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| What Would you Trade your System FOR? Sean's an engineer -- no wonder he's thorough! I'd like to live thru in Europe during the 30s in the music & art scene -- withOUT ww2. (Guess I'll stick to my system.)I too would trade the system in for a guarantee of "reasonable" world peace ... | |
| How much power have you got under the hood? Following on Bob above, don't exclude used items (Nads or similar, since you have chosen Nad) where you may get more hpower for the buck... Emphasis on "clean", rather than "raw", power. Distorted sound CAN damage speaker units even if it comes fr... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" Pbb, measurements, multiple testing, etc., probably are useful for manufacturers. For users -- i.e. most of us here -- Detlof's summarised it all IMO.Between you & I, how many of us can explain audible differences b/ween pieces of, say, active... | |
| Is there anyone who came back from tubes to SS? Back to original question. I moved fm tubes (Jadis) to ss (DNM), back to tubes (OTL -- Audio Exclusive), to my current ss (Symphonic Line Kraft).I listen mostly to classical, some blues, rock, & jazz added.Sound character-wise, I look for tube... | |
| Buying used Cartriges I second Sd's last suggestion very strongly. Other than the cartridge being 3rd hand (the seller would clarify) or the way it's been used, the way it's been mounted -- vta, azimuth, anti-skating, etc -- can age it prematurely... A friendly, in dep... | |
| Wadia, Audio Aero, Meridian, BAT and BOW Arup, this may be the *export* price, i.e., a dealer's buying price -- not a dealer's expected retail price... whatever the reason, it's unbeatable!Cheers! | |
| Why do people think I'm nuts involving audio? Sc, speaking of nomenclature... Having learned the appropriate audiophile vocab, my friend (a music-phile)has lately invented & uses her own terms esp. when talking to audiophiles. Hence, cables become "wires" (ofcourse), cartridge a "cartiled... | |
| Unreadable CDs: unscientific testing Great idea! How 'bout certifying, too -- as in "Cisco, MS certified", etc?Cheers! | |
| Anyone heard the KR Enterprise Antares???? Is this the new stereo SE triode (~15W/channel)? If so, yes. It was driving a pair of Virgos & then Avanti III. Sounded very authoritative, not obviously lacking in power (maybe reaching its limits on the Avanti, playing LOUD). Sound was like ... | |
| Unreadable CDs: unscientific testing Sean -- could you check out the name of that automotive "rubbing compound"?Thanks! | |
| Does crossover make a difference in efficiency? Strongly advise against "self-tweaking"-- the manufacturer has spent lots of time working out the right crossover for your model! W/out a crossover, efficiency would increase but uniformity of sound could be lost; units have varying impedance rati... | |
| will a ps audio 600 power a krell kav 250 and ead tm 500? Sean says it all & Marakanetz explains it. I just happened to listen to a similar set-up -- hence the post. Even the regular wall socket (not the one you have yr ps600 on -- another one) will do better.Cheers! | |
| "Music and the Pleasure Zone" in today's Washington Post Something like being stoned with/out the side-effects? (Except for the upgraditis virus, ofcourse.) Plus, it's neither fattening nor immoral. Hell of a deal!Thanks, S. I'm showing this one to the boss (i.e. my S O)Cheers! | |
| Recommend Higher Power SET Amp I second the OTL idea, alongside the SET one -- and Atmaspheres are quite reliable. However, these don't come cheap either and I wonder whether the Atma 30 (cheaper) couldn't add an extra 3db intensity?Another constructor is KR; although not cheap... | |
| Why aren't these on the "recommended list?" Amen, Cornfed (if you'll allow the expression)! |