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| Repair shop in Washington State I'm not at all sure about the technical ee training, knowledge, and abilities of the young guys at Echo in Portland. Another Portland dealer is Pearl Audio---the sell Magnepan, McIntosh, Ayre, Linn, Rega, and though I have yet to buy from them (I'... | |
| VPI Scout Set up Where are you located janunn? Long-time VPI dealer Brian Berdan (son of legendary turntable set-up master Brooks Berdan, unfortunately R.I.P.) is an expert, trained by his Dad. He’s located in Pasadena, California at his shop Audio Elements, but c... | |
| Passive high pass filter - Marchand XM446XLR-A For owners of Music Reference RM-200 power amps, a bit of clarification: Al's input impedance figure for the amp is correct for only the original incarnation of the amp---30kHz balanced, 15k per leg. In the Mk.2 (current) version of the amp, RM-20... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report That’s one problem with getting old(er) loomis---more and more new stuff sounds a little too much like something you already heard years ago. A genuinely really significant new artist doesn’t come around all that often; there are only so many Hank... | |
| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Eminent Technology LFT-8b loudspeaker (the highest-value new speaker currently on the market). Used Quad 57's. Townshend Rock Elite Turntable (my current), AR XA Turntable (my first good one). Decca Super Gold Pickup (my current), Decca Blue (my f... | |
| Passive high pass filter - Marchand XM446XLR-A Dang, my momma was right when she told me I shoulda finished high school. | |
| Pass Labs Au contraire Schubert, I have been paying attention, and I was indeed speaking of the U.S. as a country. We all know the rich have been getting richer and the poor poorer since Reagan instituted his failed trickle-down economic policies. Even the ... | |
| MMGs Eminent Technology LFT-8b. Like the Maggies, a magnetic-planar, but with a couple of advantages. A single m-p driver reproduces 180Hz to 10,000Hz (!), a m-p tweeter above 10k, an 8" dynamic woofer below 180Hz. The woofer integrates very well with ... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Speaking of Danny Kirwin.....I love, love, love Fleetwood Mac’s Kiln House album. It came out around the same time as Moby Grape’s 20 Granite Creek, which I love in the same way. The both have a relaxed, easy-going (not "trying too hard") roots Ro... | |
| Vibration control inside a cabinet Sorbothane will give you isolation to around 10Hz---not low enough imo. Get a set of roller bearings (Ingress Engineering in Canada has the best deal on them) and some of Geoff's springs for isolation to 3Hz. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Dang, this is where the cool kids hang out. I’ve always liked Son Volt more than Wilco, both in songwriting and singing. But they’re both worth listening to of course. If you haven’t heard them yet guys, give The Continental Drifters a listen. It’... | |
| Pass Labs Damn Schubert, you sure know how to ruin a party ;-). Growing up in the richest country in the world (are we still?), it's hard to not be spoiled. Not to be cold-hearted, but why do starving people keep having more kids? The organizations trying t... | |
| Passive high pass filter - Marchand XM446XLR-A Great, thanks Al---Eric. | |
| Right angle AC plug adapter? jmc gave you the scoop on the best right angle adaptor (Voodoo), but if you want to spend less Audioquest also makes a pretty good one. | |
| Small room electrostat/ planar speaker? Good point, aniwolfe. And though probably not called for by the LFT-16a, using a moderately powered ss amp on the dynamic woofers of the LFT-8b and the same in a tube amp on its m-p panels is optimal. The panels themselves present an about 11-12 o... |