mattw73
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| HiFi Kit Building- have you ever built any hifi gear? I get great joy from building kits. I've built various Dynaco ST70's with the Van Alstine Ultimate 70 being one of my favorites..I built their old 70i as well. A ST70 was my first DIY project. I've done two of the ANK EL84 but built as a straight... | |
| Primeda interconnect who tried it? Oh yeah, & supposedly pure silver core coaxial cables | |
| Primeda interconnect who tried it? I've tried the Primedas. If you are into trying out these foreign budget offerings I would say give Kaiboer cables a try as well. Silver plated shielded cables. They claim OCC but there are really only a handful of companies that work with true si... | |
| MoFi SourcePoint 8 - 90 days in - Update I picked up a pair of the 8's about a week ago. I was not looking to buy speakers, especially another bookshelf, but I came across a price I couldn't refuse. Meaning I could try them out & felt confident I could make my money back if I didn't ... | |
| Getting better audio answers from AI Great post for any frustrated AI users. I have been using a paid version of AI for about 6 months now. Actually more like 8 months but I took a month or two away from it because at first I thought it was useless. Not exactly useless but there was ... | |
| $35000 to $40,000. speakers what would you buy and why? For under $18,000 I would choose the Gershman Acoustics Avant Garde 30th Edition. They sounded so real & natural...& No matter which track was playing I couldn't stop my body from moving. I enjoyed their Symphoria model more but the pric... | |
| How do Dahlquist DQ10 stack up against current speakers? I ponder this same type of question a lot when scrolling thru my local Marketplace. I come across DQ's, old Thiels, Snell's, etc. Speakers I either couldn't afford in the late 80's-90's or didn't have the room for. I imagine the "good ones" are st... | |
| the one that got away - how do you handle grief? @prof I enjoyed your story sharing | |
| CONNECTING A SUB WHEN THERE IS NO SUB-OUT CONNECTION One thing I didn't consider. I've never run 2 subs with that SVS device. | |
| CONNECTING A SUB WHEN THERE IS NO SUB-OUT CONNECTION There are other & cheaper line level devices out there than the SVS Unit. I just assumed that since SVS had been mainly focused on subs that they designed it correctly. I only use it depending on the preamp I'm using but I feel like it works w... | |
| CONNECTING A SUB WHEN THERE IS NO SUB-OUT CONNECTION I didn't take the time to look at your preamp, amp, or sub but I've definitely run into similar situations in the past. I've done the splitter cables coming out of the preamp to amps & subs. This doesn't work well for all components & im... | |
| Dipping my toes into EL84 tubes Yeah, best bang for your buck EL84 power amp that I know of is the Tubes4Hifi version. It is based off the ANK el84 integrated. One can get just the PCB off the 'bay for $15-$20 dollars. Purchase the toroids separately or go with more traditional ... | |
| I replaced the volume pot on my tube preamplifier. @noromance Thanks for posting the link. I tried to do a little research on the attenuator & found that they are used by a hifi tube component company in Ukraine named Phast. I found a couple internal photos of their preamp on the web & it ... | |
| What's your experience with Pirate Ship "adjustments"? Yes. I am very interested to know how it works | |
| I replaced the volume pot on my tube preamplifier. I just tried a new aftermarket volume control that turned out to be pretty good..it has remote as well. Relay based attenuator I bought off the 'bay from Ukraine. Though he also sells on Etsy. I don't have a link but sold by Serglobo. Hiend volume... |