albertporter
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| WOOLCOT AMPS - Anybody heard these? My suggestion for listening for 250 hours simply implies that dealers often get a product line for listening, and give it a week or two and make a judgement. This would be wrong if placed in the company of demo units that have had sufficient time ... | |
| Speakers: all-time worst Jay@viaccess.net, would you deny your friend a glass of fine French red wine, even though he has enjoyed Thunderbird all his life? Just don't be surprised if he does not respond in a positive way. My audio group once had a budding audiophile that ... | |
| WOOLCOT AMPS - Anybody heard these? Khrys, the revision you spoke of would lead one to believe this is a product going through some evolution. The Wolcott's design is essentially unchanged, the revision is a selector switch on the rear that will allow these amps to be used with a la... | |
| Viva Amps - Any thoughts? Jls3, Yes, I did get the Wolcott amps. They are coming along very well. There are those in my listening group that already think that they are the best I've had in my system. However, I have not made up my own mind yet, and still have several type... | |
| Record cleaner recs? Buy the VPI, and get Record Research or whatever other brand of record cleaner fluid is your favorite, and be prepared to be amazed. I often play a brand new LP, stop and wash it with my VPI (17F), and play again. You will have to experience this ... | |
| amp is hot!!!! Help!!!! Sean has hit it, the same point I was making. The issue is not the place in the system the EQ resides, but rather the fact that the equalizer has a huge effect on the power required to drive your speakers. You are not necessarily doing wrong, but ... | |
| Viva Amps - Any thoughts? I currently own the Viva Aurora 845. I received them shortly after the January CES in Vegas. I sold a pair of the Viva Aurora 572 to buy them. The lower powered Viva Verona amp is no longer manufactured, at least not for US distribution. One frien... | |
| amp is hot!!!! Help!!!! You did not mention where the EQ was set. I would assume you placed it in the audio chain to alter the tonal balance. If that is so, be aware that for every amount of boost you apply to the EQ in the frequency response, you are "turning up" the po... | |
| ESL/Planar/SS v Dynamic /horns/tube... Since many (but not all) ESL people prefer tubes to solid state, why limit the opinions to one or the other. I would have a hard time choosing between screens and solid state or horns with tubes. Now give me a choice of solid state on either OR tu... | |
| Amp Stands Have Sound Anchors build you a pair of stands to your specifications. Sound Anchors may already have drawings on hand for your specific amp. They do for most of the popular ones. These stands sound incredible, and are very reasonably priced. If th... | |
| Balanced to RCA Adapters The two options available to you are buying the adaptors, as you suggest, or buying new cable. If you have very good quality cable, and the $150.00 price of the adaptors is proportional to the price of the cable (not too much), then go for it. Rem... | |
| Looking for some info on speakers Typically JM Labs are very efficient, but I cannot say I know on this model. What could be very positive about this speaker, is that with the NAD gear, you effectively increase the power delivery and headroom of your system, without investing in n... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV11 tube noise Gthirteen. I suggest you call Antique electronics or whoever your favorite supplier is, and order Amperex 7316 tubes to try in place of the 12AU7. The Amperex is lively, quiet and has excellent tonal balance. If you find it is not warm enough, the... | |
| The BEST system you've ever built !!!! This has been a nice thread, with a reasonable questions and answers about equipment. Like it or not, the equipment is necessary for the sound we want, until we can all sing and play like every artist we admire. Lets enjoy reading the listings of ... | |
| Can a bad tube ruin an amp? There are some amp designs that burn a resistor and/or blow a fuse if a tube goes to short or gas. The resistor is the worst of these and usually can be replaced in fifteen minutes or less with a common solder iron. Mind you, not every failure, or... |