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Skeletal vs Plinth style turntables
Dgarretson have you considered filling the webbed aluminum casting of an SP-10 with a dense hard mixture of industrial epoxy and crushed granite(similar to Verdier) or brass powder?ParrotbeeWith regards to filling in the SP10 - Can I just suggest ... 
Skeletal vs Plinth style turntables
02-09-15: PrysoHalcro, do you have any idea how that tower plinth builder now has access to bolt/unbolt the motor unit or change wire with the tonearm if necessary?Form does not seem to follow function?!?PrysoIf indeed there is a beer fridge in th... 
Skeletal vs Plinth style turntables
Its an illusion Henry, just like the hanging balls on my SP10. In the back is a door, it opens up to a beer fridge. A beer fridge for now. It will double as his coffin when the time comes. This is the only reason his wife allowed it in the house. ... 
Skeletal vs Plinth style turntables
Dgarretson Ct0517 and RichardKrebs, have you considered filling the webbed aluminum casting of an SP-10 with a dense hard mixture of industrial epoxy and crushed granite(similar to Verdier) or brass powder? This might give the casting the properti... 
Skeletal vs Plinth style turntables
ViridianGiven that any structure has a resonant signature, the question then becomes not, "which is the most dead" but "at what frequencies are the resonances in the structure and what is the amplitude, magnatude, and Q of those resonances?"+1 Exc... 
Difference in B&W sound
Danmar123 - I have a MK mx 125.2 push/pull for my sub which is set up behind the couch, really adds to the madness.:^) I have found behind the couch or other room boundary near to the listening position, is an excellent location for a sub especia... 
Difference in B&W sound
@Mkash3Regarding poor bass. My personal experiences have been that poor bass is the result of user set up error. Most of the time either the room/speaker relationship and/or the speaker/amp relationship. Poor bass can happen with all speaker brand... 
Krell Restoration
Appreciate the comments AudiolabyrinthI don't like open questions so I asked Patrick at Krell about the impedance load wpc power ratings above 8 ohms. Hi Chris,This is a question I do not get asked too often so I am not quite as knowledgeable in t... 
Difference in B&W sound
Ct - ......Have you looked @ the new Emotive XMC-1AMB - I am strictly two channel in my two rooms. I had an elaborate HT setup many years ago. My wife upon hearing the first helicopter land and shake the house main floor said, "that's enough of th... 
Krell Restoration
Hey John.I got curious upon first getting it. But due to the weight, and lack of help I had my local tech near me check it out. He gave it a clean bill of health so it was good to try out. It replaced 200 wpc monoblock OTL's. I had planned to use ... 
Difference in B&W sound
Danmar123 -Then I asked my Twins to come & take a listen. Aha..I knew I had a gut sense of a common element here. You have two channel in your blood. :^) You have been listening to the best natural stereo, but also the most challenging to setu... 
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Audiolabyrinthcan you share some of the tweak's Dan D Agostino shared with you, I have talked to him myself on the phone over the last few month's, do tell please.Hi Audiolabyrinth Sure, but first let me preface this. In all my conversations with ... 
Krell Restoration
Dderham1948Ct0517. Front of Matrix woofer is partially separated from the speaker. May only need to be glued, don't know yet.Anyone know of a hidden stash of Matrix drivers?Dderham1948 - this site lists parts and prices. B&W Parts and PricingY... 
Difference in B&W sound
Hi Danmar123Interesting thread subject and based on two speakers that represent a clear change in direction and sound for the company. I have always owned a set of B&W's since the 70's and various 800 series from the 80's onward. Some comments... 
Cartridges and old man
01-16-15: ParrotbeeWhere does one learn to build mc cartridges?HalcroAt mc donalds.... :^) good one...no need to worry about cartridge availability. I believe just when things seem bleakest, the likes of Halcro, Nandric, Syntax, Viridian, Schubert...