elgordo
Responses from elgordo
| Best name in audio? Probably a couple of dropouts from "The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire". | |
| HDTV/5.1 Question I don't have a receiver at all. I've got an Audio Research preamp in a 2 channel system. | |
| Is there any obvious advantage for monoblocks? Parasound had an amp (HCA 3500 I think) which was so dual mono that it even had 2 power cords and switches. This thing tipped the scales at 85 pounds and begged to be mono blocks at about 44 pounds each. What were they thinking? In these days of e... | |
| What are the most under-appreciated products? Albert Porter's cryo treated outlets. Talk about bang for the buck! | |
| Warrenty and lifespan of cd players Every piece of Sony gear that I, or my friends, have owned has died early on. | |
| Bryston 4BSST bridged = 7BSST monoblock? No. The 4BSSTs in mono are not recommended for driving loads of less than 8 ohms. | |
| It's No Fun Being a Guru Anymore This would be a case of casting pearls before swine. I gave up on giving this type of advice. You will spend a lot of time on this project and they will not know the difference anyway. The dealer with the $10,000 proposal will be very threatened b... | |
| Vandersteen 3A,, Revel F30, or Magnepan 3.6 Get the Maggies and another amp. | |
| Theta Pro-Gen V-A Has anyone done the upsampling Nope. It will handle 96 KHz but will still be a 20 bit machine, not 24 bit. Cantact Ed at Theta (301) 270-5214 for more information. Ed is in Maryland while Theta is in Agora Hills, Ca. but he is their "answer man", like Leonard is at ARC. | |
| Theta Pro-Gen V-A Has anyone done the upsampling I haven't had mine done but I spoke with someone who had. He felt it was worth the money. Be aware that this mod gives you 20/96 NOT 24/96. | |
| A real dumb Tube question Slappy, this may seen like a put-on but it's not: I have heard, and seen, tweeters that glow. The Hill Plasmatronics speakers from the '70s used ionized Helium to produce sound. Sounded wonderful but required a big tank of Helium. Not many wives w... | |
| Speaker cable -no shorter than 8FT? T or F Any of you old silver backs, like me, remember Bob Fulton and his Fulton Gold cables? All the rage in the '70s. These cables were 2 gauge (!) and Bob only sold them in specific lengths. I had a pair of his 57" on my subwoofers for years. Bob claim... | |
| Dahlquist DQ-10s for home theater and music? You are barking up the RIGHT tree. With the woofers reconed these speakers will sound as good as you remember them. One of my daughters is using my old DQs in this fashion and they sound great. If you care to send me your number, privately, I'll c... | |
| Dahlquist DQ 10, is it worth new woofer? These are one of the finest speakers ever produced and are well worth fixing. The woofer surrounds (not the whole woofer)need to be replaced about every ten years. This should cost about $100 for the pair or the do-it-yourself kits are available o... | |
| Power conditioner question Most everyone has tried this. That's what power conditioners do. I have a dedicated outlet and two conditioners. Sounds the same anytime of day or night. |