I am looking at some used B&W CDM9 nt floor speakers. I have a Harman Kardon Award Series A500 Tube Amp that is rated 25 watts but probably puts out closer to 35 watts. The B&Ws are rated at 50-200w with 90db sensitivity. I am still unclear about comparing valve watts with solid state, so would my amp have a problem driving these? I am not looking to throw club parties or turn the bass way up. I just hope get some decent sound with my current setup and then upgrade my amp at a later date.

Aloha,

A recent LP based discussion reminded me of some of the LP facts/myth discussions in the hobby, so I thought I'd ask about some:

Fact, or fiction?

1) Some people claim that there is terrifically high heat generated at the contact point between a stylus and the LP's vinyl groove. This heat can actually deform the LP groove, and the LP then requires 24 hours to 'recover,' and should not be played again in that amount of time.

It's not that we are stupid and I suppose in every hobby there are people selling "snake oil" but sometimes the "snake oil scams" for audiophiles are so in-your-face that it can certainly help to the wrong perception that all audiophiles are fools. I periodically receive the ACOUSTIC SOUNDS catalog and yesterday while I was reading it, I got shocked at this GUTWIRE power cord (5ft at $99) that they were advertising. This is what they say: "Did you know that the tightness of the jacket materials could change the sound. Gutwire jacket materials are designed to be loose.