knotscott
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| Who Were Your Mentors My Dad was a TV repairman and had me testing tubes as soon as I was old enough to read the letters and numbers. My uncle built a Dynakit 70 in 1964 that I’m still using to this day. Those two each had their own influence for sure. In 1984 I formed... | |
| Speaker and amp pairing There are lots of variables in play, but I learned a long time ago that not all watts are created equal, and that the measured specs for many amplifiers don't tell the whole story about how well they'll actually drive a speaker. Nor the do specs ... | |
| How can a system be judged with highly processed, non acoustic music? I feel the same way. There's a time and a place for most types of music, but system or component evaluation via listening tests is all but useless using heavily processed, heavily layered, electronically generated sounds. | |
| Bought a new McIntosh amp I'd be forever curious how the new amp sounded in my system, and there's only one way to find out. ;-) | |
| 3way replacement for my 2way While I understand the urge to upgrade, and acknowledge that are lots of great three-way speakers available, I don’t think narrowing the field according to having 3 drivers is particularly useful. There are pros and cons of each design. I’d sugges... | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . It's always nice to be nice....even if we don't agree. One of the issues with any hobby is the passion people have for it....tends to lead to strong emotions. In this case, it sounds like the offender was just outta line. It happens, its unfor... | |
| Help! I Need An Amp Purchase Option Other Than PayPal Haven't used it, but I believe Google Pay has buyer protection. | |
| How long do good speakers last? My speakers are 32 and performing well. It depends on the components and materials. Foam surrounds tend to go in about 20 years, depending on humidity and temps...rubber surrounds can last much longer, but I haven’t reached the point yet where I c... | |
| The two stages of audiophilia @Chorus, Works just fine until a friend stops over to tell you about his new.... Well don’t leave us hanging man! WHAT DID THE FRIEND BUY! ;-) | |
| Bryston with vandersteen. Assuming you have two identical Bryston amps, I’d look to run a passive vertical bi-amp configuration using one 2-channel amp per speaker. One channel of each amp the woofer, the other channel for the mid/tweets. The only expense is another set of... | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard Frank Zappa - Stink Foot | |
| What DAC to get? My only DAC experience has been with a lower end Topping E30, and it's been surprisingly good. Tough to beat for $150 | |
| Speaker Recommendation up to 70k The best speakers I've heard of were a set of Magico M5 MkII running on CAT amps/pre. | |
| Putting an end to the audio cable debate! Part 1 It is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it may be the end of the beginning. So....intermission?! | |
| Tube Amplifier Sound Characteristics @ avanti1960 It surprises me that people still talk mainly in terms of tonal balance when discussing tube amps. The warm, rolled off tube sound as it were. Forget about it! It isn’t what you want anyway. Modern tube sound is better than that. Tub... |