Eliano at Electra Print builds tube amps and makes some excellent transfo... | |
| Omnis with deep bass $2K I can't resist for $511. I'm going to take a listen to the Direct Acoustics speakers. | |
| Ac cords or power conditioning first? There are a lot of different approaches to this and dedicated lines are a good first step. However, you may still need to follow that up with some type of line conditioning depending on the environment you're in. Take a look at Alan Maher's produc... | |
| Cat friendly or actually unfriendly speaker My cat understood exactly what I was saying when I lectured her after she jumped up on my speaker. There wasn't a need to remind her on a daily basis either, once was enough. | |
| Cartridge Alignment HELP Tell us where you live. There might be a member nearby who can assist you with the matter. I've traveled a few hours to set up tables and align cartridges and I know others on the site have been gracious with their time as well.Another tool that y... | |
| Cat friendly or actually unfriendly speaker Like jaybo said. Nothing changes here unless you want to go over $2500/pair. |