dekay
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| Blue room s alien minipods I just ran across the Pods in LA earlier this week but did not have time to audition them, will try next week. The spec sheet stated 90db @ 1 watt @ 4ohms, so they should be easy to push if the impedence is fairly level. The cabinet was made of pl... | |
| California electrical shortage audio Massvm: I then have been using the term "Brown out" incorrectly to describe the situation where the power drops for only a small portion of a second. This is what I am experiencing at this time (if the APC unit is accurate in testing for this). It... | |
| California electrical shortage audio I live in LA and have been able to monitor the frequency of the Brown outs with an APC power supply that I recently added to our computer. The APC has a "chirp" alarm that goes off when the power drops. Well, it chirps merrily all morning and thro... | |
| inexpensive hdcd player or dac The tempo and urgency of a CAL Icon MkII can easily be increased by using the very inexpensive Homegrown Audio Super Silver analog IC's (which, though inexpensive, are great IC's anyway, IMO). Further improvement can be had by upgrading the power ... | |
| New Music vs. New Equipment I am lucky in that I live in an area where used CD's are available in the $1 to $8 price range. Most of what I purchase is in the $1 to $3 range and I purchase on an average average, at the least, 20 CD's per month. They come from a local flea mar... | |
| Isolation vs. Absorbtion Hi Ken: So is that a yes on the metal "L" bar approach? Riveteer does actually ring just like a "bad" bell (I have done my fair share of Quasimoto impressions while putting it up and taking it down), but this is reduced when it is solidly locked t... | |
| Favorite music of the 90 s "Mon Coeur se Recommande a Vous" by Meli Melo a choral group from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Kind of like Catholic choir meets do-wop. This is a beauty, IMO. | |
| Isolation vs. Absorbtion Well, I have been looking at various pre made metal shelf units that are available and unfortunately the ones that I like are way over $1000.00. What I am considering trying is Riveteer such as is used in super markets as support for Maple shelves... | |
| Wanting to uppgrade old NAD preamp/amp If you are coming in at around $700.00US you might consider starting out with just a preamp (with phono) and continue to use the NAD power amp. You may be able to pick up a nice used tube Conrad Johnson pre with phono at that price. | |
| CD player with good error correction I use a CAL Icon MK II as a tranport (used it solo before) and it plays just about anything as long as you cannot feel the scratch with you finger nail. Not a perfect test, mind you, but I purchase on an average five used CD's a week and they all ... | |
| Shelf Material - Neuance Brass "cones" | |
| Shelf Material - Neuance Ernie: I have not liked the "dead" sound of top loading my CAL player except with a one thing that I tried recently, by accident. Before I tried books, bags of rice and sand and they all removed the kind of reverb (I think that this is what people... | |
| Where do you guys buy replacement tubes? AV: I hear you and don't disagree as that easily could have been my take on the situation as well. But as of yet I am still undecided and as mentioned above it's not the only game in town as I had no difficulty locating quality NOS tubes at fair p... | |
| Where is the best place for amp s Garfish: This probably won't do you any good, but maybe it will. I am moving my gear (except the speakers:-) to a hallway closet that is just off the living room. The closet runs behind the front speaker wall (just behind the speakers) and I will ... | |
| Auditioning Audio Gear - The Music Used Hi Angela:Here is my short list:"Kepa Junkera" modern Basque music with many different instruments including percussive, distributed by Alula Records and is a two CD set."Clapton Unplugged" of course, and I use tracks one and thirteen."Engineer's ... |