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| Filling speaker Stands? Silica sand is non-organic, very dry, and is available in many grits. I chose the grit that was the smallest of those most resembling organic sand, but not powder-fine. I believe it was 80. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report The entire Iris Dement catalog. For those unfamiliar with this astounding songwriter and singer, imagine a Hard Country/Hillbilly/Bluegrass version of the more Country Blues Lucinda Williams. A favorite of Merle Haggard (from whom I learner of Iri... | |
| Tube vendor recommendations? RAM Labs for me too. Roger Modjeski has a vast knowledge of tube design, construction, and performance parameters, as well as amplifier circuits. He often provides tubes to other amp designers such as Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) and Ralph Kar... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Today and everyday, Lucinda Williams' album West, containing the two best love songs I've heard in years, "Where Is My Love?" and "West". Exquisite beauty. | |
| Black backgrounds and such I have that J. Gordon Holt book in a box somewhere, whart. Maybe I should dig it out and put it up for sale! | |
| Is Speaker design evolution stagnant Jack, GR Research offers a number of speaker kits that are not too difficult for a 1st time DIYer. Check out the website.By the way, the OB/Dipole subs found in some of the GT Audio Works speakers (mentioned above by faxer) are actually a design/p... | |
| Backert Labs Rhumba preamp Tim de Paravacini uses transformers to provide the two pair of balanced/XLR outputs on his EAR-Yoshino 868L line stage (two pair of unbalanced/RCA outputs as well). Only two 7DJ8 tubes in the pre amp. Tim does lots of work in the pro sector (Pink ... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Great speaker/sub combo, Lew! I paired old Quads with transmission line loaded KEF B139’s (using just the woofers in the ESS Transtatic speakers, actually) for years. Still have them all, but put aside for now. The direct-drive design used in the ... | |
| TNT Hot Rod vs SL-1200G An Aries 1 can be picked up for a ridiculously low price, or else I just got real lucky. An Aries plinth (with cone feet) and motor (in a 16 lb. stainless steel pod)---a complete Aries except for it’s missing platter and bearing---came along for $... | |
| Does anyone have any experience of hybrid valve and solid state power amps? Available used for around $3000, occasionally. | |
| Line Magnetic 518ia - How Much Heat Does It Produce? nightfall---while the RM-200 is a fully balanced amp with XLR input jacks only (I agree with you about it, owning a Mk.2 myself), the RM-10 is not. It has RCA input jacks, and is a great little amp (THE best for old Quads, for which it was designe... | |
| Does anyone have any experience of hybrid valve and solid state power amps? Most hybrid amps have a valve input stage and solid state output. Roger Modjeski instead went with a bipolar input stage and valve driver and outputs stages in his Music Reference RM-200 amp. It’s a great amp (100w/ch, from only a pair of KT88 or ... | |
| Audiophile LP's lewm is SO right about the Reference Recordings LP's. Though not as startling "alive" sounding as direct-to-disk LP's (RR are recorded on a really good analog reel-to-reel recorder by Keith Johnson), they not only contain great sound, but also gre... | |
| NAME SOME RARE AUDIO ITEMS THAT DID NOT TAKE OFF BUT SHOULD HAVE & WHY.HERE'S MY LIST Joe, here's something everyone can do (I have): plug a pair of condenser mics into a good reel-to-reel recorder (I used a Revox A77), and record live music yourself. You won't believe how good it sounds! Way, way better than most commercial record... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? Amongst hardcore DIY speaker builders, "Baltic Birch" is considered the best plywood. It is void-free, 13-layer 3/4", often in 5' x 5' sheets, though sometimes 4' x 8'. A great enclosure can be made of an inner box of Baltic Birch (with cross-brac... |