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| How LONG have you been an AUDIOGONER'? Lake513. You're right. This has been a great community. It still is. I also have had a multitude of different buy/sell transactions on this site with never a hitch. It's great to see some of the old names coming together on one thread. | |
| How LONG have you been an AUDIOGONER'? Keith, No offense..... But you absolutely qualify as an old timer on A'gon. | |
| dbx 3bx series 2 question Hey....PieRsquared, YOUR DBX is all discreet relative to the design of the later DBX IIs or IIIs.And YOU had the original dynamic range expander, remember that one? | |
| Best outlet Great question Joel. You'll notice that the majority of the "higher end" manufacturers are using Phosphor Bronze. Phosphor Bronze contains enough Tin to not only reduce connector fatigue but to also provide an elevated level of corrosion resistanc... | |
| Best outlet Plating sound characteristics:http://www.cryo-parts.com/oyaiderec.htmlDifferent approaches, different platings:http://www.furutech.com/2008/product2.asp?prodNo=247http://www.furutech.com/2008/product2.asp?prodNo=72Hmmm..... Brass, Bronze or Copper... | |
| Best outlet Jamesw20.... This is a little spice.Stupid comments don't take a lot of time.I have to ask..... Have you sat back and read the overall responses? I come from an engineering background. You would think that with such a technically oriented group th... | |
| Best outlet I use Zaputech Model #ZAPU2 10 amp units. They're not cryod', but instead are dipped in a frozen glass of water immediately before being shipped. This makes them much more conductive. These outlets utilize an alloy of hardened scurotium, and are h... | |
| Best outlet You may want to consider Albert Porters "Porter Ports". 20 amps, already deep immersion cryo treated and one hell of a nice guy. http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?powrdist&1218312516 | |
| What loading with Pass Xono / Helikon SL? "but loading is such a personal thing, i don't think there is a correct formula for it and you have to talk to people who have exactly the same equipment and preference, otherwise it's all just talk"EXACTLY! That is the EXACT reason I put that exc... | |
| What loading with Pass Xono / Helikon SL? Your Helikon has an output of 0.23mV. An optimum gain range would be 60-65db. The range is to allow for tonearm wiring characteristics. Your Pass Xono provides 71dB @ 1kHz (MC) single-ended, 76dB @ 1kHz (MC) balanced. I'm assuming you're running S... | |
| What loading with Pass Xono / Helikon SL? http://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/phoncart.htmAbove is a great little tool for cartridge evaluation.Scroll down the page to: "OUTPUT LEVEL CONSIDERATIONS"You can then use the "PHONO PREAMP PARAMETER CALCULATOR" to dial in your load settings. Thi... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Rebbi, May I suggest to you that since you have fairly easy accessibility to the majority of these speakers, you might want to try a couple of pairs in the room that you'll be listening.In most cases, these stores will have a day in which they're ... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please BTW, the Heliade ES were a "Class "B" $$$" rated speaker in Stereophile. I think it was 2004, but I'm really not sure. Maybe someone can look through their Stereophile collection?They are a discontinued speaker (not that it makes any diff), which ... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please "Sonic preferences: I value transparency and imaging/soundstage. Bass should be accurate above all, as opposed to chest-pounding powerful".Rebbi, you'll note your above statement. THAT is the reason I suggested the Triangles. YOU described the sou... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please By the way Rebbi. If you really wanna' sound like the French audio gear specialist that you'll soon be when auditioning :>)"Triangle" is pronounced: Tree-On-Jel. That's right from the owners mouth.Just the French pronunciation alone makes it so... |