jimspov
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| Guidelines for buying used speakers (as in, are there any?) Well I say this ... buying a new set of speakers is fun, and widening the field to include used speakers is way more fun.Speakers otherwise out of my price range become available and that's exciting. | |
| Guidelines for buying used speakers (as in, are there any?) 2psyop - I have the opportunity to purchase a 20 year set of 2s, seller says they sound pristine, said he took care of them "ike they were "another child" and rates as being in excellent condition - 9/10.What kind of a lifespan do these speakers ... | |
| Guidelines for buying used speakers (as in, are there any?) Buying second hand has its challenges.Zu Essence ... saw a set, good price very intrigued ... seller claims he's had a bad experience and doesn't want me coming to his house so I can audition them. HmmmmZu Omen Def's - he'll let me audition but I ... | |
| More resistance is less load?? Almarg, thank you for your elegant, articulate and patient responses! | |
| Pls share your experience with Zu Soul or Zu in general Thanks Dentdog. I too have a tube amp, as it turns out.I live in Canada and I have found a 2nd hand set of Zu Omen Def and Zu Essence for sale. Unfortunately neither are being sold by their original owners. Each set is about 5 years old. They're s... | |
| More resistance is less load?? almarg - ok, here's a variation of the question. When building an amp, couldn't the manufacturer's assume the worst - that speaker resistance, while "typically" 4-8 ohms will occasionally get very close to zero and build the amp on that basis? | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive I have been searching and researching speakers for the last few months to replace my Paradigm 5Se's, which I've had for something like 25 years.I probably don't watch my dollars as closely as I should, and when I was looking at some Triton's in th... | |
| Digital crossovers An additional AD/DA step shouldn't be necessary if the entire system is properly designed. The digital crossover would accept the digital out from a CD player, media player, and computer.Of course, a digital crossover would require a dedicated amp... | |
| Producing 500hz and 1.2khz and 3knz and infinite others Much appreciated kijanki | |
| More resistance is less load?? almarg - believe it or not I didn't "realize, the signal provided to a speaker consists of various frequency components each of which is AC (alternating current)".I'm kind of amazed, now, at how little I know and how little I questioned. This stuf... | |
| Where do you guys buy tubes? i tried selling my used tubes on e-bay (Prima Luna EL-34 and AU-7. They weren't crap. I honestly believe they're in good condition (given their age). | |
| More resistance is less load?? Thanks this is very helpful. I agree falconquest it is counter-intuitive, but the equations and explanations are clear & helpful. I have some clarity now.almarg has brought up the notion of "power".Used to be, when I paid attention to these th... | |
| When a speaker offers upgrades (e.g. Tekton) oh yeah with all that said I could also appeal to my desire to become a true audiophile and find the money from who-knows-where and buy the Zu Soul (no way on GGE that I could find more money then that).Come on ... someone try and talk me into it! | |
| When a speaker offers upgrades (e.g. Tekton) The price of the Omen DW was a little higher than just right (I'm in Canada and our dollar is really low right now vis a vis yours).I decided to push myself a bit and spend the extra $100 bucks on the claritycaps and I have inquired about upgraded... | |
| When a speaker offers upgrades (e.g. Tekton) I finally decided on the Zu Audio Omen "Dirty weekends". I ordered the ClairityCaps upgrade for a $100 more. I did, as stringreen says, as a "quest for perfectionism". I doubt I'd hear a difference in a blind trial but it makes me feel better.Thes... |