islandmandan
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| Speaker recomendation My listening space is 16.5' X 34' w/cathedral ceiling. I built a pair of custom Tannoy HPD 315 (ca 1975 12" dual concentric drivers), that are rated at 94 db sensitivity. I get very enjoyable sound with either a 500 Wpc Class D amp, or a 9 Wpc SET... | |
| Switching a single set of speakers between two amps I have a similar situation, main speakers being vintage custom built Tannoy HPD 315's. To power the HT part of my system, I built Class D Audio amps w/larger power supplies, and two amp modules, for 500 Wpc. They actually sound so good, they get ... | |
| Who makes the best "Coaxial" Tweeter/Midrange design? Tannoy and KEF are great speakers, the design is decades old, and has been improved on, they are still being built today. I don't know if you could put Elac in the same category, most all their speakers are considered to be in the budget area, alt... | |
| My first visit to AXPONA That's a great and positive story. I've only gone to one audio show, eleven years ago (the '07 RMAF). I also thought I might suffer from disappointment with my then system when I returned home. That didn't happen, and it caused me to realize to im... | |
| Simaudio MOON 610LP with Lyra Kleos Just an idea, I had a hum problem with my center channel and mono amp for driving it. I inserted a Jensen Iso-Max isolation transformer in the interconnect, and 90% of the noise went away. It might be something to try. I have a two-channel analog ... | |
| Anyone else a big fan of Norman Grantz' Pablo Label form the 70's/80's I was lucky enough to score the Sarah Vaughn "Pablo Years" collection in mint condition, it is outstanding in every way possible. I'm very glad to have it. The few other Pablo LP's I have are all uniformly excellent.Dan | |
| Ugraditus is calling....again. Phono stage? You've gotten some good recommendations that I won't try to improve on, only to add that I once had the Dynavector phono stage, and it didn't take much to prove that it definitely was a weak link. I think you will find that going with the examples... | |
| Technics 1200GR Owners I had my Zu 103R converted to ESCCO's white sapphire cantilever/Paratrace stylus. Well worth the $400 cost. I believe Andy Kim does this service as well, and you wouldn't have to wait three months like I did. Andy's in Bellevue WA, and I've heard ... | |
| I hate when this happens What you have for a couple of days is what I have, and do, almost every night. System always sings, and I'm lucky enough to be able hear the music the way I wish to without disturbing the wife or neighbors. Makes my days pretty short, but that's t... | |
| Which Tannoy Monitor speaker to use? Hello Raceone,I am glad you're embracing Tannoys. If you go to the Tannoy Yahoo forum site, in the photo section, look up "Custom Heavweights for HPD 315's", you'll find photos of my 150 liter cabinets under construction, and also plans for them. ... | |
| Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars Congrats on acquiring a fine pair of loudspeakers. I've only heard Joseph Audio speakers once, briefly, at the '07 RMAF, and was very impressed by them.Enjoy, regards,Dan | |
| Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Chakster, the ESSCO mods were only 350 Euros at the time I had them done. Upgrading the spherical stylus for the paratrace, changed the 103R so much for the better, I can't see not doing it. I guess you would have to hear it to understand why I fe... | |
| Turntable Set-Up I'm friends with a member of the Portland Audio Society, Michael is his name, and he is a go-to setup guy for some of the society's members. I have heard his vinyl setup, it is superb. He is a member of Audiogon, with the handle of Oregon. Look hi... | |
| Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 I could not agree more with your assessment of the 103R. Mine came in the form of a Zu Audio top-tier rated cartridge, which I sent to ESCCO in London, and had their white sapphire cantilever/Paratrace stylus modification. It would be interesting ... | |
| Thinking out of the box here. It might make some defensive As was brought up before, some of us would not be well served by wiring directly. I have two amps that I swap in and out on a regular basis, so I have two identical sets of 12 gauge solid silver in Teflon tubing, with Furutech locking terminals. T... |