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| Tube type question, 12JGT, 12JGT, PC86, for Thoress FF preamp. @glennewdick Any of the NIB JAN (Joint Army Navy) will do nicely, they’ll be less microphonic than the standard issues. RCA or National Union. They’re cheap enough that you can try a few different ones. PS. That's a dandy-looking preamp! | |
| Do Fuses make a difference ib sound? One audiophile friend swears by them. Another couldn't be bothered. I've tried them but can't hear enough of a difference to keep spending money on them. Generally speaking, when I hear a tweak that really makes a difference, it stays in the sy... | |
| Looking to set up separate circuits for my system @jea48 Interesting, thank you! In fact, the problem has not been happening since I got some true 75-ohm SPDIF cables to replace the wonky "boutique" cable I was using before. | |
| Looking to set up separate circuits for my system Thanks for this thread! I'm looking into a dedicated line for my system. Currently I'm on a very old, mixed up line with no grounding. If I turn on a lamp my digital blanks out for a moment--it's that bad. ;-) I can only afford so much but the... | |
| What are My Options for Ripping My CD Collection ? Honestly, an external MAC DVD drive, a 1TB USB drive and iTunes, and you’re good to go. Use the Apple lossless codec. It’s easy, fast, and since iTunes uses Gracenote for metadata, you’ll get pretty accurate tagging without any fuss. | |
| What an awesome listen, for those who care. For those into piano jazz, the new Verve release of Oscar Peterson at Baker's Keyboard Lounge is great. Not so much focus on acrobatics, just solid swinging and solid tunes. The sound is atmospheric, though a bit coarse, not really demo quality,... | |
| Is it my streamer or does Audirvana sounds better? @analogfan I’ve used Audirvana for years now, running on an old Mac Mini with an Uptone DC supply. It’s always sounded great. Part of the magic is the pre-loading and conversion of files to PCM. It recently updated itself to 3.0 and everyth... | |
| The “Off The Shelf” Lie I have a pair of Andrew Jones Pioneer bookshelf speakers I bought at Best Buy for half price, $65. They’re amazingly good, not super smooth but sparky and enjoyable. I almost wish I’d bought the floorstanders at the time! | |
| Please save me from an expensive mistake! Sonus Faber Amati Futura longevity concerns... If I were shopping for new speakers in this price range, and had a small room, I would look at the small Acoras. | |
| Please save me from an expensive mistake! Sonus Faber Amati Futura longevity concerns... By "too much speaker" I mean that the speakers don’t have the space to open up, and thus are restricted from performing optimally. Not to put too fine a point on it, but I’’ve seen it often. A good friend with good ears had a pair of huge Focals... | |
| Please save me from an expensive mistake! Sonus Faber Amati Futura longevity concerns... Fair points. I wasn’t actually suggesting that you buy spares for such an expensive and complicated speaker. ;-) You say you love the sound, the woofers have been replaced so they didn’t seem to spoil what you like about the speaker, and they sh... | |
| Please save me from an expensive mistake! Sonus Faber Amati Futura longevity concerns... This is why I have two pairs of original ProAc Response 2's, with back up drivers purchased before they became unobtainable. ;-) A friend of mine recently bought a used pair of Response 1sc's but he called ProAc to confirm that they do still have... | |
| Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III crackling static in left channel You might also try cleaning the tube sockets with a bristled pipe cleaner and a tiny bit of DeOxit contact cleaner. | |
| Recommendation for a wall-mounted turntable light I don't know if you're into mid-century modern stuff, but there's always something like this. It's my favorite type of reading light. ;-) https://www.ebay.com/itm/317798008006?_skw=vintage+accordion+extension+lamp&itmmeta=01KKFVA0RWGYN953... | |
| Network cable rabbit hole I thought some might be interested in an update on my ethernet adventure. The Afterdark Queen clock and Keces power supply have been in place for over a week now. The LPS eliminates a "halo" around the sound of the EtherRegen compared to the s... |