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| Anyone ditch the sub after large speaker purchase? @helomech1,”Unfortunately, the bass sections of many full-range speakers are dismal compared to a quality sub, both the drivers and cabinet sections. You’re getting into $10K/pair speakers before the bass sections will match the quality of even a ... | |
| Anyone ditch the sub after large speaker purchase? @erik_squires,I agree with this “I've given up, I think the average listener should rely on a system like Dirac or Anthem's ARC or the various similar systems to do this for them.” I have over the years gone from a zesty man to being someone who c... | |
| Anyone ditch the sub after large speaker purchase? @douglas_schroeder,That is some sage advice. I will definitely be using my newfound speaker system to the fullest. I have read technical papers concerning multiple and large bass drivers to recreate an aura of sound. The only time in my life that ... | |
| Anyone ditch the sub after large speaker purchase? @erik_squires “Yes, indeed. A great room is a lot more speaker friendly. You eliminate a number of issues related to room/sub/speaker integration here as well. I’m not saying they can’t be overcome, but that few do it well”This is such a true stat... | |
| PSVANE 12Au7 12At7 12Ax7 "-T MKII" 2020 production run of small signal/driver tubes I have been using the PSvane 12AU7 for years in my Octave Jubilee preamp. I had previously been using many NOS ECC82 variants such a as those from RFT, Siemens, and GEs. I had on occasion lost an NOS tube in my preamp, which caused other problems,... | |
| What is low end / bass like MC 275 McIntosh tube amp? It’s relative to the speaker that is being used. But, newer McIntosh tube amps enjoy the benefit of the use of a stable wide bandwidth unity output transformer, which greatly enhances overall performance to include bass. The new 275 has 4, 8, and ... | |
| How to choose the right protractor for my effective tonearm length I also have to endorse the MOFI Geodisc. It is a very quick and easy tool to use. I have other alignment accessories in my toolbox such as my recently acquired Wally tools, Avid glass protractor, and from Germany, the Schon protractor. In my exper... | |
| Best Cartridge for SME309 arm I have experiences of using the Ruby Z and SS Sussaro MKII on an SME V arm with excellent results. Although not a 309, I think the general nature of sound traits exhibited by the SME 3 and V series are similar. | |
| Kuzma 4 Point Tonearm @syntax Interesting feedback about the Kuzma 4P. The Kuzma 4P is one of the arms I am looking to add to my system, but, as I get tidbits such as this, it’s slowly becoming less of a contender.Not wanting to derail the 4P discussion, but, Do you ha... | |
| Acoustics and reverberation time @mahgister,”My room is a like an adjunct brain connected to my soul and the sound waves are our dual thinking process ...This was " my imagination" main tool all along my acoustical embeddings explorations....” This is how I feel. It’s a zen momen... | |
| Kuzma 4 Point Tonearm @mijostyn,Yes, sure love analog...it’s become more pronounced since I departed the military and get to enjoy life and music more since I am not traveling much anymore. But, the Dohmann Helix is a heck of a machine. Looks wonderful. What model are ... | |
| Your shipping wrecks. USPS,FED-EX and UPS I have a package in a current ship state of “on delivery truck waiting to be delivered” since 12 December. | |
| Wally Wally Wally @benjie,Thank you for that most informative and useful post regarding the use of the Wally products. I have been doing my own setup for about 46 years. I look forward to experimenting with these tools and comparing the outcomes to some of the othe... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso Signature Resurrecting this portion of the Aesthetix topic, anyone still use Aesthetix? Yes, going on 16 years or so. Awaiting for my IO to return from the factory as a partial Eclipse version with 2 power supplies. I opted to keep it basic, no volume contr... | |
| Wally Wally Wally @millercarbon,“What magic spell has Wally to get anyone thinking he's any different than the rest?”Not sure...I don’t feel like I am under any delusional voodoo spell to obtain such things from Wally. I just want them, period. I will leave it up ... |