br3098
Responses from br3098
| I think I am going to attempt to make turntatbles Bc5k,Good for you! I wish you the best of luck, and I hope that you have a little fun in the process.My $.02 worth: designing a shielded MagLev bearing is not for the faint of heart, pocketbook or math skills. If you are seriously looking for an a... | |
| 1970's receivers and integrated amps... It depends on your definition of hold up is. A good condition vintage receiver, mated to a compatible speaker, can sound anywhere from "vintage" (aka poor) to pretty damned fine. But I doubt that anyone would replace their Shindo gear with a used ... | |
| Why no heated gear? Herman, thanks for helping me to win a bet with myself. When I wrote:So why can't we just heat the tube with an external heat source like a heat gun or a heated blanket? Because "tubes" are vacuum tubes - the glass envelope encases the internal el... | |
| Why no heated gear? I'm surprised that Elizabeth gave up. Or maybe not, judging by some of the other comments. So let's examine this issue from the ground up.When we say that a piece of (tube) gear needs to "warm up", what are we specifically referring to? Does the a... | |
| Filling a 6600 Cu. ft. room Systembuilder, based on your last response it seems that you agree that a single pair of speakers for a space of your size is going to be a compromise. The best suggestion I can make is to try a pair or Ohm Walsh 5000 speakers. I have not heard a ... | |
| Filling a 6600 Cu. ft. room A lot depends on your listening preferences, which you have not described for us. If you just want to play background music, pick a pair of speakers and place them where you want. They will probably be too loud close to the source and not loud eno... | |
| Sansui au 2900 for dedicated 2 channel vinyl? 1- Your amp is a stereo unit, not quad. You are seeing 2x 2 channels (A & B) - that's very common on 70s/80s consumer gear.2- I believe that your amp is rated at 25W per channel. I could be wrong, but that is what is listed on one of my refere... | |
| Sansui au 2900 for dedicated 2 channel vinyl? If it were me, for a room of that size and given your musical choices I would probably go for an "old school" speaker:1- I still think that the A25s will work great, but so will the SP-200s.2- Another good, low cost option is the Boston Acoustics ... | |
| Sansui au 2900 for dedicated 2 channel vinyl? Congratulations on your AU 2900 purchase. You mentioned that this system is going into your office. How big is the room, where are the speakers going to be placed, what type of music do you listen to and how loud?If you are going to be in a smalli... | |
| Sansui au 2900 for dedicated 2 channel vinyl? The AU 2900 will work fine for a small room system. It is a very good, entry-level vintage amp. If it were me I would look for an x17 (117 through 917) model; they will be in the same price ballpark but are substantial units.At low listening level... | |
| Speakers on floor? I agree with Kal. I have tried many of the tweaks advocated by Mapleshade, and my experience has been less than positive.I have tried may different speakers on the floor, albeit with thick cutting boards underneath and not Mapleshade products. No ... | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range Buy USED! Allow someone else take the depreciation hit on the new gear. Most guys that buy high end gear baby it anyway, so you can look at it as receiving a substantial savings for allowing someone else to break in your gear. | |
| Quality tube amp below $1k? Are you considering new only, or is used OK. There is a ton of great stuff available for under $1K.Can you be more specific re: your requirements: power amp only or integrated? Integrated phoino stage or no? PP or SET? Power rating? Remote? | |
| How a turntable is like a gym membership I enjoy digital music for casual listening, as in background music while cooking dinner or when guests are visiting. But when I listen to music for myself it is almost always vinyl. It's a more organic and satisfying experience for me; from both a... | |
| Audio Note Step up transformers I have owned an Audio Note AN-S2, and I have used an AN-S4. The S2 was an older unit and was good, but not great IMHO. The S4 was a more recent unit and was very, very good. Much more detailed and coherent.Neither was as good as the Choir Audio SU... |