bob_bundus
Responses from bob_bundus
| Are Horn Speakers good or bad or simply a complete joke? Horns are great esp. if you like the punch / slam / dynamics of live music. Setup is critical, but the rewards are very worthwhile. A forum archive search brings up 54 references to horns in the speaker catagory alone - I suggest you pursue that l... | |
| Is there a "better" power cord for an amp? You will definitely realize improvements by upgrading from a stock AC cord. The problem is deciding upon which cord to pick from the dozens available? There are probably several that will make you happy but you don't know what will work best for y... | |
| Eico 666 Tube Tester Data for 6922 and KT-90? 6bq5's POS means that you don't want it. piece of s... | |
| Recommendations for Shielded Power Cord David Blair's Custom Power Cord Company makes a great line of heavily shielded AC cords that I have tried with good success. There is no website: Phone 847-329-89759132 Keeler AvenueSkokie, Illinois | |
| Floor Resonance and Full Range Speaker Stands If there is any way to bolster the floor with some additional lumber & floor jacks underneath the speaker locations, I believe that would provide a better solution than basic speaker stands which likely will couple additional energy into the f... | |
| Ever add a Aftermarket Cord to a TV? One member that I know of tried this suggestion with good results: cut off the stock AC cord within about 6" of the TV, then attach with crimp lugs or solder on your own IEC connector. Insulate the bare leads with heat shrink sleeving etc. & c... | |
| Need a quality Y-adapter for bi-amping The least # of connections & cables the signal routes through the better (but you knew that). It would be better if you had a preamp with dual output jacks, or a power amp with a pass-thru line-out connector. Maybe you could add some extra jac... | |
| Electrical gurus please help.... Definitely change your outlets to an upgrade model: at least hospital grade for better contact area & reduced noise contributions due to micro-arcing. F.I.M. First Impression Music just released a nifty new $65 outlet (available from Galen Car... | |
| How can I test tubes? An obvious anwer for testing tubes is s tube tester. Not just a basic emissions checker, but one that measures mutual conductance, leaks / gas, etc. I've read of specific recommended models in previous forum posts: use the search engine to find th... | |
| Add-on improvement to analog-only CDP? Gregg what exactly are these devices that you mention & what do they do? Some kinds of filter / processor/ outboard DAC? I'll be interested to learn more from your report! thx | |
| Syn, Research Designer ref. Yes it is a good deal if you have equipment that can handle it. SOS knows from whence he speaks & I must completely agree. Case in point: I bought a list $10K preamp on its looks, features & reputation alone (meaning that there was no chan... | |
| speaker cables with a warm sound Cornfed raises a good point; your brightness may well be considerably upline. There are a lot of other avenues to explore; you may or may not have done that? Please refer to my recent post regarding a member with harshness complaints: I offered ma... | |
| Add-on improvement to analog-only CDP? Numerous enhancements are possible, all involving attachments external to the player itself. (BTW: Audio Advisor has recently discontinued its relationship with Musical Fidelity).(1) AC power conditioning: is your AC source filtered/conditioned? I... | |
| Surge suppression AC filtration for the entire house No you cannot stop a lightning transient cold. You can however, diminish the deleterious effects to the point that equipment may not be damaged at all or at least damaged less than with no protection at all. I've had personal experience with both ... | |
| What is the cause of my sibilance problem? I once had sibilance issues that turned out to be AC power related. The PSAudio should have helped, but maybe you need to try something else? The right combination of AC cords should also help, & a dedicated AC line if possible. Room treatment... |