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| Is Maggie 20.1 still overall better than 3.7? That's how I felt Don. So I bought a pair of Magneplanar Tympani T-IV's to use as (sub)woofers for my Quad 57's (I had a big room ;-). Then I got a pair of the OB/Dipole Subs from GR Research. Wanna buy a pair of Tympani IV's? I don't need 'em any... | |
| Why are record cleaners so expensive? The price it takes to buy a used (or even new) VPI HW-16.5 will get you perhaps as good a record cleaner as you need. Far better than a Spin-Clean and far cheaper than an ultrasonic cleaner. | |
| Best Equipment Stand My God Geoff, what a great idea! I guess the looser the "spring tension" of the bungee cord (the slower it bounces up and down when pressed upon), the better (a lower resonant frequency, obviously). By the way, what's your opinion on the "sandbox"... | |
| Is Maggie 20.1 still overall better than 3.7? Yep Marty, the ET’s woofer is it’s weakness all right (as is the woofer in any and all planar/cone woofer hybrids---with one exception. Read on!). I don’t use it, just leaving the woofer jumpers on the x/o unconnected, running only the panels down... | |
| Bob Dylan MoFi Actually, it is the sound of Time Out of Mind that I find so atrocious, and that as a CD. I haven’t heard it on LP (guess you’re an even bigger fan of Bob than I, Slaw! ;-), and when mentioning it threw in Oh Mercy just assuming it, also being a D... | |
| Subwoofer Regarding cone material.....Rythmik’s Brian Ding recommends AGAINST crossing-over his aluminum coned subs at higher than 80Hz (the built-in Rythmik x/o affords as high a frequency as 120Hz, but that’s for the paper-coned sub), going with the paper... | |
| Your not a serious audiophile I'd you have?????? Too bad the Audiogon system won't allow corrections to headings be made, ay? :-). My answer is a "sweet spot" listening chair. | |
| Why will no other Tonearm beat the FR-66s? Yep John, the Decca/London’s lack of a cantilever is definitely a major contributing factor to it’s unique sound. I’m about to mount mine on the Zeta I just acquired, an arm reputed to be a great match with the Decca/London. Not as high mass as th... | |
| Sonic Barrier damping sheets vs cork Another choice is the lead weights sold at hobby shops and fish & tackle shops. Lead is an excellent damper, and possesses very high mass for it's volume. Pretty cheap, too. | |
| Is Maggie 20.1 still overall better than 3.7? I’m surprised how few magnetic-planar lovers (which I am, having bought Tympani I’s back in ’73, and currently owning Tympani IV’s) have heard (or even heard OF) the Eminent Technology LFT-8b. Definitely superior to the 1.6/7 (and perhaps even the... | |
| Best Ways to Organize a Classical Record LP Collection ? Man ct, it's gonna take you years to listen to them all! A nice problem to have. I was getting so many promos and other free albums when I was a Tower buyer that I couldn't listen to them all before the next batch came in (weekly). I finally now a... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? If you decide on planars, you have some great choices. As others have said, you should if possible hear the Sound Lab ESL's. Also the Sanders ESL's, and a new entry--- the ESL with direct drive (no transformer in the speaker) tube amp by Music Ref... | |
| Bob Dylan MoFi Bob's 60's recordings are much better sounding than almost all of his subsequent ones (one notable exception being Planet Waves, recorded in late '73 with The Band at Village Recorders in Los Angeles, released in early '74. It has just been releas... | |
| Vintage Crown D 150A II Amp -- How good was it? Working Crowns are fine for powering passive subs, but are somewhat too dry, coarse, grainy, and 2-dimensional for use with very transparent loudspeakers. But that's just for those with audiophile sensitivities, poor darlings. Picky, picky, picky! | |
| The Sad State of Movie Theater Sound Systems Theaters are often too cold, as well ;-). |