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| The best tweeter design The fact that I prefer line sources to point sources makes my choice of ESL’s and ribbons almost unavoidable. But then there are some loudspeakers with a long vertical row of dome tweeters, which creates a line source. I still prefer planar line s... | |
| Greatest rhythm sections Earl Palmer and Willie Dixon! | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? Chris, I’m picturing you on your knees in front of your 18" high turntable shelf, cleaning your stylus and records. Adds to the "ritual" aspect of LP playing that analog detractors are fond of citing ;-) . | |
| Shorter speaker runs or shorter IC Runs...Which is the better set up and why? Ralph, can you explain why on Earth some designers and makers of consumer electronics go to the trouble and expensive of providing balanced connections (if not circuits), and then don't do it "correctly", to conform to the AES standard? To do that... | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. Ralph, your champagne anodizing is a MUCH better version than that of ARC. When I got my SP-3, D51, and D75, I was disappointed with the rather garish gold anodizing of their faceplates. Your champagne is more like that of Conrad-Johnson, understa... | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. Roger considers the Marantz 8b superior to the Model 9. The Model 9 is sure cool looking, though. The old-style Atma-Sphere faceplates remind me of the Model 9's (except the Atma's had ultra-cool champagne anodizing, my all-time favorite). Coincid... | |
| Phono Preamp Gain My Herron mm phono amp provides 42dB of gain, which works fine (to use understatement ;-) with my 5mV output London cartridges. I don’t know how Schitt came up with 30dB for Deccas, but remember, 5mV is the cartridge’s nominal output, not it’s max... | |
| Anyone have experience with IsoAcoustics under GoldenEar Triton One speakers? An alternative to the IsoAcoustics GAIA are the Seismic isolation products from Townshend Audio. Used individually (rather than on the Podiums or Speaker Bars also available) they may simply be placed under a speaker, no bolting or screwing necess... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? @ct0517, to add to Dave’s excellent comments, and in the cause of clarification, let me say no, record changes are NOT made by sliding the LP under the cartridge/stylus (and the arm wand onto which is mounted the cartridge). At the end of an LP si... | |
| Phono Preamp Gain In the specs for the Mani on the Schitt website, the 30dB gain setting is called "Decca Mode’. Decca/Londons produce a 5mV signal. Make of that what you will. | |
| Reggie Young is Gone Damn, one of the masters. Another nail in the coffin of great musicians the likes of which we will never again see. | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? ESS Trans-Static IFulton Model JQUAD ESLInfinity RS-1bMagneplanar Tympani T-IVaEminent Technology LFT-8bStax SR Lambda Professional Earspeakers | |
| Marvin Gaye "What's Goin' On" MFSL UDOS 45rpm @tomic601, Ha! When I've been low on dough, I've had to choose between a couple of albums and a 5th of whiskey. I already have a lot of albums, so it can be a tough choice. An album is forever, a 5th only a few days ;-) . | |
| When artistic and entertainment worlds collide. Thanks slaw, I have to get the rest of Mary's albums I don't yet have, on LP when possible. I think Mercy Now was a CD only release, but Filth & Fire may have been on LP.Mike, Robbie Robertson's mother was Native American, his father Jewish. A... | |
| When artistic and entertainment worlds collide. @rpeluso, man do I envy you! I would love to see Mary live in a small venue, as it surely would be. She's never going to be booked into stadiums ;-). Before Lucinda was signed to Warner Brothers, I use to see her at tiny little joints around L.A.,... |