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| Trying to locate Sally Everson ablum Since there is nothing on the web and I found nothing at AMG, I suggest you call the local NPR station and ask them about it. At your request, they will often check their play list and give you the information. It's possible they would sell or giv... | |
| "Parts upgrade" on crossovers -Any experiences? Sean your suggestion about damping is a good one, could not hurt the driver and would remove some of the unwanted resonances. Richard Vandersteen experimented with this many years ago and developed driver frames and baskets (computer aided) that r... | |
| "Parts upgrade" on crossovers -Any experiences? I totally agree with Rives. It is very difficult, almost impossible to change crossover parts and maintain the speakers voice. You might get improvement in one area only to make the speaker un listenable overall.I post this from experience, having... | |
| Has anyone mixed SS and tube amps in one system? I used a combo transistor and tube with best success on Vandersteen 4 A speakers. This was years ago, when Steve McCormack was modifying the Quad transistor "current dumping" stereo amps into mono blocs. I used one Quad per channel with dual Vande... | |
| New batch of Albert Porter's cryo treated Hubbells Today, Saturday the 12th, we arrived at 50 pieces spoken and paid for.There are a couple of checks confirmed and already in the mail, so I will wait through next week for those to arrive. Anyone wishing to participate must notify me immediately. I... | |
| LP Heaven This is exactly why I have a high end turntable and a stock Sony 9000. I put my money where it would return the most performance. | |
| MC Transformer or phono stage - help anyone? Your comment: "I am happy with the sound.... I notice the bass to be a bit weak particularly lower notes."The Benz cartridge VTA should be set with the rear slightly lower. This can have a big impact on bass performance. Also, you likely have it l... | |
| Let's forget about being politically correct Sean, I could have re tubed my amps in the time it took you to write that post :^).What is important to me is the sound, regardless of maintenance. Having spent more than thirteen years in retail audio followed by a stint as factory rep., I have h... | |
| Who uses long interconnect like in dealers? The run between my tube preamp and tube amps are kept short. Only 38 feet, and single ended ;^ ).Most visitors comment that my tonal balance, resolution and high frequency extension is extraordinary. I don't think the length of interconnect is the... | |
| Dealer's demo recordings I often find demo material boring. Some dealers and even manufacturers choose software that shows off the equipment, but musically is not very inspiring. On the occasion where popular music becomes "the" chosen demo material, it gets played to dea... | |
| strobe light question David, for almost no cost find an LP with speed bars. The M&K Realtime Direct to Disc and many audio "test" discs have this imprinted on the record label. A small neon night light from Radio Shack works perfectly as a strobe source.I used this... | |
| Have anyone pics and tech-data for a SU-1 step-up? Frank, I am sorry for what happened to you. I don't know the details but can see you are extremely frustrated. I hope things get better for you. | |
| Let's forget about being politically correct Where is TWL's post in this thread? | |
| Audio Artistry Beethoven - heard it? Muralman1, that's why there are choices. I could not own the Scintilla, especially after hearing Soundlab. The Quads are error by omission. Not the bandwidth of Scintilla or Soundlab, but what they do, they do nearly perfect. | |
| Audio Artistry Beethoven - heard it? I heard a demo of them at CES several years ago and to this day consider the Beethoven among the best speakers I've ever heard. I was shocked at the price then, I wonder what they sell for now?As for comparing them to Apogee Scintilla, that is no ... |