elgordo
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| Speaker Polarity Testing Let me reiterate that about half of the CDs out there have the absolute phase reversed. Everyone needs a component in their system with a phase reversing switch as the difference can be startling. There are some previous threads on this subject. | |
| Modding VTL tube amps for XLR- possible? Adding XLRs would be easy but since the amp does not have a balanced input stage you gain nothing. You would most likely reduce the resale value a great deal as people take a dim view of mods not done by the well known "modders". Is that a word? I... | |
| Any DIY amp,preamp,speakers on Audiogon I'm looking for some high voltage caps (6KV) to mod my acoustats and high power resistors for same. Please let my know if you might any of these critters. Thanks, Don | |
| What s in front of your chair? Lighten up, Val. A little levity (or levitation) never hurts. I'm sure we all take this seriously but it's also FUN. | |
| Balanced cables: newbie DIY needs help If you look carefully, you will see that the pins are numbered on the Neutrik connectors. There are actually four connections to be soldered on each connector. There is a tab with a small hole and this needs to be connected to pin 1. You can make ... | |
| What s in front of your chair? How about a barber chair on a motorized base? One could pull the lever to adjust the height, drive it around the room until the ideal spot was located and then retract the "landing gear" to set it on either spikes or Sorbothane feet! | |
| What s in front of your chair? A director's chair works well unless you are, like me, er..gravitationally challenged (hence the "elgordo"). And yes, glasses make a difference as does one's nose! This is why Michael Jackson took Quincy Jones' advice and had all that plastic surg... | |
| long term disappointments? Several years back I bought Vandersteen 2CEs. I then spent five years trying every piece of electronics, interconnects and speaker cables with them. No matter what I tried, I found them to be dull and uninvolving. Two of my friends went through th... | |
| Electronic Circuitry For Dummies Audio Amateur Publications have tons of books geared to people of all levels of knowledge from newbie to expert. They have a website. Radio Shack used to carry a few books for beginners. Don't know if they still do. | |
| Passive Bi-Amping of Stereo Amps If you play the 1812 Overture when you try this, you may be able to synchronize the cannon shots with the blowing of all the output transisters. DON'T try it. | |
| Daniel Pre-amp by Curcio Actually, I've built 1 1/2 Daniels. Let me explain: I originally built the Daniel and used it for several years until I sold my Linn. This unit uses 6 tubes with 4 in the phono section. Since I was out of the phono game, I could not see using a si... | |
| "All Linn" ... is it still a good idea ? It was never a good idea. | |
| I need the more better digital Turntables and vinyl. | |
| Power Cord For Audio Research gear Stevemj: Hate to burst your bubble but you are not the center of the universe. The onus is not upon this forum to convert you. If you seek conversion, go to a revival meeting. You've got plenty of them in the Southeast. If you want to learn about ... | |
| Treating speaker cones That should have read "applying" chemicals. It is 7:00 A.M. and I'm not running on all eight cylinders yet. Need more coffee. |