davebachmann
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| I am confused about 15A and 20A current. You need to have a circuit that's capable of 20A as well as a breaker otherwise you'll end up defeating the point of having a breaker. While I'm pretty sure that standard 12/3 Romex is good for 20A, I'm not qualified to say for sure. | |
| Hissing Martin Logan SL3's It's a long shot, but have you cleaned them recently? If not, you should unplug them for a day and take a vacuum to the panels. While I've never noticed any night-and-day differences with my SL3s, I clean them once or twice a year as routine maint... | |
| RU recording LPs on Reel to Reel ? I have ~750 reels dating from the late 60s to mid-90s. The original reason for recording was to preserve the LPs (particularly when having company over like a party) and they've stood the test of time fairly well. Some of the cheap tape has shed i... | |
| Biggest Live Miss 23 years ago today............ TWL -Mine is a similar story. After hitching from Indiana for several days - with more than a few classic adventures along the way - I arrived late Friday night. My last ride was from a guy going there with tickets and even a motel reservation (re... | |
| reel to reel transfer I'd suggest testing a few of the tapes to see if they are shedding before baking them all, especially the more recent tapes. For more details on baking, check out this link:http://audio-restoration.com/baking.php | |
| The Cat on the Amp One of my cats started to spend winter evenings on top of my McCormack DNA 1/B. He's a smart critter and quickly learned from my loud PSSSSSTs and now sleeps curled up next to the heat sinks. They're far from dumb, they just don't always care.... | |
| What's more important; sound or brand name? Definitely brand name ; | |
| M. Logan Requests- Tube Suggestions in $1.5-2K?? You may also consider a McCormack. I'm driving my SL3s with a McCormack DNA 1/B. While I can't compare the sound to the Parasound, I can say it is most musical to my ears, runs reasonably cool, and has dual binding posts at the rear for your biwir... | |
| My name is.....and I am a compliationaholic. Compilations are a great way to check out an artist or a theme, but perhaps best done by checking it out from your local library. It gives you a quick way of checking out an unknown artist's body of work or as an introduction to a new style of music. | |
| Speaker recommendations please Take a look at Reference 3A (http://www.reference3a.com). They have a reasonable range of higher-efficiency speakers that should work well in your environment. | |
| McCormack DNA-225 DLX to Run ML SL3's I'm using a DNA 1/B for my SL3s and am comfortable with their sound. You can find a used DNA 1/A for under $2k and I've seen a DNA 2 right around that point recently. Or you could get a used DNA 1 and have it upgraded to 1/A and have the comfort o... | |
| What are you powering your Martin Logans with???? ML SL3s driven by a McCormack DNA 1/B gives pretty good synergy. | |
| preamp to mate with McCormack DNA 1 I can make a counter suggestion. I'm using a McIntosh C-38 with my DNA 1/B driving ML SL3s. WHile I love the flexibility, durability, and smoothness of the McIntosh, I have a usable volume range between 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock, anything over 9 and... | |
| Opinions on New Reel to Reel Tapes I'll second the TDK GX 35/90B. I have had 2 Teac X7R decks in the system for the last 20 years or so and of the 800+ reels in the library, the best sonically are the TDK. They have also held up the best over the years for shedding, squealing, and ... | |
| Magnepan vs. Martin Logan I haven't heard Maggies, but I do have a pair of ML SL3s with a McCormack amp. They were originally powered by a DNA 0.5, but when I got a pretty good deal on a DNA 1/B I upgraded. The 0.5 was definitely good enough and - while audible - the impro... |