geoffkait
Responses from geoffkait
| Sistrum or Neuance or...? As another manufacturer of isolation products (Machina Dynamica), one thing not discussed very often is the importance of seismic activity in the overall scheme of things. The continuous motion of Earth's crust (along w/ other low freq. generators... | |
| Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever With one of the best voices ever, classical diva Janet Baker was nothing to write home about, actually very average looking at best... | |
| Your budget - $20K - best system for a small room Start off with BBC LS3/5A w/ reference crossover & reference cabinets manufactured by Stirling Broadcast and go from there. Invest in good tube electronics, spend the rest on cabling, power cords and vibration isolation and yourt choice TT or ... | |
| Senior Audiophiles - Audiophile since the 60-70's? Graduated from Polk Model 10A to Rogers LS3/5A in late seventies; worked at Goddard SFC in early/mid 70s when they still used military grade audio tubes for some equipment - an audio buddy worked in maintenance heheh; bought prototype Berning 30 w... | |
| 2 Channel System - Image behind my head their satanic majesties' request has a lot of similar effects, esp. 2000 man, in another land and gomper. i am pretty sure these effects were intentionally producedin the studio. | |
| Good uses for a sound pressure meter? Try using the meter in room corners and see what you get, you might be surprised. | |
| ASC Sound Panels I think they do do something to the sound that is not entirely good, reminds me of Sonex in that there is a subtle but noticeable change to the quality of the sound; it was not without trying, as I had 4 panels to play with, never did find any com... | |
| Best Grateful Dead recording? Old and in the Way, technically not really a "Dead" album, per se, but still...; recorded by Bear at least I think so... | |
| How do I replace an outlet? If you have to ask you should probably call an electrician. | |
| CD Treatments-Which ones do you like? Mapleshade "Ionoclast" gun is quite spiffy for CDs and Cables | |
| Tube Preamps with Bass? Don't know what your budget is, but try BWS Consulting at BWS-Tube.com | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? clean wall outlet connections with end of pipe cleaner moderately wettened (not soaking wet) w/ Pro Gold or similar... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? The units of energy (Joule) are Kg-m x m per second x second, where kg is mass, m is distance, and seconds are unit of time. Thus, the (only) factors that can be involved in changing energy (decreasing or increasing it) are mass, distance and time... | |
| What is your price range for used vinyl? There is something very satisfying about buying records for a dollar or two at yard sales and such; if the price exceeds 5 or 10 bucks the LP better be very special indeed. | |
| Best Cheap acoustic wall treatments? Sorry to be bearer of not so good news, but acoustic ceiling tiles suck; and they seem like such a good idea in theory, but they do something strange to the phase of the signal; nevertheless, happy if they worked for you just the same... |