bpwalsh
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| Bungee Cords I know a guy who suspended his CD player on bungees from an aluminum ladder stretched across some crates several years ago. It didn't sound very good, sucking the life out of the music. Later on he scotch taped aluminum foil all over the walls, so... | |
| Cryogenic experience wanted. Constructive please Don't do it unless you're willing and able to replace your equipment if you don't like the results. | |
| Kuzma Four Point compared to SME V-12 tonearm I tend to think of it as understated, certainly not plain-jane. | |
| Kuzma Four Point compared to SME V-12 tonearm Dgarretson, that was not a redesigned Stabi Reference, that was the new Stabi M, introduced last year at the Munich hifi show and shown for the first time in the US at the recent CES. It has a single large 3-phase DC motor and very different belt. | |
| Kuzma 4 Point owners - Do you use damping? Hamburger, having gone to all that expense and not having everything aligned well is unwise. Either do it yourself if you can or hire someone to do it for you. As for damping, just try it. The paddles for horizontal and vertical damping should pro... | |
| Kuzma Four Point compared to SME V-12 tonearm David,Classic 'table you have there.I've sold and set up several 4Points, with each and every customer thrilled with their purchases. One of them had owned an SME V and a TriPlanar, preferring the latter but feeling he could do better. From the fi... | |
| Best and Worst names in Audio Geoff, actually the Number Cruncher was an Entec product, Demian Martin's company. Bob was merely a big fan of it and came up with some worthwhile modifications of it. The CTC modified version of the Parasound HCA3500 amp was the BBQ, never spelle... | |
| Slindie Rabco arm David Shreve in southern California has worked on and modified Rabco arms for several decades. One of the really great guys in the business.Email me for his contact info.Brian Walsh | |
| Best and Worst names in Audio It's not a brand name, but Adcom preamps and amps are named GFP- and GFA- respectively, which are acronyms for Great F-ing Preamp and Great F-ing Amp. Really.Personally I've always been amused with the names Vendetta Research and CTC Blowtorch, bo... | |
| Out of this speaker rockort, Atlair I respectfully disagree about the MBLs, which tend to need a big room and significant listening distance, not to mention gobs of power. And then there are aesthetic considerations. I could not live with their appearance.The Altairs are the best of... | |
| Parasound JC-1- Audio signal turn-on function Shsohis, have you tried adjusting the input sensitivity? The manual recommends an initial setting at 3 o'clock. | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... French_fries, I agree that you needn't be concerned. It has happened many times before in audio and no doubt will happen many times again. The only thing that matters is whether you are happy. A long time ago I came to the conclusion you will be h... | |
| Are there any high-end shops in Wichita, Kansas? I don't know of any, but you might ask Chris or Melissa Owen of Clarity Cable who are in Wichita. Really nice people. | |
| Innersound Electrostatic amp driving Quad esl 57's Ditto what others say about power. I've had a Bedini 25/25 with a single pair of Quads, and it was very good. One of my customers had a pair of Atma-Sphere M-60s with his Quads, and it was a terrific match. Two pairs of Quads connected in series d... | |
| Any opinions on the AMR Digital Processor 777 Dac? Sabai, Vince of AMR emailed me this morning asking about it, and I immediately replied that it works fine into the MA-1s here, which enabled him to quickly respond.Good luck and listening. |