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| Tube amp for KEF Reference 3s If you're in SoCal, the U.S.A. distributor of EAR-Yoshino is somewhere in Los Angeles, perhaps Santa Monica. I believe he sells as well as distributes, and may have a small showroom or at least demo room, and may be willing to play the EAR 868 for... | |
| Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57? Chris---that's like the music genre defined frequency contours on some car sound systems! Not a bad idea at all.kalali---Another example is separate home theater and music systems, for the obvious reason---the demands placed upon a speaker by movi... | |
| New in 2017 Great news Slaw! I saw Tift at The Troubadour---she was great. Saw Lucinda Williams there too, as well as Iris Dement. The Troub was the first stage I performed on after moving to L.A. in '79. Great room! Elton John made his first U.S. performance... | |
| Why are low impedance speakers harder to drive than high impedance speakers While a 16 ohm speaker may seem to "present an enormously easy load for virtually any power amplifier", such is not necessarily the case, as that 16 ohm rating is merely nominal. For instance, the original Quad ESL's nominal impedance was 16 ohms,... | |
| Materials to reduce sidewall flex & vibration ? meerzistar is correct. Doubled wall panels and internal bracing is the best, most effective way to combat enclosure resonance. The sound produced inside the enclosure makes it expand, like a balloon being inflated. Bracing prohibits the enclosure ... | |
| Tube amp for KEF Reference 3s The EAR 868L is a nice line stage pre, same circuit as the $12,000 EAR 912 but without it's meters and extra controls. They go for about $3000 when available second-hand. Not as well known or owned as American brands, but EAR designer Tim Paravici... | |
| Experimenting with reversing polarity to speakers Yup. If you think about it, it has to be---both ways does the same thing, and neither the amp nor speaker cares. | |
| New Townshend Rock 7 owner Damn, 5" in one night! After living in the California desert for the past eight years (with temperatures in the teens---one hundred and teens!), the 23 degrees today (with ice everywhere) of Portland Oregon/Vancouver Washington is a major readjust... | |
| Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57? The Quad 57 can’t be beat for some music---small Baroque ensembles (well-recorded harpsichords sound in-the-room), acoustic music like Bluegrass and Jazz trios and quartets. And vocals of course! People who say that some speakers are not better fo... | |
| Tower Records Documentary jafant, Russ Solomon sent some of his people over to Japan to set up the stores and train the staff, and though using the same business model they were some of the most profitable in the chain. | |
| Why are low impedance speakers harder to drive than high impedance speakers In a related matter, Roger Modjeski of Music Reference recommends hooking up your speakers to a tube amp on the lowest impedance tap that provides the power you need. So if an amp puts out 45 watts at 8 ohms and 30 at 4, and 30 watts is enough for... | |
| Vertical bi-amping with two different amplifiers Very bad idea, imhififan said it all. Vertical bi-amping MUST be done with two identical amps. | |
| Amplifier Enclosure Resonance By three inches "wide", do you mean thick or high? If so, look for a VPI db-5 Magic Brick, whose dimensions are about 2" H x 4" W x 5" L and 8 lbs. It damps physical vibrations and absorbs EMI/RFI. Echo Audio in Portland Oregon has one for sale on... | |
| 2016 best new guitar oriented music By the way Max, the name No Depression was "borrowed" from Alt-Country band Uncle Tupelo, who had an album with that title. Uncle Tupelo disbanded in 1994, and leaders Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar formed Wilco and Son Volt respectively. | |
| Manley Chinook or Allnic H1201 I don't believe the Chinook is considered competition for the 1201 or Herron VTPH-2. There may be Chinook owners who disagree! Another real good one perhaps available used at your price is the original version of the Zesto. |