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| Is there somewhere I can check vinyl sound quality? blueram, one of the must-read sites for all things LP is Analog Planet. It is run by Michael Fremer of Stereophile magazine, and he has been writing about LP’s and the equipment to play them on for decades. He reviews lots of new release reissues,... | |
| Boulder monoblock 2150 Bob, Mozart is great for dining, as is Baroque imo. Music Appreciation, and the Humanities in general, were taught in my Elementary School (I was in the school band in 6th grade), Jr. High (now called Middle School), and High School. When Ronald R... | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges exlibris' use of "a revelation" is not hyperbole! The most immediate, present, alive, downright exciting sound I've heard from LP's comes from them being played by a Decca/London. Hearing a direct-to-disc LP played by one provides with as close to... | |
| Is it ok to not gush over Vanessa Fernadez?...one listener's perspective. Hearing an audiophile quality recording can be a thrilling experience, but if the musical content is mediocre (or worse), it can become an empty experience. I keep my "Test LP’s and CD’s" (that’s all I think of them as---Sheffields, etc. But also ... | |
| Best way to Crossover JL Audio F110 into system hambon---When a capacitor is attached to the input jack of a power amp (typically soldered to the back side of the jack, on the inside of the amp), it creates a high-pass filter which rolls off the signal the amp sees at a rate of 6dB per octave, ... | |
| To monoblock or not to monoblock McIntosh MC275's Monoblocks are cool in that you can place each amp right behind it’s own speaker, using long balanced interconnects and short speaker cables, the best way to hook things up, feel some people. | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Ooh, I'm intrigued Slaw. Lay it on me! | |
| Greatest song titles.. Dan Hicks: "How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away". Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: "Jazz (Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold)". | |
| EAR 912 impression For anyone not having $12,000 for the EAR 912, the EAR 868 is pretty much the same pre-amp, but without all the controls and meters. And it's a lot cheaper. Looks better too, with the cool EAR chrome faceplate. | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges "a little light grilling" from Warren! Yeah, he won't sell you a London until you pass his test. Regarding resistive loading, I believe 33k ohms is suggested for the Super Gold (the 15k figure is for the Reference), but it doesn't hurt to go down ... | |
| Best way to Crossover JL Audio F110 into system The excellent First Watt B4 retails for $1500, but Reno Hi-Fi sells it discounted. It provides a lot of flexibility: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th order filters in 25Hz increments from 25Hz to 3200Hz. All discrete components, no Opamps or IC’s.But if a 6dB/octa... | |
| Cutting below 80 HZ on my mains, so subwoofers handle deep bass? If a 1st order filter (6dB/octave) will suffice, the most transparent way to do it is with a single capacitor on the power amps input jacks. The corner frequency of the filter is determined by 1- the value of the cap, and 2- the input impedance of... | |
| Rythmik subwoofers? I know how you feel, having a new component crap out so soon. A long time ago I bought my first ARC pre-amp and power amps, and the first time I turned them on the pre-amp made a popping sound, and I smelled something burning. My dealer (Walter Da... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Damn goldeneraguy, that's about the worst wifely behavior I've ever heard of! Mine only took my LP's and hid them at a friends house. I had to go to her work and strangle that info out of her. Literally. | |
| Rythmik subwoofers? rlb61, pointing out that the L12 is a Rythmik budget model was not done to make the case for it therefore of course being less reliable than the F12 (or JL e110, or any other sub), but rather because you made the case for the JL e110 being a highe... |