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| The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards My first system was a College graduation present from my parents in the mid 60s. It wasn't state of the art even then but it was at least A-/A.Dynaco PAS 2 preampDynaco Stereo 70 ampAcoustic Research AR2a speakersAcoustic Research XA turntableADC ... | |
| Welcome Back! Most dome drivers have a problem in that they wobble vertically due to usually only having one support, the spider. And I suspect the bigger the dome the more the problem which is probably why there are so few mid range domes. Both ATC and PMC min... | |
| Problem Solvers Needed-Got my New XOs installed and am worried.... Assuming the new crossover is broken in, modern capacitors and resistors of the exact same values will change the sound, sometimes significantly. It's possible you're used to your original sound and the new parts aren't to your taste. This may be ... | |
| Sonus Faber vs Wilson I like Wilsons a lot but 2 things mentioned in a few answers.1. Wilsons are not an easy load. The newer ones are better but they still drop to 2 ohms or lower at spots and are very reactive. But good amps designed for these characteristics will wo... | |
| LTA Ultralinear vs SET amps I had a friend who wrote an article called 'Color Me Perfect' meaning every amp has faults and you pick the one that has the combination of pluses and minuses that please you the most. That means that the most important factor in choosing audio ge... | |
| What speaker do you passionately want to demo? Wilson Alexx V. I heard the origianl Alexx in a large room with tons of people and it was defined and dynamic, characteristics that soft bodies tend to destroy. I expect the Alexx V to be an improvement.Rockport Lyra. I consider in the very best s... | |
| More watts or better power ? The Pass amp is way more powerful than its rating. It is 25 watts class A but it then switches to class AB and is good for over 70 watts. | |
| Speaker magnets Bigger is not always better in woofer magnets. You need the right amount of gauss(related to magnet size) to give the right driver specs for the bass enclosure design to produce the bass control and roll off desired. Too small a magnet and you get... | |
| The best tube poweramp. . What do you think about ? I have to admit bias(pun intended) since the Melos amps were designed by good friends. But monoblocks putting out a rated 400 watts(they actually put out more) in triode using only 4 output tubes is very imposing. I might add that they had a very ... | |
| WHAT SONG TOUCHES YOUR HEART THE MOST? The First Time, a love song written by Ewan McCall in the 50s for Peggy Seeger(Pete's half sister) the woman he lived with for over half a century.The Crucifixion by Phil Ochs, an allegory of the life and death of John Kennedy. The version by Jim(... | |
| Thinking of adding a sub---maybe not? Properly set up good subs actually improve the performance of the main speakers but only if there is a high pass which takes a huge load off the woofer of the main speaker(which is why its performance is significantly improved) Some sub such as th... | |
| Magnepan, Best midrange? You shouldn't compare the efficiency of a planar and a conventional speaker unless you sit one meter(the standard distance to measure efficiency) away from the speakers. Beyond a meter planar speakers fall of at 3 dB every doubling of distance whi... | |
| A phenomenal new CD transport-Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 transport Have you guys used stock feet or some of the new vibration isolating feet under your CD or CD drives(or any electronics). I've found they make obvious improvements to all electronics(at least in my system) and especially on CD drives(I use a seper... | |
| A full range speaker? As per Millercarbon's comments on bass and harmonics I recall my late friend George Bischoff's comments. George was heavily involved in Pipedreams and Scaena speakers, both of which were definitely full range. He alsways said that to build a bette... | |
| Nearfield Acoustics Pipedreams The woofer in the Pipe Dreams have a resonance of around 180 Hz. So they roll off at 12 dB per octave from there since they are a closed box. The crossover is around 65 Hz so they are already way down in response and keep dropping. You should use ... |