dekay
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| Efficient speakers for my 2A3's........ Mark:What size room and budget? Also are you set on stand mounted speakers, or could you also use slim floorstander's? | |
| What's a good website to describe different tubes? You can try searching the tube and SET forums @ audioasylum.com. Not a lot of shills there (though I am aware of one tube dealer who posts as a private member) and it's pretty good info to sort through.You are better off looking @ tube rec's for y... | |
| Too many boxes I stack them between my speakers (plenty of room, plus it gets rid of that pesky center image). Hey, I paid for stereo and I want to hear two separate channels gadurnit. | |
| Remeber the FONZ???? There were different models. The top one was interesting looking (kind of like a BIC 1000) and had a rather complex sprung suspension that I did not really get. I remember the model number containing the letter "Q" (I think), but that's about it.W... | |
| Need help with tracking vinyl Looks like a typical Columbia pressing to me, should play as well as most. | |
| Cal Audio Labs Icon MK II MP:You can purchase a complete HDCD/Power Boss unit on the used market for the same, or less, than the expense of adding these features.The last time I checked (3 years ago) the upgrades were $600, plus two way shipping and both were offered as a ... | |
| Willing to be proved wrong. Elwood: That's what I would do. Like I said before it took me a year to secure my current TT/arm combo @ a price that I feel comfortable with. Hopefully you will run across a good used deck @ a local dealer, pawn or thrift shop, but in the meantim... | |
| need help Unpgrading from CAL Ikon MK II Ake:First try upgrading the power cord and level the transport tray on the Icon.A better PC will tighten up the already full (but somewhat loose) bass and leveling the tranport will open up the HF's.As far as the mids go the only deck that I have ... | |
| Depth vs. Cable Type Don't know about break-in on these, but maybe try losing the cap in order to see if there is an immediate change in the depth of the soundstage?I have made the tape IC's before, but used smaller gauge solid core wire (26 & 30). I did not use a... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? 4yanx: All right, GO Gobel!!!I always lusted after his Blonde archtop while playing my cheap Harmony, as a kid (the guitar, not the crewcut:-). | |
| would this Deter you from buying used gear???? Yes, especially if the words "Bunker Down" were engraved along with the ID #. | |
| Willing to be proved wrong. Hi Paul:From your comments you do not leave the preamp powered up 7/24 which is very much needed to improve the sound (it also requires a minimum of 100 hours, 150 is more like it, of running a signal in order to sound its best). The most a batter... | |
| Record sleeves? 4yanx:Nope, I just hand clean them in a tub with a Groovmaster (protects the labels), a Water-Pik and a long fiber brush. I use my own solution and recently switched to filtered tap water (since we upgraded our filter).Being home 7/24 with very li... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Kind of funny that nobody has mentioned Michael J. Fox and Steve Martin (he also plays the guitar you know:-).Seriously (even though I usually cater to electric guitar) my favorite to listen to is Bob Dylan (on acoustic) when he performs solo and ... | |
| Willing to be proved wrong. The "Rat" (if a single unit is used in stereo mode) requires two 9V batteries and a charger (figure $30 for this @ Target, or a lot more @ RS). Other than decent sound it is dead quiet (no mains hum). To me it sounds better than the NAD stand alon... |