darkmoebius
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| Upgrading from Wilson Sophia 2's? I should chime back in say that the times I heard the Sophias in Brooks Berdan's setups, it was always with tube amplifiers. And they never sounded aggressive or forward.I don't think the Sophias are the greatest thing since sliced bread, just tha... | |
| Upgrading from Wilson Sophia 2's? Sounds like you've got a pretty nice room. Why not try the cheap and easy test to see if the 1st reflection from the screen between the speakers has any affect on the forward/aggressiveness? Hang some heavy comforters in front of the screen, then ... | |
| Upgrading from Wilson Sophia 2's? Can you give some examples of the recordings that end up sounding harsh?I've heard the Sophias several times with a wide variety of material for extended periods in Brooks Berdan's listening rooms at his shop(and trade shows) and the two words tha... | |
| US Festival 1983 Oh to be young again and able to withstand a weekend of no sleep and partying in ridiculous heat. I caught the '83 show, it felt like something really monumental, at the time. Now, I'm not so sure.Looking back, it was really the end of an era. As ... | |
| What happened to Exact Power Yeah, I had a hunch you had some juice to get that meeting, Nsgarch ;0)"as a result of several emails I sent urging him to rethink his marketing strategy. After all, he's a businessman, not a philanthropist ;-)"I have a good friend from college wh... | |
| What happened to Exact Power Neil, I really think it is great that a CEO would take the time to meet with a hobbyist who is outside of his target market. This kinda gives me hope.I never got the chance to own an EP product, but when I owned an Art Audio PX-25 amp, the owner o... | |
| What happened to Exact Power Ron Jackson still seems to have his Jackson Engineering transformer and toroidal companies in Chatsworth, CA. But it seems he's setting up Magnetic Core Corporation to expand into the consumer electronics, PDA, and computer industries. | |
| What happened to Exact Power In 2008, Exact Power was bought by Middle Atlantic Products, a manufacturer who built rack and mounting hardware for commercial/industrial power products. It seems Mid-Atlantic has little interest in EP's niche, high-end, audio market and wants to... | |
| 3000.00 grado vs 1800.00 koetsu black Bluebottle, are you talking about the Grado "The Statement"? ($2,500, btw)It is a fantastic cart, but not many people can honestly say the have EVER ACTUALLY HEARD IT. Many will try to guestimate it's performance from Grado carts lower down the fo... | |
| History on ohm A's and F's. I sent an email to Dale Harder who rebuilds classic Ohms and now manufacturers brand new A & F equivalents(HHR Exotic Speakers) with a number of modern improvements. He may be one of the only people who can properly answer that question.Hopefu... | |
| Behringer Crossover for Maggies vs Bryston Don't forget Marchand Electronic's active/passive crossovers. They have several 2,3, and 4-way crossovers and will also custom build ones to your exact needs/specs.You can get the same performance and quality as the others(excluding the digital xo... | |
| Need Zu Definition Pro Subwoofer Array Amp for $1k Might I step in here with another budget suggestion?A classic(or two) Hafler DH-500 amp run about $250-$350 ea. These 50 lb beasts are legendary for driving just about anything and are bridgeable to 800 watts into 8 ohms. They were mainstays in th... | |
| How long to burn in Graham Slee Amp 2 Sorry about missing that detail. I doubt seriously that it is a break-in issue at this point if you are over a week with the Amp 2 powered up.I really think this may be a loading issue. Here is a thread on AudioAsylum where someone states "Most MM... | |
| How long to burn in Graham Slee Amp 2 I owned a Gram Slee Era Gold mkV (& Elevator stepup). In a phone conversation w/ Gram, he indicated(if I remember correctly) that 72 hours of power was the minimum time and 2 weeks should have his components at their best. Of course, he sugges... | |
| Explain the asthetics of Punk Penelope Spheeris' 1980 documentary "The Decline of Western Civilization" is probably the best film made on punk music(specifically Southern California punk). It's authentic because it was made right at the height of the scene and features intervi... |