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| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? I've heard dozens of horn systems. Of the complete systems, I like: the Edgarhorn systems I've heard; some of the Volti systems I've heard were okay, but not that great for my taste; Klipschorn and Lascala not my favorites; Altec Voice of the The... | |
| high-efficiency loudspeakers I am a fan of many high-efficiency systems, but, most are systems built from high efficiency drivers and custom cabinets and crossovers and not complete packages. I like some vintage drivers and a few modern drivers that are either straight out r... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? d2girls,I like a lot of things about Avantgarde systems. They are, like most good horn systems, very dynamic and sound quite good at lower volume levels. They also don't have as much problems with nasal coloration or other types of tonal colorat... | |
| Long-Term Amp Storage Without Use: Bad Idea??? I would just store them. When you do plan to use them, it would be best to slowly bring them back to life using a variac (this allows the capacitors to slowly "reform"). If you hear noise, particularly hum, after the amps are up and running, it ... | |
| Your favorite male soul voices Lots of good selections mentioned, I particularly like Sam Cooke, Solomon Burke and Jackie Wilson. I also like Clyde McPhatter, Smokey Robinson and Al Green. | |
| Get your First Watt SIT-3 now? A friend of mine, using First Watt schematics, built one of their SIT amps and it is a very good solid state amp. That amp, and others I've heard from First Watt, are so much better than most other solid state amps if you have the right kind of s... | |
| Audio Additives Stylus Force Gauge inconstantcy I watched someone doing a setup where three different digital scales were used and none of the scales agreed (the user averages the readings). None of the scales were low-cost models, one was a Win scale that is made for cartridge setup and coste... | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? I have heard many good sounding CDs so I don't think the problems with digital sound are inherent in the medium; it is mostly the case of how recordings are mastered. A lot of digital recordings are mastered to sound hard-edged and bright. There... | |
| Speaker positioning games. Where can I go from here? There are several systematic methods of tuning by listening that work, more or less, to get the set up close enough for purposes of experimenting with optimal placement. The Sumiko method optimizes placement for best bass reproduction and balance... | |
| Phono Protractor. Recommendations? I own both the Smartractor and the Feikert and have used a few others. They all have their advantages and disadvantages. The Feikert and Smartractor are universal and offer choices on alignment scheme you want to use, but, both require precisely... | |
| Tekton Design's new THE PERFECT SET equals "goosebumps time" I have only once heard a single model of their speaker, the Double Impact, at the Capital Audiofest in 2017. I thought it was a very good sounding speaker. For my particular taste, it seemed to be a good bargain, but, there are certainly other s... | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles You are so correct Elizabeth. Dead artist seem to be busy reissuing records at the expense of their live performance appearances. As for mofojo's concern with cosmetic damage to $20-30k speakers, the solution is simple--pay four or five times th... | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles I don't recall ever going to a concert hall where I could change the programming by pushing a button on a remote control, and, it would be much more than 10 years of tickets before something like Harry Partch's Delusions of the Fury will be at a h... | |
| Digital Microscope advice SRA I have never tried using a digital scope myself. I read comments by a couple of manufacturers of cartridges that there are problems with this approach. For one thing, when the record is actually being played, the angle changes so the static meas... | |
| Tube amp Low end Bass question With 211's and 845's, to get the higher power output, the voltages on the plates of the tube have to be pretty high--meaning properly insulated wire and good electrical construction practices, which are not always found on cheaper amps. Also, the... |