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| Acoustic Zen - blown tweeter - out of business? replacement? I don't know anything about your speakers. You might get lucky, the problem might be inside, a crossover component or connection, I just restored AR-2ax’s, and one of the new capacitors I installed was bad, juice up to it, nothing on the other ... | |
| finding the weak link Oh, I'd like to hear those speakers! | |
| Luxman 550AXii and 509X good info, thanks for posting My Little Luxman SQ-N150 10 wpc certainly punches above it's weight class https://www.stereophile.com/content/luxman-sq-n150-integrated-amplifier It's my lowest power tube amp, and in my 10 x 12 office, it ... | |
| Desktop Speakers What is your preferred, and what is the maximum depth? | |
| Linlai 6SN7 Sounds great? Enough Volume? Low Heat! Terrific. Doing research, I checked with McIntosh about their vintage tube preamps. They confirmed: originally the preamp and tuner walnut cases had no top vents, even my mx110z tube tuner/preamp with 17 tub... | |
| Acos lustre GST-801 P2S distance? Great purchase, I have been tempted to buy it every day, and hoping someone here would want it. Someone here found mine for me. I agree, not spherical and not elliptical, start with an advanced stylus (ML microline, linear contact, Shibata, SAS) ... | |
| Why is used audio equipment so undesirable? Prices are rising for Vintage, maybe there is a hole in the middle, used/not old that you are dealing with. I sell my used equipment. Money helps me buy 'new to me' old stuff, or new stuff. I work hard getting it in best condition, get documents ... | |
| Speakers for Second System My friend built a pair of open baffle speakers using 15" woofer and coincident mid/tweeter. They work in his space. I've been there 3 times, each time, different content, they sound terrific. He's driving them with my 1956 Fisher 80az 30 wpc tube... | |
| Acos lustre GST-801 P2S distance? This metal ruler measurement scale starts exactly on it's edge. https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Stainless-Centimeters-Drawing-Measuring/dp/B07ZS4JSQP/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1WNFHXY3730IZ&keywords=metal+ruler&qid=1652392294&sprefix=metal+ruler%2C... | |
| Acos lustre GST-801 P2S distance? I own that arm, got the specs, installed it myself, absolutely love it, I'm sure you will also. you are correct: 225mm spindle to pivot 15mm overhang 240mm effective length null points 60mm and 117mm others: there is a mint one for sale now http... | |
| Speakers for Second System given the amp's 25wpc 8 ohms/50 wpc 4 ohms I would look to efficient speakers as a priority, only the Fyne fits that category. So, what efficient speaker can you find to consider against the Fyne? Fyne had a down firing port, I'm not a fan of p... | |
| Giving away old reel to reel players Hopefully someone who wants them will appear. Seems your friend does not have the desire or ability to sort them out, test, photograph, describe them for sale, even for local pickup. If nobody appears who wants them, and he has a deadline to be ... | |
| Buying New TV Need A Soundbar Recommendation We shouldn’t tell people what to do, however What a contradiction to like Star Wars and Sci Fi and not be wanting to get immersed in good, better, best sound, especially directional cues. A simple 5.1 setup is not "speakers all over the place". ... | |
| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? Hmmmm, I don't know anything about streaming. Do you have the same source in LP, CD, HiRez Stream? Is the LP more involving than the CD? IOW, can you isolate the Streamer from the System Sound? Have you considered a Tube Preamp? | |
| Dr. Feickert Blackbird "The turntable is a vibration measurement machine, any vibration. The world is polluted with noise, vibration. Hearing what is on the record means isolating the whole affair from other vibrations, ones that are not supposed to be there." EXACTLY ... |