crustycoot
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| phase linear 500 watt per chanell amp Flame Linear, Fizzle Linear, blown Fuse Linear....according to Peter Moncrief, the 400 was G-D’Souza gift to audio. Back then I was an Ampzilla man. | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs I work for an REL dealer and we have been bombarded with propaganda from them explaining the new T/x model's design evolution. Nothing would lead me to conclude amg56 is correct about their being targeted at HT. They make HT-centric models. Thes... | |
| Where are the young audiophiles? I’m 69, HS class of same. HiFi boomed as the pot smoking generation came along...not a coincidence IMO! The High End arose as my generation matured and prospered. The store where I work opened in 1975 and rode the wave. We are now ageing out an... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? I can’t believe there haven’t been any votes for Van Morrison’s “Moondance”, “Crazy Love” or “Tupelo Honey”...For a time he was THE troubadour of stoned love. | |
| Make way for the future.... Long ago, when I could still hear the differences I no longer easily can, I tried a Marantz 7C with a Sansui AU5500 amp section, bypassing the Sansui preamp. Astonishingly better...no comparison really. Then using the Marantz 8B amp instead of t... | |
| Do Banana Plug Adaptors Degrade SQ? Some old JBL speakers of my acquaintance use spring loaded button style posts that take at most 14 ga. wire. These adapters from Parts Express allow you to attach any banana plug. Adding a few inches of solid 18 ga. won't hurt...you should see t... | |
| transistor pre with the sound of tubes Since you gave no system context you get suggestions that spread all over the place. A tube preamp is not a challenge to own or use. Dual triodes last a long time before degrading and they can offer superb sound quality even in quite affordable ... | |
| This is the list of the best makers of audio equipment. Respond if you disagree Professor Peabody, set the Way-Back machine to 1978! Audio Research, Linn, Nakamichi, Yamaha, Quad, KLH 9s, Ampzilla, and Buck bleepin’ Dent... | |
| The Absurdity of it All I think the OP has a point.I work in a highish end retail store and am constantly asked by colleagues and customers what I think about how one item compares to another, whatever it may be. I have to be honest...at 69 y/o, with many live rock conc... | |
| All NEW Paradigm FOUNDER SERIES...Could they be Paradigm's best speakers yet ? Hi,Your pre-release enthusiasm is perplexing. Sure, Paradigm is a company with a strong tradition and some definite successes in the past, but they’ve made their share of misses too, like any big speaker company. Why don’t we wait and see if the... | |
| Have I got the wrong amp? or the wrong speakers? I remember those Akai receivers without fondness. Find a Pioneer SX750 or Sansui 771, Marantz 2238, Sony STR6050, or a similar model from one of those brands. The volume control taper is nothing to worry about, but if you want to use the loudne... | |
| Finally found a space for the speakers I’ve been storing... and I don’t love them any more Don’t overlook the Revel Performance 3 226Be. Even more of that transparency and less bass bloom than the bigger 228Be. I presume you have subs to over the bottom octaves. | |
| Searching for a new CD player I don’t know of any measure of a player’s ability to read scuffed discs. Maybe a repair tech can comment on that. I think it has to do with the strength of the laser and critical focus adjustments that can be tweaked. It definitely has nothing to ... | |
| Trying to understand B&W’s trickle down strategy The cone on a 606 is made of the same material as the MR on an 802, but the driver is different b/c the rubber surround on the 606 has to allow for long excursions where the FST midrange does not. Also, the 800 series uses much higher grade crosso... | |
| Help, I do not want to make an Ayre, What the heck? It's a great sounding amp...congrats. The instruction applies to the REL sub context (in which case you leave the ground wire unconnected) as well as the less likely one where the user is distributing the output to multiple speakers through a spe... |