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| Efficient full range floorstanders to match SET Hi David12,Do you have any acoustic room treatents?Sorry to mention this if you already know, but a perfectly square room(20'x20') is about the worst acoustic environment possible under any circumstances. As great as the sound you've gotten used t... | |
| turntable repair shops in los angeles? One of the greatest turntable technicians in the United States, Brooks Berdan, has a shop in Monrovia. There's nary a TT in the world he hasn't laid hands on(joking).Hell, it's worth the trip just to see his Analog Museum which has literally hundr... | |
| Does one NEED multiple amps? Sns,Try some of the new low(ish) power PP designs like Audiotropic's Musical Machine. Poindexter also provides for schematics and parts list for a DIY version of it.This PP amp is so unique in it's presentation that it defies classification. Power... | |
| Does one NEED multiple amps? I posted that quote from Terry Cain (whose speakers I own). Oddly, at the time he posted that humorous blurb on AA, I owned only one amp thought he was joking (which he half was). Now, I own four or five depending on the week.My experiences have b... | |
| Scoutmaster with Lyra cartridge? I spent and afternoon (~4+ hours) listening to the Dorian on a Scoutmaster in Brooks Berdan's front showroom. It was surprisingly smooth and refined, in that setup. No apparent errors in the wide range of music we listened to. The only bugaboo I h... | |
| Schroeder model 2 or Morch DP6? The Teres Audio site lists the DP-6 w/ 9" arm at ~$1,500 and ~$1,700 w/ the 12" wand. So, that's a significant price differently between your choices - not exactly apples to apples, if you know what I mean.Unfortunately, I've never heard a either ... | |
| Audion Sterling MKI Integrated tube Good job, the Stering will be a terrific introduction to low(ish) powered SET's. Check and see if your unit can also run EL-34's and KT-88's. That's a cheap way to have three totally different amps in one package. BTW, your system is incredible. S... | |
| Audion Sterling MKI Integrated tube Hi Warrenh,Got your email and have some insight to offer. The Audion Sterling EL-34 is a fantastic first SET at current used prices. It is well made and pretty good looking, especially compared to the cosmetics of the new Audions.The EL-34 version... | |
| Seperates vs Integrated at $2000 Tube or solid state, low power or high power?I own a few of both integrateds and monoblocks/stereo amps with preamps. It's a real toss up if there is a significant advantage at $2,000 price point if you really search for the best. $2k on the used ... | |
| Starting Over--Amp First I owned a Krell KSA-100 for a few years in the early 90's and while it was (supposedly) a seminal amp for it's time and years after, I found it kind of hard and brittle to listen to. Of course, it could have simply been the horrendous digital fron... | |
| Are Zu Druids really good HE speakers? I heard the Druids at the VTV Show a few months ago and it should be made absolutely clear that the demo rooms were far too small(8'x10'?) and needed quite a bit of acoustic treatment to tame the negative influences. Some vendors got it right, som... | |
| who makes a good toslink cable? What's your price range?I tried a few toslink and coax cables a few months ago. I did not find a big difference between the a $25 glass toslink sold on eBay and a few sub-$250 cables in my system. It sounded exactly the same as the $75 WireWorld S... | |
| The Debate's Not Over "I don't think the surf music changed the world whereas the Beatles music did."Aaaah, but Surf Music changed the Beatles - "Pet Sounds" drove the creation of "Sgt Pepper's". | |
| The Debate's Not Over Whoops, my subject line wasn't printed.I meant comparing the Beatles and Beach Boys. | |
| The Debate's Not Over Wouldn't that be a more appropiate shootout?Both were huge at the same time. Both influenced each other in a comeptitive way, etc. Both were original and innovative simultaneously.Mick may have been inspired to tackle “Their Satanic Majesties Requ... |