clio09
Responses from clio09
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? @georgehifi, thanks I will give it a try and see. | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? @georgehifi, I saw both of those links and the reason I want to use stepped attenuators is not because I think it will provide better sound, but just being able to count the steps on each channel for balance purposes. I know it sounds silly but I ... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Glad someone else is enjoying the Lightspeed. I have owned mine for over 10 years now. I also have the dual attenuators and while they work just fine, I have often wondered if there is a stepped attenuator alternative. IIRC the Lightspeed uses a 1... | |
| Quad ESL service, Electrostatic Solutions or Quads Unlimited ? I just had a pair of ESL 57s restored by Sheldon Stokes and recommend him highly. Great to work with. Another option I discovered is Scott Frankland Associates in San Jose, CA. Scott is an authorized Quad service center and upon my visits to his s... | |
| Distributed Bass Array configuration @mike_in_nc place a phone call to Duke Lejuene at AudioKinesis who manufactures the Swarm which he'll tell you was based on a theory by Earl Geddes. If you search the web I think there is also a white paper out there by Earl that explains the conc... | |
| Emission Labs Tube Warranty Problems @bigsecret, was this ever resolved? | |
| Transcendent T16 OTL amp - bias question (& general tips) Why not call Transcendent, I'm pretty sure Bruce can tell you how to bias them. | |
| Is Spiral Groove still in business? I did some checking and it appears the email that @saburo posted is the best way to reach Allen. He may be a consultant for MoFi now according to the person I checked with. | |
| Nakamichi RX-505 and some nice tapes for it Willy Hermann is one of the best but his backlog these days is a good year out when I checked with him late last year. His fees will range based on what your deck needs. | |
| Is Spiral Groove still in business? While I cannot comment of the status of the company I know Allen moved out of Berkeley and I believe is living on the East Coast now. He was a member of the SFAS and one of the members has his turntable. I will see if I can get contact information... | |
| Nakamichi RX-505 and some nice tapes for it I'd stick with the Maxelkl XL-II. It was always my go to tape with any deck including my Nak 550. | |
| Eminent Technology LFT8B’s reversing woofer polarity While I am sure the Mye stands are excellent, there is another person who also makes stands for Maggies. The company is Magnarisers and while I do not own Maggies I was impressed enough with the stands and their price that I contacted him to make ... | |
| Leaky capacitors need replacement? Which MkII do you have, the fixed bias version (you set the bias) or the cathode bias version (amp sets the bias)? I ask because all fixed bias MkIIs are well over 3 years old (mine is at least 15) to my knowledge. A cathode bias version may be wi... | |
| Leaky capacitors need replacement? From what I can decipher from Roger's schematic (which has a series of iterative changes written in pencil on it), BOM, and notes it is an electrolytic power supply filter capacitor, 33 uF/350V. As I said previously, the OP should replace it with ... | |
| Leaky capacitors need replacement? It’s a Music Reference RM-10 and he should use the exact value for the replacement. I can't remember the brand that Roger used, we may still have some lying around, but the Nichicon’s pointed out by George are a good choice and should fit inside. ... |