jclnv
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| 'Racks'. Important? Best bang for $$? Blindjim, I prefer two legs on one side and one on the other. It makes access to the rear of the components much easier. Like I said I've tried independently splke shelves and there was very little difference V's one piece legs, both using 1" widt... | |
| 'Racks'. Important? Best bang for $$? Fishboat/all,I think some of that Soundown acoustic foam glued/sandwiched inbetween some thin siff wooden sheets like ply (oh no not again) would definitely be worth a try. Don't forget the vibrations and resonances you're trying to damp are very ... | |
| 'Racks'. Important? Best bang for $$? Hey Blindjim,From what you've said I think you're well on your way to making a rack that would give 90% of what's available off the shelf (pardon the pun) a run for it's money. The wood you've already got, are they component sized blocks or just s... | |
| 'Racks'. Important? Best bang for $$? I strongly recommend either building your own or getting a local carpenter to make you one to your design. IMO Finite Element are probably the only racks worth spending a large amount on. If you're not willing to spend that kind of cash then I wou... | |
| Tube Amp for Totem Hawks Hey,There are so many non-component areas that could improve your situation, room acoustics, equipment rack, cables etc but presuming you've exhuasted these options I'd suggest a demo of a Sugden A21. I think that amp works very well with metal tw... | |
| Amps for Avantgarde Tron tubes or Lavardin MAP solid state. | |
| Best Integrated for JM Labs Micro Utopia BE Lavardin IT or IS Reference. | |
| Totem Arros and Jolida Jd707a, what cables? You can occasionally find the Totem Tress cable in the classifieds. As the Arrows are internally wired with it's probably the best to go for as impedance and capacitance will match. | |
| Lavardin IT or Jadis DA50 Signature? The IT would easily be my choice. I don't understand the power/efficency issues with the IT (or the IS) that people seem to be experiencing ? I've heard an IT easily drive a pair of Totem Model One's (hardly the last word in efficency) in a medium... | |
| Totems without Claws? I heard the Forest, Hawk and Staff at a dealer the other day. All very nice speakers but I thought the Staff's were exceptional. Especially in the upper mid and HF. Put the new speaker hype to one side and give them a listen. | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Avant Garde Trio's fed by Lavardin Mono's. |