drubin
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| Review: Harbeth 7ES-2 & Monitor 30 Monitor I expect 20" stands puts the Compact 7 tweeter at ear level in most situations. But if your furniture is especially tall, or you are, that could change.The conventional wisdom with the HL5 seems to be 16", but that is clearly wrong I think. The HL... | |
| Review: Harbeth 7ES-2 & Monitor 30 Monitor I did want to ask about the 24" stands. That may be right for the Monitor 30, but is on the high side for the Compact 7 based on everything I have read. | |
| Review: Harbeth 7ES-2 & Monitor 30 Monitor Wow--great, great review! Makes we want to hear the Monitor 30 in my home. I have the SHL5, but have not commited to it emotionally (to borrow your clever and fitting conceit). More like experimenting with communal living and open marriage. | |
| tube upgrade for first sound Oh, has anyone tried Walker SST on their FS? Just curious. | |
| tube upgrade for first sound I've also gone through two sets of the EH tubes. But I want to know why they are not working. | |
| First Order Crossovers: Pros and Cons Holy cow, this is really a great discussion. | |
| First Sound Presence mk11 vs Audio Research L.S.25 Based on what Emmanuel has explained to me, this is what I understand to be true:Emmanuel commissioned Paul Weitzel for a schematic of a tube preamp circuit--a very basic class A triode with a tube regulator on the B+. Emmanuel, in collaboration w... | |
| Unintended lyrics Fuel boys, it's fuel he's saying. | |
| Worst remote nomination... Several years ago, I was shopping for a CDP and checked out Wadia. The salesman seemed to think that Wadia's 10 pound remote was the cat's meow and said that, when people picked it up, the sale was made. Not for me. If I had liked the sound of the... | |
| Are you/or do you want involvement in a audio club Stevecham, the Bay Area Audiophile Society has become rejuvenated of late and it has, if anything, an East Bay leaning. Check it out. | |
| Alice Coltrane Journey in Satchidananda I love Journey in Satchidanada. Also love My Goal's Beyond! | |
| Review: deHavilland Electric Amp Mercury Tube preamp Art, I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on this pre vs. the First Sound. The deHavilland website is excellent and provides more than the usual amount of information about their products. However, I could not find a spec for preamp output impedanc... | |
| Do you remember your first cd? I borrowed a CD player (CAL I believe) from my local dealer, so I stopped at Tower on the way home. Picked up Joni Mitchell's Hejira, which was a favorite LP and sonic reference. Boy was that disappointing! It was a while before I finally bought a... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Jprice, you deserve to win some kind of prize. What a list, what a journey! | |
| The best passive preamp Thanks. I'll look for a used Bent then. |