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| Informed/Insightful information requested on Tannoy GRF loudspeakers I wouldn buy any speaker without listening. I would not buy Tannoys without listening to them several times. I have never lived with a Tannoy, but every time I have heard the larger models at shows I havent been even remotely impressed. I simply d... | |
| KT88 Tubes Good advice from viridian. Always replace the entire set of power tubes unless you had an early failure in the set. If this amp is in original form internally you will need to replace caps at the minimum. | |
| What type of speaker would sound better? High end 2 way. | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? Crossovers are intrinsically problematic. Do you choose the drivers before or after designing the crossover? Many choose drivers first I think which is very limiting. | |
| Article: "Do Blind Listening Tests Work? My Sessions with the Colorado Audio Society" I dont think it is possible to construct a double blind test that will yield accurate and germane data. In fact any effectiveness of such a test goes out the window once the participants know they are being tested. The most effective experiences I... | |
| Do most people prefer tight bass or non tight bass? A reason to go with sealed box main speakers. Accurate bass is the key. | |
| B&W 802D1 - How can I tame the brightness? I think you should replace the speakers or you spend all of your time acquiring components, etc to counter a specific deficiency. | |
| Are Pass Labs amps probably the best ever you can buy ? Superb customer service. I think that Pass amps have a house sound and I have owned the XA 30.8 and a First Watt. I didnt like the F.W. at all and the 30.8, while a very good amp, really didnt do it for me in terms of nuance. I have nothing but re... | |
| Technics SL-1300G Turntable issues Why consider Denon with the multitude of t.t. manufacturers out there? I may be a bit out of touch, but I wouldnt consider anything from Denon worth consideration. | |
| Your Favorite Room at AXPONA 2025? Estolon Vitus room. | |
| Technics SL-1300G Turntable issues I agree with Matt. Mid-fi product back in the day. Noisy with a poor arm. I guess it all depends upon what you use for comparison. I have heard good things about the upper level direct drives in the current line. | |
| SOTA STAR Sapphire Turntable Care and Feeding I also have my first good table which is a Star Sapphire. Good table, but cant compete with my Merrill-Williams REAL. I should send the table back to SOTA for an overhaul and then sell it. Or I could put a better arm on the table and keep it. I re... | |
| British Integrated Amps My experience with older Exposure models has been very good. I believe the same designer as the Hi-Watt guitar amps from back in the day. | |
| GaN FET Amps vs. Traditional Class D Amps Need to listen to the Atma-sphere amps. To date, the best I have heard are the false tube type made in Italy. Cant remember the company name. Still not as good as tradition types to my ears. Most class D I have heard sound pretty pedestrian. | |
| Vinyl Care I believe that Spin Clean makes a good, manual wet system. You will need to dry the vinyl after cleaning. Also needed will be a anti-static brush and a stylus cleaner. I clean all albums before playing with a wet system and then use the brush for ... |