craigklomparens
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| How many channels? Just for the record. If the use of the word "gap" implies that multi-channel is somehow out there in front, well.... If you like movies HT/multichannel is the way to go. But there are a lot of folks, such as myself, who believe that there is no "g... | |
| Bigger Amp? A second thought on the never ending shuffle of equipment. You say you don't want tubes but me thinks its going to haunt you. You sound like me a few years back! (no insult intended and I apologize in advance.) I have found that the best soft dyna... | |
| Cheaper alternative to Cardas Golden AC Cord Anything! Try DIYcable.com unless your into big bucks for pretentious names. Save yourself $$$ and buy some new music. | |
| Bigger Amp? Difficult to answer simply. A bigger amp will not necessarily add more warmth. The marketing of more and more "power" as watts is misleading. A bigger amp, IF WELL DESIGNED will sound more "warm" at lower levels because it will probably be able to... | |
| Integrated for Dad There is a Creek 5350se for 1100 at this site now. Nice stuff. | |
| Which one is the best single ended amp? try this question at the audioasylum.com forum. They have 3 separate tube forums. | |
| Bridge or bi-amp? Which should I do? There is a very good discussion of some of the benefits of bi-amping at www.sound.au.com if you are not alreaady familiar with it. (Rod Elliot's site.) | |
| Speaker recommendations for 2,500 or less? An obvious answer: no speaker will work "best". It's your room and your ears and what your preferences are. Speakers color sound and the design is always a trade off. What kind of sound do you like? Some speakers like Thiele and Vandersteen use wh... | |
| How much money do you want to waste? Steve and Sean re Electrostatic SpeakersI have built a dozen or so conventional speakers and make no claim to have expertise with ESLs but from what I understand speaker wire is critical with ESLs. Generally the load presented to an amplifier is c... | |
| My first Jazz cd Blue Note label has a new 2 disk collection. "The Best Blue Note Album in the World". It is excellent and the first disk, in particular, is packed with classics. Also, why not try the best selling jazz album ever- Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue." It's... | |
| Stradivari violin Nice posts:In a more pedestrian strand there is a very nice album by Tony Rice and David Grisman called Tone Poems that is interesting. They play traditional tunes on a variety of old traditional instruments. The notes include the instruments play... | |
| Best Cheap, Small, High Sensitivity Speakers T:follow up to my post. at true audio hit "tech topics" and the article will be listed. The article is not at the exact location I listed. In any event, you will not get everything in a small package. CKlomparens | |
| Best Cheap, Small, High Sensitivity Speakers "Does this exist or am I barking up a non existent tree?"There is trade off in speaker performance. You must sacrifice 1)effeciency, 2)frequency response or 3)cabinet size. The laws of physics demand that you cannot have all three. This is a well ... | |
| How much money do you want to waste? To T southworth and Friends,What is the resonant frequency of your tulip bulbs and can you e-mail a notch filter to to take care of it.ThanksStay coolCK | |
| How much money do you want to waste? Reply from AuthorTo the "Regulars" and whoever:Whew! Sorry if I offended anybody. "Cant we all just get along", Rodney King.It has been a while since I have been criticized for "reading" about audio (as opposed to listening to it.) I do not want t... |