franzschubert
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| Refurbishing Avalon Ascent Mk 2 I retired the speakers though I still have them. Yes, its likely to be age/usage related. | |
| Refurbishing Avalon Ascent Mk 2 I have. Thanks | |
| Refurbishing Avalon Ascent Mk 2 Thanks. Will do. | |
| Refurbishing Avalon Ascent Mk 2 I have through Ayre .... do you have his email ? | |
| Refurbishing Avalon Ascent Mk 2 Avalon seem to have no interest in supporting legacy systems they are a different company from the Charlie Hansen days but I can try again.The crossovers are separate, potted in 50 pounds of epoxy so there is no access to individual components. | |
| Refurbishing Avalon Ascent Mk 2 Dave,When you say "dust caps" are you referring to the cloth grill or the wire mesh protecting the drivers? | |
| Refurbishing Avalon Ascent Mk 2 Yes I have tried multiple amps, preamps, DACs and cables. The distortion remains. It is only ameliorated when I disconnect the midrange drivers .... hence my conclusion that they are at fault. | |
| Speakers for Sophia Baby available in Italy ? Thanks Dalecrommie. I never heard of Vaughn but they are in my neighborhood so I shall contact them. | |
| Speakers for Sophia Baby available in Italy ? I wonder if any one has heard the Fostex BK-12m 4.5 Full-Range Folded Horn from Madisound ? They seem efficient and can be shipped to Italy as a Kit. | |
| Speakers for Sophia Baby available in Italy ? Thanks to both of you. I have contacted Zingali and Eric at Tekton. | |
| VAC 301 versus VAC 200 as monoblocks AMR CD 77 as sourceMusic First Audio (silver wire) TVC as preampCardas IC's and speaker cables (tri-wired) | |
| VAC 301 versus VAC 200 as monoblocks Yes. I did various comparisons. I had one 300.1 and one 200, and my speakers are Avalon Ascent II. Listening to them in Mono (one speaker only) the 300 was warmer, richer and more forgiving of sibilance. The 200 was more detailed and vivid.Then I ... | |
| VAC 301 versus VAC 200 as monoblocks Well I just had the good fortune to compare these two amps in the same system. It's very simple really:If you like your coffee with milk and sugar the 300 is for you. If you prefer your coffee black, go for the 200s as monoblocks ............... p... | |
| VAC 301 versus VAC 200 as monoblocks Well if two 300.1 as monoblocks are the way to go, then why not the VAC Statement 440? Has anyone heard it? | |
| VAC 301 versus VAC 200 as monoblocks Barrelchief,That's a tantalizing thought and I may still do that. The thought of 16 KT88s glowing in the room is a little overwhelming. |