jimjenjr
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| haunting/dark classical Your wanting something "haunting/dark classical" is met completely with the following cd: Gidon Kremer, Hommage a Pizaaolla, Nonesuch 79407-2. For others also reading this thread and after listening to this cd, kindly comment and I believe you wil... | |
| "Budget" preamp choices. I also suggest a CJ 10 or 10A or the Forte II, a sold state pre which I think can go head on with many very much more expensive ss units. These preamps serve me very well in some of my applications. | |
| Allison One : woofer replacement In the event that your buzzing woofer is not repairable, the following speaker from Parts Express should be a suitable replacement: Goldwood 10" Woofer, #290-361 (4 ohmGW-1034 ..........$28.95 | |
| Allison One : woofer replacement From my personal observations owning those speakers, it is hightly probably that the surround of all woofers are beginning to disintegrate and one of them has disintegrated more than the others, but all surrounds should be looked into and most lik... | |
| Bose Wave Music system Costco has a nice sounding mini-shelf system made by Philips which has speakers with ribbon tweeters and in real wood veneer cabinets all at $200. They also have a cheaper Philps set but I recommend the more expensive one. I have a pair I use in m... | |
| HELP...Bubble Wrap Marks in PIANO BLACK Speakers?? In somewhat similar but not exact situations, I have been able to remove residue or small marks with BRASSO. It is an extremely mild abrasive and the distilate helps in the cleaning. I believe it will work and as long as you do not apply too much ... | |
| Taking sock of DCM Time Window 1A The top wood piece comes off by carefully prying it off. It is attached by some sort of dowel.The bottom wood piece comes off by unscrewing the bottom two attachment bolts. The sock is in a cylinder shape and it is stapled to the top piece as well... | |
| does anybody know about kirksaeter? Somewhere in my garage I still have a Kirksaeter bookshelf speaker from the 70's, the same period which you speak of. When I first acquired them at the flea market some ten years ago, I listened to them and they sounded just ok, nothing remarkable... | |
| Are there any budget tubed preamps that stand out I have faced the same situation some time back and I went for the Conrad Johnson PV10A at one time and the Audio Research SP9II at another time. I still have both as they have met my expectations and cannot be replaced except with very much more e... | |
| Small speakers for retail store I think that for new speakers, the Paradigm Atom will do very nicely as they are a credible full range for their small size. If you can accept a slightly larger sized speaker, the Paradigm Titan would have a bit more bass. These speakers represent... | |
| where to buy a BNC to RCA component cable? Parts Express (parts-express.com) has the following items available: 1. Part No. 090-397 RCA Plug to BNC Jack -- $ 1.25 ea. 2. Part No. 090-400 RCA Jack to BNC Plug -- $ 1.30 ea.Hope this will fix your problem as it would indeed be an easy as wel... | |
| ? Speakers for a vintage tube receiver If you want to find an appropriate but vintage also speaker, I would suggest an original KLH6 speaker. You can identify it since the cabinet is not made with MDF but it is entirely made of plywood with a walnut veneer. The later KLH6s utilized MDF... | |
| Most PRACTICAL, yet good sounding REEL to REEL ??? From my experienc most of the decks that utilized one motor and hence rubber belts to activate takeup reel and other functions do not have a good chance of working properly with the correct speeds. Almost all need complete lubrication of drive par... | |
| FM tuner use in SF Bay area KDFC 102.1 is an important station in my listening, and where I live in the west slope of Mt. Davidson, my problem is not sensitivity with the tuner but selectivity. Multipath is a big problem and sometimes because of where the surrounding clouds ... | |
| Neat cheap amp suggestions . Help me have fun. Since you are looking to have fun, I suggest you look for an old Harman Kardon 430 or 730 receiver and use the amp portion only by removing the pre out to amp in plug and using the power amps only. These amps are dual mono with separate power supp... |