bpwalsh
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| Alon is now Nola... The backward spelling of the old name is what the national distributor mentioned. They have changed cabinet makers.Brian Walsh | |
| Lamm M 1.2 against Tenor 300 and Boulder 2060 Since you are in Spain, may I urge you to visit the dealer there who sells Lamm electronics and Rockport Technologies loudspeakers, reported by some people as having one of the best sounding setups in the world. I don't have contact information bu... | |
| import tax? With NAFTA in place you shouldn't have to.Brian | |
| Speakers able to go down to 0.5 ohms? I suggest the question should be what amplifiers are capable of driving loads of 0.5 ohms, not what speakers are able to (huh?) go down to 0.5 ohms. By the way, AFAIK Sound Labs don't go that low, more like in the ballpark of 2 ohms or perhaps a b... | |
| Line Source Loudspeakers How would you define what constitutes a line source loudspeaker? Is the one of the goals for the sound to be consistent and coherent from top to bottom in many listening positions in the room, and perhaps outside the room? | |
| Suggestions please: Upgrade from Krell KMA 160s Springbok10, I'm not sure where you're reading about issues with JC-1s, as I haven't heard a peep except for a small handful having minor issues such as a front panel light or something. One look under the hood and you'd see what I mean...these th... | |
| Anyone who repairs Apogees in Chicago? Bob, feel free to give me a call tonight... 847-382-8433 A friend in the area has a pair of Scintillas and may be of help...Brian Walsh | |
| convergent jl3 monoblocks versus jl2 stereo Many of us heard them demonstrated at CES in January driving Merlins.Brian Walsh | |
| Sorry, yet another Hi Mark, I don't know if your JC-1s are broken in, but mine sure are and no lack of slam here... The comments about the preamp tubes sound valid, and proper positioning and spiking of the speakers are essential... If you're looking for more gooseb... | |
| What items do you rarely ever see offered for sale Rockport turntables and Vendetta Research phono stages, for starters :-)Brian | |
| Power Conditioner Helpful? A line conditioner should simply remove noise and leave the music intact. Few do. I'm auditioning one now that stands to surprise a lot of folks.Brian Walsh | |
| Why is the trend to make separate phono stage If the line stage injects noise into the phono stage, an outboard one can sound better. When all is shielded and isolated correctly, the reverse is true, as there are no interconnects involved between phono and line stages. Such is the case with t... | |
| It's 2008 The component that lets you 'listen through' the system to the experience of the original performance and the venue and forget about the equipment...an elusive but worthy goal...Brian Walsh | |
| Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove Jacob, I would add the Vendetta Gen. II to your short list...it should be available later this year and may render everything else irrelevant...I plan to get one built into my CTC Blowtorch preamp...drop me a line if you'd like info, and do come f... | |
| Creative Cable Concepts Pigtails The Pigtails are about a foot long and connect at one end to the positive terminals of the amplifier and speakers, with the other end hanging free. They filter out RFI and other noise. I know, it sounds like snake oil... They are not effective on ... |