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| Subwoofer Decision Awesome jsm71! The continuously-variable phase control on the Rythmik plate amp makes getting that parameter optimized possible. The 0-180 2-position phase switch found on many subs is a joke!One old trick for phase adjustment is to temporarily wi... | |
| BEST SOUNDING PLAYBACK CASSETTE DECK; RECOMMENDATIONS Playing tapes on the same type machine as they were recorded on is not bs, it's a real good idea, especially for tapes made on Nakamichis. Nak used different equalization curves than other cassette makers---tapes recorded on them but played back o... | |
| Who still listens to their First Generation Cd Players? @nonoise, the CD-80 was built like a tank, wasn’t it? Made everything else seem like a toy. That is, until I got an Esoteric ;-). | |
| John Prine @sealrock, ah, The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, one reason I wished I still lived in San Jose, a 45 minute drive away. I have old friends who go every year. Did you get to see Dann Penn backed by Buddy Miller and the band he put together?I ... | |
| What's Your Take on This ? Funny, the two amps Corey mentions at the end (Electron Kinetics Eagle 2A and PS Audio 200C) I own. The 555’s are notorious for having their power supply filter capacitors go bad (be careful about hooking one up to a pair of speakers you love), wh... | |
| Tune of the Day @slaw, Yes! "SIC", a fantastic song written by Buddy, his wife Julie (a unique, adorable singer with a few of her own albums, as well as a couple with Buddy), and Jim Lauderdale, another great singer/songwriter.If you haven't heard it yet, Buddy d... | |
| Securing Vicoustic Diffusors to my sheet rock wall/ceiling. The PI Audio Group makes their diffusers out of the same material. Give them a call for glue advice. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @slaw, speaking of Buddy Miller, he and Emmylou Harris have been singing (ha) the praises of a guy named Doug Seegers, whose Going Down To The River album they both appear on. And oh man, is Doug the real deal! A true blue hillbilly, a real Countr... | |
| High End is Dead? Being surrounded by other musicians my whole life, I was always alone in my hi-fi pursuits. Not only are they for some reason not particularly interested, they are also almost always far too poor to buy good hi-fi. The still-living ones I know now... | |
| Securing Vicoustic Diffusors to my sheet rock wall/ceiling. Be careful with the glue or putty---the styrofoam the diffusers are made of can be dissolved by some chemicals! Ask Vicoustic for advice. | |
| for Los Angeles can anyone recommend someone to hire install phono cartridge Great to hear, James! Brooks was my dealer from the mid-80's until his death in 2011. As mentioned above, his and Sheila Berdan's son (who was trained by Brooks) branched out with his own shop in nearby Pasadena, and Sheila took over management of... | |
| Securing Vicoustic Diffusors to my sheet rock wall/ceiling. You can get a pair of 1/4" thick 2’ x 6’ pieces of plywood, and mount each (vertically, presumably) onto the middle of a 2’ wide x 1’ deep base made from 3/4" ply, using L brackets and bolts. Then glue (with latex adhesive caulk) three of the diff... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @slaw, I too like the Andrew Gold album. Andrew was (R.I.P.) a real good musician and producer, but a rather unpleasant person (I use to run into him around Sherman Oaks when we both lived there in the 90's). He made an incredible album under the ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @slaw, Jackson's a great, great songwriter, imo underappreciated. | |
| Who makes the best "Coaxial" Tweeter/Midrange design? Quad! The 63 and it's descendants are a coax of a sort. |