csontos
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| IMO the two best tracks to demo or test any system Rory Block's 'From The Dust' is a fabulous recording and example of really good acoustic blues. | |
| Can speakers of a certain high caliber can .... What category would you place a pair of Infinity Kappa 9? My goodness, I have a pair of lowly JBL L5, 8 feet apart and hear point source imaging 8 feet outside the left speaker! Mind you it's when I play Roger Waters' 'Amused To Death'. | |
| Upgraded power supply Caps? Yes they can. I have some impossible to find Elna Cerafine caps that I subbed into the power supply of a Son Of Ampzilla for just this reason and the difference is a blacker back round with finer transients and deeper sound stage. The amp sounds f... | |
| How quiet is your room? Kind of like being in a recording studio I imagine. Just close your eyes:) | |
| The Red Green Tinnitus reducer It's alive! I should have mentioned on the other thread that I also have tinnitus along with the pain but still have a good grip on higher frequencies. | |
| keeping amps cool? I had four Acoustat TNT amps rebuilt and modded by Roy Esposito in Florida recently. He was a principal engineer in that company and instrumental in the amp's design. He now runs a shop dedicated to preserving the Acoustat line. He added balanced ... | |
| keeping amps cool? Any tech with more knowledge than just trouble shooting. Someone who specializes in this kind of work with lots and only good feedback. You have to do your home work, seriously. | |
| Low frequency problem while playing vinyl Rumble or not, it's still feedback. The primary issue is not on what, but where the tt is placed in relation to the speakers. | |
| Test music for new gear The Stones' 'Voodoo Lounge' is probably as good as it gets, especially for testing since imo, Mic's compilation sucks. The only two cuts I listen to on that one are Kieth's. | |
| Age Related Hearing problems and hearing aids It's surprising that the increase by the aids has resulted in 'less' discomfort. I suffer from exactly the same problem but have been reluctant to actually deal with it. I've been afraid that hearing aids would just worsen the sense of loss in tha... | |
| Test music for new gear A superb recording for really everything imo is Kieth Richards' 'Talk Is Cheap'. Also Dylan's 'Oh Mercy' and 'UTRS'. Throw in Roger Waters' 'Radio Kaos', 'Pro's and Cons', and 'Final Cut'. | |
| keeping amps cool? That's just it. It 'seems' to function. Although it may sound okay, it has by then fallen probably far below spec. If you owned it since new, you probably didn't notice it's deterioration over the years. If it's a great amp worthy of a good overha... | |
| keeping amps cool? Unless it operates at the temperature it was designed to, it will definitely change the sound. Capacitors typically never get anywhere near their highest allowable temp. Those parts that are vulnerable to thermal breakdown are the ones on a heat s... | |
| Buying speakers ten or more years old a good idea? I just picked up a pair of Infinity Kappa 9 for 500 bucks. They are in beautiful shape except that the woofers need new surrounds. I could do it myself for about 50.00 or I can have it done for 300.00 Either way, I have a very capable speaker stil... | |
| keeping amps cool? That's right. And some come with one that operates constantly. Some don't come with one at all. Hmmmm. |