atmasphere
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| Do you use a Subwoofer when listening to stereo? My experience is different but I think I might go about it differently than most. Up at the crossover point I am just listening and I do not want to hear it. The subwoofers should just disappear(remember I use a crossover point of 125 Hz). It h... | |
| TONEARM DAMPING : DAMPED OR NOT ? ? USELESS ? ? WELCOMED ? ? I thought we were talking about oil or silicone based damping systems with troughs, paddles and goo. Obviously arm tubes can't ring which is why aluminum is frequently used. Stuff makes a worthless bell.It appears that we're talking about all th... | |
| Best Speaker for classical music How about the following?The widest variety of instrumental textures and vocal ranges? String, woodwind, brass and percussion.Soprano and alto, baritone and tenor. Often all of them at once!That is why I mentioned the Soria series recording in my l... | |
| TONEARM DAMPING : DAMPED OR NOT ? ? USELESS ? ? WELCOMED ? ? many years ago Sumiko marketed the Analog Survival Kit that is a great analog accesory. A friend of mine, Warren Gehl (currently at ARC) was the designer of this product. I had pre-production and production sample that I used on my SME5, which re... | |
| Warm up time for record playing I've not encountered that. I've experienced warmup many times otherwise. | |
| Minimum standards within the High end speaker industry Again with the trolling... if everyone clicks on the 'Report' button, this thread stands a good chance of going away. The 'Report' button is located at the lower right of each post including the original post. | |
| Best Speaker for classical music Classical music is a far more demanding genreIt isn't. It is just as demanding as any other genre though. One recording that can bring most systems to their knees is the Soria series RCA recording of Verdi's Requiem (2nd track first side). But ano... | |
| Best Tube amp match for Dunlavy SC 4A speakers? What tap are you using with the ARC amps? | |
| Question regarding subwoofers If you can tell where the woofer is, its crossed over too high as @millercarbon points out. If it does not make any output above 80Hz it won't attract attention to itself. Your Acoustats go lower than that with ease, so this should be a simple mat... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux What is wrong with electricity? If it were not for electricity we would not be having this conversation. I think you lightly dismiss digital storage. With digital storage backups are always a necessity. :) My objection is having to use electricity... | |
| In praise of the ESL-57 Apparently the 35wpc Naim 32.5/110 that I was using was not ideal.How do OTL amps fair with the wide impedance curve imposed on the amps by the speakers?The issue with most ESLs is that they are very unlike box speakers, so the usual 'voltage driv... | |
| Do you use a Subwoofer when listening to stereo? I find it rather comical that people can say phase is not an issue. Wire one of your speakers 180 degrees out of phase and what happens to the bass. @mijostynGenerally speaking, if you have a DBA setup, two of the subs will be in front and in ph... | |
| In praise of the ESL-57 The old ESL57s were a very good compromise. They play bass better than most people think; its important to get the right kind of amp on them to do that. They have a fairly high impedance in the bass and many amps won't make power into that impedan... | |
| Nakamichi 700 - need advice Be forewarned- if buying a 700, the record head is a known failure issue. If its bad, its really hard to find a replacement! I would not purchase one at any price if it cannot be demonstrated that the record head works. Otherwise you can find all ... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux As for tape degradation, the SSS (sticky shed syndrome) was a major problem on Ampex 406/407, 456/457, scotch 226/227, and a few others. After Quantegy stated they had fixed the binder problem I bought 4 new cases of 456 with the new and improv... |