4krowme
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| Audiophile Bass? I agree about not wanting to replicate bass, that at a concert is massively distorted. In fact, I walked out of an Elton John concert because the loudness was no longer music. Crap! I really wanted to see and hear his music live.. not midrange not... | |
| Your memory of Audio Marketing, esp. B.S. Ah, the Zenith speakers that could blow out a match. OOOOh baby | |
| With what you know now what components doe you wish you had bought years ago? KEF107. I had a chance to buy them at a ridiculously low price and didn't. Two weeks earlier, I had bought a new set of speakers, and decided that would not be right to take them back. What? Yah, I wish that I could relive that one. | |
| Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers And there you go. Honestly, I get nervous Anytime we have company. People do like to touch the drivers. Going for a dome tweeter isn't rare. I remember actually standing in front of my VPI Scout while the landlord and his wife did some minor wor... | |
| Your memory of Audio Marketing, esp. B.S. I was only one year out of high school when Sony came up with the water purity slogan. I was shaking my head even then. Kind of the same idea when I questioned an audio salesman about a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls, and the fact the drivers were all... | |
| How to guarantee to lower noise- ground loops in your system There were cases when I worked at a Central Telephone Office, that the grounding of some circuits/equipment was particularly important. One thing in particular that I recall was at the ground bus bar. We would connect the equipment as close to t... | |
| Questions on capacitor replacement There are a few things to consider. First off, assuming that your soldering/de-soldering skills are good, the circuit board arrangement is important to consider. What I mean here is that in some cases, circuit boards can be stacked, one on top of ... | |
| What Powers Your Power? I gets ’lectricity by the very carpet on which I stands. | |
| Hearing aids for audiophiles? I appreciate the responses here, and also hope for better in the future. Having said that, about 13 years ago, I bought a set that I ended up abandoning. They were the latest thing (Starky 'hearing stick' model) with the digital circuitry and all.... | |
| 'Short' horns 'R', The midrange shout of many single driver designs is especially harsh for me to listen to. I absolutely agree with the danger of this being the outcome should the wrong taper, driver choice, or other mistake is made. I also agree that the pr... | |
| Hearing aids for audiophiles? Oh lucky me, I get to share my experience about something that I had hoped never to need. Ok, so I have had a set of hearing aids for about 5 weeks now. In short, I call them noise amplifiers. That is just for daily life. I can hear all the noise ... | |
| Axe to grind know it alls It might be interesting to count just how many posts it takes before somebody says something just enough off base that it gets the balling in the wrong direction. I have already noticed a couple of ticklers for this thread. I certainly am not int... | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? As far as tube sockets are concerned, it does matter if they are mounted directly to the circuit board or not. If so, then it is a matter of how much flexing will that circuit board take before trouble starts. In the case of the Prima Luna, I bel... | |
| Old Carver So many amps and other equipment has a chance for a second life just by replacing all of the electrolytic capacitors. As always, there is much more that can be done, but the caps are the essential thing to have replaced due to their age. Turns out... | |
| 'Short' horns Man, I just checked out the Viking website. This is very impressive woodworking! Not manufactured, but handcrafted. Simply beautiful. I was no master at the lathe, but this does give inspiration to the idea. Thanks for the reference. |