albertporter

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New Grill Cloth
If you want an extremely transparent semi opaque black (spandex) grill cover, the material manufactured for the Soundlab speaker fits the bill.I have a spare cover that would probably do both your speakers and have some left over. Let me know if t... 
Standing waves
Maybe I don't understand your problem. Standing waves ( as I recollect ) is the sound striking the rear wall and washing back into the main sound field from the speakers, causing errors and cancellations.The main culprit of this is the lowest bass... 
Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly
Bishopwill. Yes I understand and agree with your points. I also agree with Twl's points. It is not possible with current technology to build a perfect speaker. It is possible however to build a wonderful speaker that compromises sound in one way o... 
cornfedboy, signing off
Cornfed, your leaving without posting a review of the preamp you tantalized us about? I quote: "The Putrid Pus that Runs from Uncleaned Sores Preamp". Awesome sound if you can get past the smell. -cfbThis has to be an unbelievably good sounding pr... 
Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly
Have any of you thought about the fact that headphones are probably the most accurate and wide frequency response in high end audio. I'm talking about Stax and similar high end products, not the $19.95 Sony Walkman variety.Anyway, the principal is... 
IERC Tube shields?
If these are the old tube shields for military gear, I tried them on my preamp and phono stage last year. The ones I tried were very firm fitting, and had to be pressed on the (6922) tube with some force, compared to tube sox.On my equipment the s... 
My first and last DIY project
A really beautiful job Eldragon! I hope you will post comments in the weeks ahead as to how these sound when broken in. Two questions, if you had it to do over again would you? And would you make any changes from the product we see today?I ask onl... 
How Do you hide/camouflage your rats nest?
This one is easy. Just buy large enough speakers where the mono amps, interconnect and power cables are hidden behind them. This of course does NOT work if the wife hates the appearance of the speakers. Luckily not an issue with my better half. 
Best Amp for under 10K?
I agree with Kelton on the Manley and Wolcotts. I use the Wolcotts myself and having owned amps up to $30K, the Presence (Wolcott) is one of the few bargains in high end audio. 
Contact Cleaner
Fatparrot, I think that oxygen in the air does most of the damage although excess moisture certainly does not help. What all of these products do is remove the layer of oxidized material, ( which is no longer the same metal chemically ), so that c... 
What do you do when the kids come along?
I too agree with Hdm's advice. Although my sons bedroom is next to my audio system, I continued to play music as though he never came along.Now that he is 16 (as of 5 days ago) we often listen together. I had to eject a new CD from my computer tha... 
Review: 2 new releases from Mapleshade
Great review Sd. I would buy the D'Angelo recording based solely on your review and the incredible line up of artists. Although it has nothing to do with your post directly, I wonder what your take is on "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?" Certainly this... 
Contact Cleaner
In response to the questions about shark liver oil, supposedly the Japanese are the masters at making the version that works for audio. The tests I have conducted show no signs of mucking up or changing consistency over time. Eventually all audio ... 
Contact Cleaner
I've used shark liver oil a lot. In fact it is it is one of the original contact enhancements and the treatment that I cannot give up in tests against Caig Gold.For those who think Psychicanimal and I are having a laugh at your expense, the much t... 
How come that when most audiophiles
Within my own post is the following: "it listed ideal standards for that single driver system."The topic as posted by Twl is on the subject of single driver systems. My post addresses that subject much the same as an opinion as to the best CD play...