johnnyb53
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| Brain Teaser: Biamp or biwire w/limited rack space 08-20-08: Shadorne110 db spl clean from a 5.5" woofer is rather a lot (assuming you sit 6 feet back) - are these pro type drivers and have you measured this? Very impressive!I didn't measure; I was extrapolating the OMD-15's sensitivity of 91dB @ ... | |
| Brain Teaser: Biamp or biwire w/limited rack space 08-20-08: Shadorne110 db spl clean from a 5.5" woofer is rather a lot (assuming you sit 6 feet back) - are these pro type drivers and have you measured this? Very impressive!Are these drivers special? Yes. Have I measured? No. This was just an ext... | |
| Brain Teaser: Biamp or biwire w/limited rack space 07-07-08: MarkphdI have gone through bi-wiring, passive bi-amping and active-biamping with my equipment, which was designed to be upgraded in this way. Based on my experience, and on what you said, here are my somewhat rambling thoughts.... Howeve... | |
| Mods for Mirage M7si speakers I have Mirage M5si's, and I'd be surprised if it benefitted from a different tweeter. Not saying it wouldn't, just that I'd be surprised. Seems to me the first thing to mod would be to upgrade the internal wiring so something like Kimber 4TC or 8T... | |
| Cartridge/Phono-Pre Break-in? 08-19-08: JmudrickJust of of curiosity Johnnyb53, since we have the same setup (1200 with fluid damper, using a Zupreme headshell), where'd you land in terms of tracking force with the cartridge?I had it at 1.6g during break-in, and have listened ... | |
| What is the best tube preamp currently available? If I'm not being too rude in creating a parallel thread, what do you think would be the best tube-based line stage at about $1500 or less.What are the opinions around here about Shanling? I'm wondering if their 2-in/1-out HP300 headphone preamp at... | |
| Should I try the Cambridge Audio 640p? Given that Audio Advisor has a 30-day trial period, which is plenty for a rigorous break-in and listening audition, and total shipping for a small unit like the 640p is maybe $15 tops, you have very little to lose to try it out. And read this. | |
| Should I try the Cambridge Audio 640p? 08-17-08: GrinnellI dont think you will see much of an improvement. I have the PL2 and had the phono board and got a Parasound Zphono with a TT and did not see much of a change. The Cambridge gets mentioned in the same list with the Zphono.This re... | |
| Cartridge/Phono-Pre Break-in? I have an AT150MLX mounted on an SL1210M5G w/fluid damper feeding the MM input of a Cambridge 640P. I didn't install them together all at once; there was about 2-4 wks between getting the 640p and AT150MLX. At any rate, in my system, both componen... | |
| Trouble tracking new Norah Jones LP 08-14-08: SwampwalkerThe little sucker jumps right out of the grooves on the some of the bass notes; sometimes a good 3/16" of the radius. I do not use damping fluid on the Schroeder. Tracking at 1.8 gms. Try it with damping fluid. Tracking hideou... | |
| Trouble tracking new Norah Jones LP Now you've thrown down the gauntlet! I haven't bought that LP, but now I think I will. I'll be very surprised if my KAB fluid-damped Technics SL1210M5G with AT150MLX cartridge *can't* track it. | |
| Gallos how good are they? Of course, every instrument has its own dispersion pattern, but there are many things about the dispersion pattern that most instruments and the human voice share: They are sort of omnidirectional with more treble thrown to the front because the p... | |
| Gallos how good are they? 08-12-08: ShadorneYou should resist the "itch", IMHO. If you like the MBL 116 then try Mirage or Ohms as suggested but be wary of the extra ambience that comes with these designs - they can really shine but you'll need lots of space...I took deliv... | |
| Newbie amp help......why? This is probably more than you want to spend, but I'm recommending a couple of preamp/power amp combinations that provide a lot of high end speaker control and musical refinement at a relatively low price. The first combo is from the Parasound Hal... | |
| Technics SL1200MK2 Cartridge Discussion 08-12-08: TjnindcDoes anyone know if you can retip a dl 160? My twin two years olds got to it one day before I pulled the cartridge off...Maybe it's time to upgrade to an Audio Technics AT150MLX. It's about $70 more than a DL-160, has higher outpu... |