iclickjohn

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Tekton Double Impacts
OMG! IS this the longest thread in Audiogon????  It took me forever to read it all.  And wow, got some amazing ideas, tips and suggestions to aid me prior to ordering my DI's.First Question: Found on another thread "Grills" Cheap, etc, etc. (I'm g... 
Tekton custom grills
I will be ordering my DI tomorrow. Have the color selected and ordering the grill cloth from Acoustex.  On their site, they state that their cloth allows 98 percent of the sound transmission. If I have this correct, Tekton said that one option is ... 
Hifiman HE560
two points. What are you amplifying these with? Everything I researched suggested the 560’s need about 4 watts in order to sound right, requiring an amplified source. I am using the ifi Micro iDSD with all switches forward. My brother heard them a... 
Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp
I have PrimaLuna AND Sony Hap-S1. That amp is Dead silent itself and with my ear an inch from any speaker. I am very happy with what I think is a fantastic sound from my system and I am still waiting on my Triton Ones to come in. That Sony is nice... 
I can't play a recording all the way through
Lol, OP here. True. I'm a very young 60.True. I really really do love my music new and old.True. With this new system I am hearing the music "that I really really love" better than I've ever heard it before. True. I want to hear my entire collecti... 
I can't play a recording all the way through
Hah, excellent point. I never took the time to separate my motives but you nailed it.  
First "audiophile" system, now what? Suggestions for best "bang for the buck" upgrade?
There's never enough money is there. So if you want amazing speaker cables on the cheap you could try what I did. I had a whole lot of used Cat5 cable (saw a good review of measured outputs of various cables) get six Cat5 cables for each speaker 2... 
PrimaLuna cable needs
Got the recommendation from an old article.  Last paragraph. http://www.stereophile.com/content/goldenear-technology-triton-two-loudspeaker#3SvdaUQok3l2xYra.97Also seen the combination on various setups in forums and youtube. I think the neutral s... 
PrimaLuna cable needs
Yes, Indeed the Triton 2 has a powered subwoofer. I plan on getting the Nordost (white lightning or Blue Heaven cables) I am getting the Mullons K88s which I think will play nicely. Also found out that I need a little resistor between the 4 ohm an... 
PrimaLuna ProLogue Integrated - Help Needed
Same amp, considering same speakers. How do you connect the resistor between the 8 ohm and common terminals? Are you saying on the back where the speaker terminals are, run an Audio Gold 12 watt? And in one sense it said between the 4 ohm and then...