bob_bundus
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| Bass Cable-Copper or Silver? Forgot to mention Bob Cohen at Cable Company www.fatwyre.com (y'all likely know him) may offer some good advice/suggestions + you can try cables from the lending library for a negligible fee. Regarding the Sluggo sentiment: are you going to contin... | |
| EAD ULTRADISC 2000 /any good? Yes this was TAS's favorite one-box machine. I've had the U2000 for just over a year; it's detailed, yet so smooth & easy-listening even with a stock power cord. Even better with a JPS Digital AC or Custom Power Top Gun. I got mine just as the... | |
| Bass Cable-Copper or Silver? Agree with Sam: try to keep the same brand when biwiring. My general perceptions of silver: brighter & more forward. Copper: warmer & more rounded, which would seem to be a better bass cable for you. There is no "best" you just have to try... | |
| dedicated interconnect ? Suggest that you first demo a handful of premade cables, to find a preferred sonic signature, before wiring them in dedicated. The PC boards could likely be heat-damaged by too much soldering/desoldering/resoldering; they're not made to handle tha... | |
| Need a good tuner and there aren't many? I can vouch for the Dynaco; still have mine for a spare(from years ago) but it hasn't been in the system since I got my FT101 with the Sleuth preamp. I listened to a lot of 'affordable' tuners, then I heard the Dynalab & it was a no-brainer. I... | |
| Balanced Grounding Pins You can easily make your own grounding connectors: get two male XLR connectors (try Radio Shack) a.k.a. Cannon plugs. Solder in a short jumper to ground the unused input. I used to have a Krell so I made mine, but don't I recall which pin you need... | |
| Help!! Low level hum from FM cable sgnl Per J-k a hum-bucker is probably the best answer. But I did find a cheaper solution for my rig. I happened to have on-hand a car-audio isolation transformer. Actually this is two transformers (left & right channels) in 1 package, available fro... | |
| Interconnect integrity question As you're already surely aware, keep in mind that interconnects (especially) can take a VERY long time to break-in. I have some which kept changing {bright-dark-bright} causing much frustration, until I finally understood what was happening. One d... | |
| Damping material for infinite baffle? Lamb's wool is very good for the acoustic stuffing. Kimber recommended it to me as better than poly or fiberglass, etc. I have a source in Ohio for a good price, but I don't have the info. with me (it's at home - I'm "working" he-he). But I can le... | |
| Biwire questions - Best cable for BiWiring Theory: it reduces cable-intermodulation of high-current bass signals into the delicate mids & highs. The longer cable runs are especially susceptible. I have a 20' pair of Audioquest Crystal 2 biwire shotgun w/spades available for $2... | |
| Opinions on Acurus equipment This is a followup to my previous post. I remember now it was the RL11 preamp that I tried; I recall it was "a decent preamp for the money" had some nice features, but was a bit harsh with my horns & bass was a bit thin. This is with reference... | |
| Speaker Rebuilding This shop in Chicago should be able to help you out with anything from simple advice on up, or even do the whole job for you; they do this regularly. Helped me over the phone, & I've never even bought from them. But I'll always remember that, ... | |
| Interconnects be as neutral as possible? Your logic makes sense but you'll surely never know until you experiment. Stereophile has recommended & described the Synergistic Research Resolution Reference MKII & Designers Reference interconnects as very neutral. You may or may not va... | |
| Opinions on Acurus equipment no steal - a preamp that I auditioned (don't remember which model) showed some promise, but was too compromised even for the low-ish cost. I believe the Aragon would be better, but that's only conjecture. You might see what the posts on Audio Revi... | |
| Klipschhorns or Belle's with SET amp's? I've heard both extremes: seems that people either really like Klipsch, or they *really* don't! I've always been a fan of Khorns, & ever since I was privileged to spend some time with Mr. P.W.K. himself, I simply HAD to get a pair for my own. ... |