jimrobie
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| How Electricity Actually Works Yes about all of the above. i was referring, in the future, not needing anything but a local household distribution system - Solar and adequate battery storage and skip the inverter. No high amperage electric resistance appliances in the house. ... | |
| Sonic frontiers I've been very happy with my SF Line Stage 2. Very quiet, solid and well built, good controls, great remote. No regrets. Parts Connections does service and refurbish if needed which is another huge place. | |
| How Electricity Actually Works I think and i guess i hope that we are heading back to DC current. Solar panels and Wind Power generate DC, Batteries store in DC, LED run on DC, really efficient motors use inverters to produce clean 3 phase A/C, but could skip the loss of the i... | |
| Installing dedicated 10 gauge lines Before you do any of this determine if you really need to. Get a good quality multimeter (Fluke) and set at a suitable scale/resolution to determine if you have any voltage drop while using your equipment. Your amp will certainly be your highest... | |
| Do larger planar speakers produce more accurate sound? I disagree with the comment about room interactions. Most planar speakers are dipole and actually are designed for room interactions. You send an identical sound wave into a wall or corner and it is irrelevant if that sound wave was generated f... | |
| Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why? Maggie True Ribbon. no contest. and i've listened to good examples of Silk dome, Metal, alum, BE, Ring. honestly i've modified speakers with new tweeters. i have favored some of the Ring Radiators compared to the dome and they seemed to have b... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? i'm gonna change the numbers just to make it simpler. the $2000 speakers have no value 5 years from now. $10,000 speakers might still fetch $5,000 after 5 years and they may have been "$5000 more enjoyable". Commodity equipment has little resid... | |
| Solid state amp recommendations for Maggies? I have Maggie 3.7i and I am currently running them with them between a Bryston 4BST and BAT VK655SE. I have also used Parasound (two thumbs down) and Upgraded Haflers DH600 (Good). the Brystons win easily. If you really want a mellow sound and ... | |
| Tube Preamps that work well with SS amps? I have been using a Sonic Frontiers Line 2 with both Bryston 4BST and a BAT VK655SE. No issues either way. Both sound wonderful, but different. The BAT lacks the imaging and impact of the Bryston. Yes i was Very Surprised especially about the ... | |
| "warm" solid state integrated amplifier I recently purchased a 3 year old BAT VK655SE in your price range. My most recent amp was a Bryston 4BST and I'm driving Magnepan 3.7i. The BAT definitely has endless power reserves, slightly better control of the lower bass and fit's your "warm"... | |
| Why do my bass drivers shake violently listening to vinyl sounds to me like there may be a very low frequency feedback loop. you may not hear it at the distance or volume you are listening. the structure may be responding and resonating 20 - 30 feet away. your mechanical pick up on the cartridge, tone... | |
| Sonus Faber vs Wilson Years ago I installed an expensive system in a customers house - not an audio system. i went over all the details and exactly what he could expect. everything went well until about 2 months later he called me and said that he needs to move one o... | |
| When someone listens to your system for the first time. I've seen all over the spectrum. some are like wow and just sit and listen and begin to understand why. some seem to enjoy it, but start singing and become too busy singing to actually listen. some could care less, but they generally don't list... | |
| Buying used vs new? Old or new Quality gear sounds better AND is more likely serviceable and worth repairing in the unlikely event something pops up. Tubes can be replaced and are part of the fun. Well designed solid state can last for years and again if it's well ... | |
| Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why. Eric Clapton - Change the World, Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live, Tarrus Riley - Human Nature, Brantley Gilbert - Man That Hung The Moon, yes to much of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler, Super Tramp, much of the remastered Beatles, many c... |