larryi
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| Well-Tempered Golf Ball? The arm is damped by having a part with a large surface area partially submerged in a viscous fluid. A golf ball is a ready-made object for that purpose. Although it has a lot of mass, the ball is at the pivot point so it does not have a lot of ... | |
| What is they best album out there for showing off the sound quality of your system. I would probably use the following:CD/SACD:Vivaldi Concertos for Oboe and Bassoon (Astree label)Vivaldi/Handel: Dixit Dominus (La Nuova Musica-Harmonia Mundi)Cowboy Junkies: 'Neath the CoversNouvelle Vague: Nouvelle VagueBrahem Anour: ThimarStefan... | |
| Suggestions for higher efficiency speakers If you can stretch your budget a bit (or find used), at around $3,000 a pair, the Tekton Double Impacts and Rethm Bhaava (built in active woofer) are good sounding speakers that will permit the use of low-powered amps. Low power limits the field ... | |
| SME 20/2 Static Electricity I would not spray static guard on equipment. If you have carpet, a light spray on the carpet will help to reduce the static buildup that you develop from walking across the carpet. The best overall approach is a humidifier, get a good cold air h... | |
| Cube Audio or Charney I've heard both a Charney with Voxativ drivers and a Charney with AER drivers and the Cube Audio Nenuphar. I much prefer either Charney speakers. The bass and midbass are much more complete and rich sounding on the Charney speakers. I like the ... | |
| Any tweaks I'm missing? To the extent a tweak works, it does so by altering the sound. That necessarily means that some tweaks will alter at least one aspect of the sound it a way that the listener does not like. All tweaks cannot result in improvement without some neg... | |
| Any tweaks I'm missing? Most tweaks are tuning devices--if they actually change the sound, whether the change is an improvement or a decrement, is a matter of taste and the specific implementation in a particular system. With so many devices, it would be hard for you to... | |
| Can you put a Krell in an apartment? Gryphon Cantata's sound quite nice in the smaller rooms I've heard them. It is a nice bonus that they look good too. Speakers meant to work in smaller spaces and close to the corners or the front wall of the room that I like a lot include Audio... | |
| Can you put a Krell in an apartment? I've heard Magnepan 3.7 and 1.7 in small apartments/condos, and I have used Acoustat 1+1 and Martin Logan Quests in an apartment. When I replaced the Quest with a horn-based system, I was shocked to find how much more sound seemed to spill out of... | |
| Can you put a Krell in an apartment? Jeff,I know some of your comments are in jest, but, the idea of comparing outrageous apartment systems, with the measure being the inappropriateness of the gear seems to be the wrong approach to making a good actual choice. The best sound is achi... | |
| Koetsu black, lacking bass I agree with daveyf about the basic sound character of the Kleos vs. the Koetsu Black. Something is odd about the setup if the Black sounds more clear but lacking in bass (it could be the original setup with the Kleos was off).As to which cartrid... | |
| Extravagant shipping charge I suppose the cost/value issue must consider what the seller is recouping in the shipping charge. If the seller boxed the item himself, the cost might include his labor (boxing audio equipment is quite time consuming if done correctly). If the i... | |
| VTA Cartridge Yes, looking from the side, if the front surface is perpendicular to the record surface (easy to tell from the reflection of the cartridge on the record surface), you are in the ballpark. Depending on manufacturing tolerances and the tracking for... | |
| The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance I heard two blind power cord demonstrations, where the two cords were both of similar price, and it was fairly easy to distinguish the cords in both cases, but whether or not one was better might be system and taste specific. In one of those bind... | |
| The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance I've heard a few power cord demonstrations and it is really easy to hear the difference between the hardware store IEC cords and even modestly priced specialized power cords. I've only heard a few comparisons within a brand line between expensive... |