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| Thoughts on adding a Super tweeter . If you have a supertweeter crossed too low (like 15kHz) it will interfere with your main tweeter with unpredictable results. Remember that at 15kHz, the wavelength of sound is in the order of a few millimeters, so if you place your supertweeter of... | |
| Obscure companies making excellent speakers? Shadorne I would have to agree with ATC. These are very homely looking speakers. Outwardly the speaker is so understated that it looks more at home in a pawn shop than a high-end boutique. But you only need to listen to them to understand. Their s... | |
| Suspended vs. non suspended turntable Dan_ed I am not thinking of DIY'ing my own turntable, I was thinking of DIY'ing my own turntable TABLE ... i.e, something to put the turntable on! As you can tell from my initial question, I know bugger all about designing turntables. I would rath... | |
| Suspended vs. non suspended turntable Nrchy I did love my Sota turntable and was surprised when it beat my friend's VPI HW-19 with Triplanar arm when we did a head to head shootout. I was using a Denon DL-304 cart, he was using a Sumiko BPS cart. It sounded fuller and more lifelike, V... | |
| Cary Tube Preamps HT passthrough Of course it matters which Cary preamp ... the more you spend, the better you get. The only two Cary preamps I am aware of that have HT bypass built in are the SLP-03 and SLP-05. Unfortunately neither of these can be ordered with a built-in phono ... | |
| Tube amps have a signature sound Kurt Strain - love your reply and was hanging on to every word. Had to re-read your replies a couple of times before I finally got it. Another factor worth mentioning is that the input impedance (Zin) of a typical valve power amplifier is usually ... | |
| Suspended vs. non suspended turntable Rbatsch, your comment makes sense. Thank you. Dan_ed, I have had a turntable before, but I sold it. It was a Sota Sapphire, with Sumiko FT-4 arm and Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridge. Nothing is left of my original T/T rig. Sirspeedy I am famili... | |
| Suspended vs. non suspended turntable Sirspeedy despite living in the second largest city in Australia, the local dealers who are supposed to represent the brands usually do not carry demonstration stock. I need something a bit more concrete than what the dealer says. I think you can ... | |
| Suspended vs. non suspended turntable DCstep I only know what kind of sound I am after, but I don't know how to achieve it. I want something which is transparent, detailed and dynamic with good extension high and low. Dynamics are most important, because I enjoy a punchy sound. I do n... | |
| Suspended vs. non suspended turntable Rauliregas, I am budgeting about AUD$20k (US$17k) for the whole setup - T/T, arm, cartridge, phono stage, and stand. Should be enough to get me something decent, I think. | |
| Tubes vs. Panels? I think that you guys are describing a Helmholtz resonator? If this is the case - Helmholtz resonators are tuned towards very specific frequencies. The application is completely different to a panel - a resonator only removes the frequency it is t... | |
| Cary 805, deHavilland or Atma-Sphere? Anyone cares Robert, you will not get very much bass out of a SET unless your speakers are extraordinarily SET friendly. If bass is more important to you than the midrange and top end offered by SET's, then I would suggest you look elsewhere. I have owned the ... | |
| Which CD or SACD Player SACD is definitely worth the extra outlay! But it depends if the music that you like is available on SACD. Most of the releases are classical and jazz, which is great for me but maybe not for you. Head over to www.sa-cd.net ... that site lists eve... | |
| Preamps with large display needed for bad eyesight Funny that. I saw the title of this thread and thought "Simaudio!!!" immediately. But a few people have already suggested that! Would you consider a preamp with a large volume control knob which has an LED on it? I can tell at a glance how much vo... | |
| Suspended vs. non suspended turntable Thank you everyone for your response. My listening room is on the second floor of my house. The floor is of wooden floorboard on joist construction - i.e. not the most rigid. I have seen turntables with massive platters. I found that even rapping ... |