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| Cloth vs paper surround avsjerry: I tried something a local phile gave me that (to me) smelled like brake fluid and then I tried a skin lotion my wife used (think it was lanolin based). Also tried re-doping a pair of US made drivers (forget who originally made them as ... | |
| Cloth vs paper surround What specific speaker/driver? From my experience with vintage drivers (late 50's to mid 70's) paper surrounds survive and cloth surrounds get stiffer with age - changing the sound. This said, I've never replaced the surrounds though I did try tr... | |
| Replacement Tubes Upscale has restrictions on tube sales (read the descriptions). DeKay | |
| How tall do you like your images? FURTHER https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Furthur_02.jpg/220px-Furthur_02.jpg DeKay | |
| A Suggestion as to How to Counter Bots https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Refonl9TC6cWphAhX2Lg2PocgvXetgqTAoTa-zQ-bD7BwwcS84AFihATUHzoCLOjpYMI-tGfUewAELh45TMbFYY=w640-h400-e365-rj-sc0x00ffffff DeKay | |
| Scary white substance on Polyethylene Sleeves Maybe a thin outside/exterior dusting of ??? to control sticking during the manufacturing process (like cellulite added to pre-shredded cheese and mold release used when pressing records)? Perhaps a reaction between your wallpapers and the Poly... | |
| Bookshelf Speakers Sitting On Dual Subs? Don't the 8C's include subs (dual 8" drivers) on the backs of the cabinets that cover 20Hz-100Hz. Is there another model without the built in subs? DeKay | |
| Best Receiver? What speakers? DeKay | |
| 14 ohm 7” midrange driver The tweets/mid-woofers are special/custom per the Stereophile review. https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/297/index.html DeKay | |
| Shindo vs the world OT - again. You've probably already seen this, but if not... https://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/bottlehead_moreplay_e.html DeKay | |
| 4 8 or 16 ohms. As already mentioned try them all (I’ve been surprised with what I preferred on my old Pilot 232 and 240 amps). I don’t know if it’s available as a poster, but the cover of "Tales of the Beanworld" No. 4 would be interesting considering the cosme... | |
| Shindo vs the world I am having mine (Shindo) slowly encased in amber. I am the ultimate fan (currently listening to Bottlehead gear). DeKay | |
| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? "I generally consider low-fi under 1K, mid-fi 1 to 5K and hi-fi over 5K in speakers, perhaps half of that in component prices." My, my, my... My favorite speakers (vintage Elac S517) cost -$295. Minus because I purchased 2 pairs for $5 and sold... | |
| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? Here's a fun speaker link you may enjoy. https://forum.audiogon.com/users/kenjit/discussions DeKay | |
| Stereophile and the love of hotel decor Different strokes Erik: I'll admit that I do have a soft spot for 70's/80's Howard Johnson's carpet. https://ucarecdn.audiogon.com/8b454e33-7bbd-4504-acb2-b447b7fab2a4/-/autorotate/yes/-/quality/smart/-/format/auto/ DeKay |