milesd77
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| Should I Try a Tube Preamp? Yes, a tube preamp will bring a much warmer, fuller sound with a defined soundstage. Try some of the older preamps:Audio Research sp-6b or sp-8. Or conrad-Johnson pv-10 or pv-12. These will take some maintenance every 2 years, but are wll worth it. | |
| Shopping for a new netbook or laptop... Spend the extra money and get a Macintosh. You'll be supporting a man (Steven Jobs) who founded the company and then was thrown out by the board until the company foundered without him. Who do we know in the audio world who experienced the same b... | |
| placement of power conditioner Mine is above everything else and not inside the cabinet since it runs so hot. | |
| Speaker cables where to begin? I have read about signal cables here on this forum, but have not tried them. They are reasonably low priced.On the higher end, the Synergistic Research cables in my system sound very good.www.signalcable.comwww.synergisticresearch.comRegards,Miles | |
| Double Albums/CDs, curse or blessing? The Grateful Dead Europe 72 -which can be turned inside-out to look like the White AlbumThe Grateful Dead "skull and roses". | |
| What brands are frequency 60hz specific ? The PS audio P300 has the ability to input either 120/220 and change the frequency (50-120 hz). The P600 has more power with the same abilities. www.psaudio.com | |
| Audio Research Sp-6a up in smoke Thanks for the response. I have a $1000 deductible and your advice has caused me to change the policy.Regards,Miles | |
| Nature Sounds CD's The National Geographic Society book, "Song and Garden Birds of North America", c. 1964 . Library of Congress catalog card #64-23367, Standard Book #87044-006-3This has small records in the back of songbird calls. I have not played them yet, but s... | |
| New Electrial Wiring.. I have seen threads which recommend that the breaker goes on the side not occupied by the furnace and big appliances. Can you isolate further? There are some decent threads about all this to be found relating to ground hum and furnace noise on sys... | |
| Please Help Wolfram/Alpha define Audiophile This is an internet-based website that has factual knowledge.If you have tried to google for specific, factual information, you know what a joke the internet can be. There is a lot of untruth residing on glossy, colorful webpages.Wolfram/Alpha see... | |
| Hearing protection https://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/toolguide/product-finder/peltor-worktunes-headphones.aspx?nterms=91096,61632,65548This site has reviewed some hearing protection radio headphones in the last year in their magazine:finehomebuildingRegards,M... | |
| Need to vent tube heat? I found a 120 Volt 5.5 watt fan at www.hometheatercooling.comIt took a while to get here, and its $50, but its decent.Regards,Miles | |
| what are your five essential songs Grateful Dead from Wake of the Flood "Attics of My Life"Louis Armstrong "East St. Louis Toodaloo"Beethoven "Fifth Symphony"Santana from Supernatural "Maria Maria"Jerry Garcia from Reflections "Catfish John" | |
| Need a Solid State Pre Amp For under $2000 Oops, need my glasses. Pre-Amp is what you want. Pardon. | |
| Need a Solid State Pre Amp For under $2000 There is a Bedini 250/250-Mk II on ebay buy it now for $1499.Next, send it to Bedini for a modification and rebuild (www.bedini.com...click service) for $650. A little overbudget, but you end up with a fine class A amp. Regards,Miles |