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| Goldmund Cones, "Best of" in their day, still useful? under what component? The idea of cones acting as isolators has come under reconsideration. They are now considered by some engineers to be couplers, the opposite of isolators. Good for under speakers and the bases of turntables with spring suspensions, where you don’t... | |
| Shangling CD-T100 CD Player in need of repair Take it into Brooks Berdan Ltd. in Monrovia (if you haven't been there, it's about ten miles east of Pasadena on the 210 freeway). The shop's tech Tom is in on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Great guy, very competent, conversant with tube products (tho... | |
| Why some preamps does not play music? Cold? Because they're solid state, not tube? | |
| Audio Research SP9 MKII One cool thing about the SP9 is the mode control ARC was still including in their pre-amps back then. I wish they still did; I have kept my LS1, the last ARC pre to include the control I believe (the LS2 doesn’t have it), for that very reason. Whe... | |
| Manley Chinook Eva rules! I used to see her every year at CES in Vegas, and she always remembered me and treated me like an old friend. Very cool person!I have a friend with a Manley microphone pre-amp in his 16-track 2" 3M analog studio. Great company and produ... | |
| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? The most trouble-prone piece I ever owned was a Thorens TD-125 Mk.2 turntable. The electronics were evidently malfunctioning, causing intermittent "motorboating". I took it to the warranty service center many times, the problem never being found o... | |
| I got my stereo back after almost 20 years! Congratulations on getting your house back, and on surviving twenty years of living with your mother-in-law. Damn! | |
| ... how important is Damping factor in determining what amp to buy As the VTL literature explains, achieving higher damping factor/lower output impedance, if done using negative feedback (as is often the case), can come at the cost of reduced sound quality above bass frequencies. A good reason to either bi-amp, o... | |
| Need advice on adding subs cjk---The Rythmik 12" that whart just received is the F12G (G for GR Research) and it has, as he mentioned, a paper cone. The exact same sub is available with an aluminum coned-woofer instead, and that is the plain ol' F12. Danny Richie of GR Rese... | |
| Rel subs with Magnepan 3.6's There are a few Maggie owners using either the F12 or F15HP subs. The F12 has, as you would suspect, a 12" woofer, the F15HP a 15". They sound identical, but the 15, having a bigger cone and stronger motor (magnet), as well as bigger sealed enclos... | |
| Need advice on adding subs $2000 will just cover the cost of the most unique, transparent, unboomy sub of which I am aware: The GR Research/Rythmik Audio OB/Dipole Sub. The catch is that it is not a ready-to-play, factory-finished product. But it's pretty easy to do, if one... | |
| ... Best Live Recordings ( other than Classical or Opera) on CD... Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks: Where's The Money (audiophile quality recording)The Band: Live at The Academy of MusicBob Dylan & The Band: Before The Flood | |
| Whats playing on your system today? You are so right, ghosthouse. The Band imo (and I'm not alone) are the finest self-contained (writing the songs, playing the music, singing the lyrics) Rock 'n' Roll ensemble the genre has produced. Three great singers (especially Richard Manuel),... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? A lot of great amps listed here. I have ended up with some that work for me with various speakers, each needing a certain kind of amp. A Bedini 25/25 for old Quads (though I’m looking to get a Music Reference RM-10), PS Audio 200C and Electron Kin... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? The Band’s Moondog Matinee was their reaction and response to the 50’s revival that was going on in the early 70’s. As The Hawks (both backing Ronnie Hawkins and on their own) from 1960 until Dylan hired them as his (heh) band for his 1966 Europea... |