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| How properly covered internal sides of enclosures for speakers with a passive radiator? My AR2ax were stuffed with ancient fill, now totally filled with polyfill. Not ported, but rather than simply lining the walls like my other ones, stuffed. | |
| How properly covered internal sides of enclosures for speakers with a passive radiator? Check my enclosures, shown here, 9th photo, back off, innards shown: Polyfill, be careful of staples, get them straight, hammer them in if needed. Prior enclosure, on 8" legs, woofer facing down, I had a buzz once, it was a loose stapl... | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions I am surprised no one here mentions two tonearm TTs. glennewdick Acoustic Solids Video of their production is impressive. I already posted this two arm version with minimalist look many acoustic models are listed on hifishark ... | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions OK, what appeals to you visually? Still want to get DD, that's my choice, best if it is quartz locked if you do. here is a beauty, belt drive, I don't know anything about it, except Micro Seiki makes great quality stuff, often innovative ... | |
| Classical music newbie needs your suggestions btw, do you live near me, Plainfield, NJ? After you learn more about what you respond to, I inherited a lot of LP’s and have many classical I will part with for very low price. I am more interested to have more room on my shelves. | |
| Classical music newbie needs your suggestions I didn't know anything about Jazz, untill I was given about 50 lps. Played, hey, I like trombone, hey, I like Red Garland, hey I don't like big bands. Armed with that start, off I went into the world of Jazz. You will discover what you truly like... | |
| After fifty years… amazing. What high end audio can be. I'm 74, I changed a lot the last few years while staying home avoiding covid. Back to my vintage Horn speakers, tube preamp and tube amp. New to me Vintage TT with 3 arms, existing Teac R2R, and it took me quite a while, but found a CD player tha... | |
| Is a highly discerning system enjoyable? I had JSE Model 2's, they measured and sounded the most accurate of any I owned. Whoopie! I drove them with McIntosh SS, 300 wpc. McIntosh SS Preamp. After a few years, I missed my vintage speakers, extremely efficient, driven by vintage McIntosh... | |
| Experience With Linear Tracking Turntables this mitsubishi is not in good shape, just to see what it looks like I helped a friend find a near virgin one, helped set it up, align ... It has either manual or semi auto start, finish, return. Sounds darn good, he loves it. ... | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions mdalton I inherited a Thorens TD124 with an SME arm. Wonderful! Tremendous quality, that heavy platter, in incredibly close tolerances, best most coherent bass I ever got out of a TT. Design, moving parts below the deck are easy to understan... | |
| Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to jerryg123 I agree with you about her newer stuff. I first heard Diana Krall many years ago, on the radio, WBGO. Listening, all of a sudden: who's that piano player? End of program they announced names. I assumed an old veteran who had master... | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions Want DD, here’s a Technics in Gold Finish (price is oddly high) You can get it in silver of course | |
| Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to I have this one, live from the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. Awesome | |
| Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to Softness. Looks, Voice, Touch on the Keyboard. And I love the way she plays the small Wurlitzer. Always great musicians with her Saw her live, she played a Guitar, also a soft touch. I would love to see her do something, anything, with her hal... | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions I like Technics EPA-500 Base with interchangeable arms better than the VPI. I just installed one for a friend, a wonderfully made design, easy VTA adjustment here it is with a straigt arm, fixed cartridge simply loosen a screw (see ’loc... |