jeffreybehr
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| tube amp dilemma with electrostats Well, Les, what you're hearing in the Stereo 70 is its nonflat frequency response and other euphonic colorations. It's far from accurate but very NICE sounding. The Mac sounds more like a SS amp because it's more accurate and neutral than the S.70... | |
| Sonic Frontiers to Conrad Johnson . You kight try a c-j Premier 14, their 1st Premier-level preamp with RC. I believe they're c. 41500 but I could be wrong....RIGHT HERE!!!!!!!!!!! http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?preatube&1115098120. | |
| CJ Premier 10 - still competitive? I don't know how old your ML 26 is or just how good it sounds, but personally I'd look for something a little later, as the Premier 10's design is now 13 years old. For instance, the Pre14 is 3-1/2 years newer and has remote control, and the Pre16... | |
| speaker connections? I like spades under binding posts, TIGHT. That way the nut deforms slightly the spade, forming a gas-tight seal. Seems better to me than the sometimes-flaky bananas.. | |
| Bel Canto vs. Bryston I found your note searching for Bel Canto products.My question--if you're not interested in the BC's HT features, why are you considering a preamp that can be configured with 6- and 8-channel inputs and outputs?BTW, did you buy or audition one?. | |
| First LP to keep you in genre for life Henry Mancini's music for the TV show 'Peter Gunn'. (Ever heard of it?) I too was a diddeebopper and rabid Presley fan in my teens, but the music from that show just grabbed me. Bought the LP and soon was a small-group jazz fan. Of course this was... | |
| Golden Tube amps Yioryos: "I guess Audio Outlet knew inside information."...or they simply advised their customers to stay away from equipment of marginal reliability.Zosima: "Another useability concern is that it is somewhat of a pain to bias. It has to be turned... | |
| what is a ground loop? To Kr4--Searching here probably would be more useful.Tim, a ground loop is a situation in which electical components in one system get plugged into electrical outlets with grounds (neutrals/commons) unintentionally at different zero voltages. Henc... | |
| Denon 2900 Mods I called Pacific Coast Parts, here http://www.usa.denon.com/support/snparts.asp$25 plus (GASP!!!!) $9.50 shipping, for a CD!!!!!!!!!!I'd try some other place next time.The entire 'manual' is in PDF format, and that includes over a dozen schematics... | |
| Denon 2900 Mods I too recently bought a used 2900. I also bought the service manual including schematic diagrams. I think my mods will be limited to replacing the low-to-medium-quality electrolytic output-coupling caps with bypassed Black Gates.There've been lots... | |
| The problem with the music I agree that some or maybe MOST engineers, producers, and music companies don't care much for recording quality. Seems the small labels like Chesky, Reference, Mapleshade, etc. that are owned by ONE caring person do the best jobs. Telarc seems to ... | |
| Audioquest cables: replace the DBS Battery pack. Zargon is absolutely correct about the purpose of DBS and the effect of disconnecting the battery.Thx, Berndardknoop.And PLEASE...it's not 'Jeffy-bear', it's Jeffrey or Jeffrey Behr or jeffreybehr. :-). | |
| crossover question Yes, the crossover would block hi frequencies from the woofer.But be careful here. Even if you pick a driver with the same nominal impedance and sensitivity, probably it won't blend very well with the other drivers until the x-over is adjusted for... | |
| Any Audiophile recording of The Planets? Buy the Boult/LPO on EMI--I've heard dozens, and it's my fave. EVERYTHING is JUST right. Previn's is crude and idiosyncratic IMO, and Previn's is the one BAD recording that the two Christophers--Bishop and Parker--ever did. It's highly multi-mono-... | |
| Audioquest cables: replace the DBS Battery pack. Ooh...the smartasses are out today! :-) At least you're all still good-natured about it.Only those who believe that (1) there ARE audible differences among good-quality interconnect cables AND (2) cables gain sound quality from a break-in process ... |