bpwalsh
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| Comparing sound of Tenor 150 HPs vs. Lamm M1.2 Why would you buy such a thing before listening to it? Would you buy a car, especially a brand you're not familiar with, without a test drive?Try before you buy. Insist on it.Brian | |
| Loricraft vs. VPI 16.5 record cleaner If you can sort of justify it, it's a no brainer, in my biased opinion. The improvement going from a 16.5 to the Loricraft was a nice surprise. Records thought to be worn were restored to like new.Brian | |
| Where are they now...? Bruce Thigpen, one of the nice guys in the business, is still around. John Bau got out of the business many years ago. Walt Bender stopped publishing Audiomart several years ago, although I imagine he still has quite a bit of gear around his house... | |
| Perfectionist Audio Components Pro Reference II I think you are going back quite a few years, since according to one person, Mel Hodes died at least ten years ago. He was very knowledgeable, though, a sincere dealer with a good ear.Brian | |
| DNA Sequence I couldn't stay in the room at CES 2003 for more than a couple of minutes. Painful. | |
| Good, Neutral, Reasonably Priced Cables? Albert, Purist is not the only company making audio cables using fluid. Creative Cable Concepts is another.Brian | |
| Comparing Wadia vs. Meitner The content of this thread has become sadly laughable. On one side there are people posting their subjective opinions, debating which is better (a good thing), a few of them beating their chests for whatever reasons, some with vested interests. An... | |
| A little levity on September 1st People who say:"It goes without saying that". If it does, why say it?"You're more than welcome." How can you be MORE than welcome?Yeah, "to be honest with you" basically says, "Normally I don't tell the truth." Why would you trust anyone who says ... | |
| CAT SL1 Legend or First Sound? Kevin is correct, the CAT is available with or without phono, although many opt for it. Some options are available, including volume taper and adjustable cartridge loading while listening to music.Brian | |
| Avantgarde Horns - amps you've tried and love? One of my customers has Duos and had been using a Berning Siegfried 300B. He replaced it with a Kronzilla and reports good results. Anyone wanting more information, please email me offline.Brian | |
| Whatever happened to Ultech Sean, they used to be here, in the building in the lower right corner. Now you know everything :-)Brian | |
| Whatever happened to Ultech Ultech, whose name I don't believe was short for Ultimate Technology, was a Chinese company based in Wheeling, Illinois with most of their operations in other parts of the world. They had a very large building, mostly a warehouse, although it was ... | |
| realworld experience: Kharma subwoofer + 3.2 CRM Tireguy, any idea why that has happened? Are the ceramic cones really that fragile? Perhaps some residual stresses that eventually manifest themselves?Brian | |
| Seeking $15,000.00 speaker to replace Quad 988's Sound Labs might meet your objectives quite well. Being full range ESLs with prodigious bass, they excel at reproducing piano and many other instruments as well as voice in a seamless fashion. In all likelihood you can dispense with your subwoofer... | |
| Experience with Argent Room Lens KP, I'll cast a dissenting vote on this. I've heard Room Lenses help some systems but hurt others. In general the latter have been systems of greater resolution to start with, in which case imaging takes a turn for the worse. YMMV of course.Brian |