ecclectique
Responses from ecclectique
| OK, I said it... Hello Pbb. Absoltutely. Instructions on set up as well. Cheers. | |
| OK, I said it... Hello Pbb.While I have no experience with the cartridge you are using,every catridge needs some run in time as well as well as a precision set up to extract the best performance.Proper alignment,verical tracking angle and azimuth can have a major ... | |
| OK, I said it... Pbb. I salute you. A lot of great advise here. Regarding the rega phono stage rumour.... Although it is very inexpensive,It is pathetic and a total waste of money...low resolution,one dimensional sound with zero dynamics. The perfect device to dis... | |
| People who are Irrationally Afraid of tube amps I think it must be a mental disorder similiar to claustra-phobia.....perhaps....let's call it popatube-aphobia. Do you think this phobia could be documented for the Medical Journals? Personally...I believe that good tube design to be a whole lot m... | |
| Could the transformer be eliminated? Hi Gang. Sean,you are correct regarding the original acoustat servo amps. They were in fact, OTL designed servo-amps and employed the 6HB5 tube. They would supply the 5,000 volts the panels required.A brilliant design in their day, but somewhat Qu... | |
| Seeking full range single driver speaker recs Hey Gang. What about the Tannoy Dual concentric? Great tone,very efficient,easy to drive and set friendly. | |
| Speakers for Classical and Rock in large space. Hello Bill. Dejavu! A very tall order to accomplish within your budget,to be sure,however with a little searching, and a lot of homework,It can be done.Your room dimensions are very similiar to mine except your ceiling is 5 ft higher.The Duke's [o... | |
| What was your latest LP find?? Hey Viridian. Great Score! An outstanding recording,both content and sonics.Enjoy! | |
| opinions on modern horn speakers Hi Gang! Very Intriguing thread! We all know that there is no such thing as a perfect speaker!The better horns can indeed create a very credible illusion to live sound as well as any other design[and sometimes even better].The better planars and e... | |
| Is pure class A ss the equal to tubes? Pretty much a hypothetical question.As Twl correctly pointed out, there are far to many missing pieces in the puzzle to answer definatively.Speaker efficiency and the impedence of the speaker in question can have a major impact on the sound of any... | |
| Personal amp evolution Hey RWD..."My morning smile"!!! I forgot to list the late great ARC D-115[ my all time favorite muscle amp in its day] as well as a pair of the original Mark Levinson ML-2 monos,to this day,still the sweetest solid scrape amps I have ever heard![ ... | |
| Dahlquist DQ-10s for home theater and music? Geez...I would think if one could restore them for very little doneros...why not?Crossed with a good modern sub they should still be very musical sounding even by todays standards.As WarrenH mentioned[correctly]....They certainly require gobs of g... | |
| Personal amp evolution 1967...Dyna st-70 made from kit in grade 10 electronics class,still use today in kitchen.1969...Dyna mk-3 monos from kit also.1972...Quad 2 monos1975...Phase Linear 700b,ampzilla,Kenwood lo7m's....Blew them all up trying to boogie with the Dayton ... | |
| Personal speaker evolution My parents RCA mono console.IF memory serves in chronological order.1967...Dynaco A-25[still own]1969...AR-3a1972...Quad 57's1975...Dayton Wright X-10's1976...Dalquist dq-10's1978...Acoustat X[servo amps still in use]1982...Acoustat 2+2[still use ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hello Georgia. Each and every NEW tube needs to be run in for a period of time to settle in. Some more than others. |