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| single driver speakers Yes, one of the best attributes of most single driver and horn systems is the ability to work with low-output amps. The only "high-powered" amp I liked a lot was a custom-built OTL amp that was massive in size; it turned out that it had an output... | |
| single driver speakers I like full-range drivers, but, I particularly like them as extended range drivers in multi-driver systems. The Jensen/ERPI M-10 field-coil driver with a tweeter, as an example, makes quite an extraordinary system. I also heard a two-way system ... | |
| Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C Krellog,You got a lot of useful information and advice above, particularly from lewn and atmasphere. From my own experience, I tend to like to run my cartridges wide open, because my tube-based phonostage is not prone to overload from RFI and I g... | |
| Racks - what’s awesome without impacting my kids college plans? I have a turntable atop a 5 ft tall rack that sits on a carpeted suspended wood floor. I do not have problems with footfall or feedback. In order to make the tall rack stable and more rigid, I put a cleat on the wall and then used angle brackets... | |
| Looks like Tidal is doomed! It may well be the case that the fees are not enough to cover expenses, and royalty payments are a fraction of what they use to be. At its peak, the worldwide recorded music business made four times what it makes now. Pirating has cut very deep ... | |
| Yanni or Laurel? I don't hear either. All I hear is "kill them, kill them all." But then again, I hear that all the time. | |
| Electrostatic Headphone Energisers I have the Blue Hawaii too. It is a very good energizer/amplifier. The build/delivery time was pretty long (18 months or so). It has worked flawlessly for me. I replaced the stock tubes with some telefunkens that a friend gave to me (he brough... | |
| Audio Research Reference 6 or Mark Levinson Reference n32 I own a 32 preamp too. It is currently on loan to a friend. I now use a tube linestage and separate phono stage, but, the linestage is a custom-built job so it cannot really be compared to anything. The other linestage that I own is a Emotive A... | |
| Can interconnect cables improve sound stage height, width, and depth? A change in interconnect cable certainly can improve imaging, but, if you are having problems in that area, it is not likely to be a cure. In other words, you really have to get everything right to get terrific imaging and there is no way that ma... | |
| Y No YG ? I also liked the Carmel speakers at the 2017 Capital Audiofest. I also heard them with Veloce preamp and Soulution amps at a much earlier audio show and liked them then too. I generally prefer warmer sounding speakers, but, for a "modern" sound,... | |
| Decware and SET Low Power Tube Amps with Hi Efficency Speakers wtf,Yes, that might be the case. However, other similarly low-powered tube amps, such as the Audio Note Oto and a tiny Synthesis amp sounded MUCH better with the same speakers. I am merely cautioning a prospective buyer to not automatically acce... | |
| Decware and SET Low Power Tube Amps with Hi Efficency Speakers I heard two Decware amps that were at a local dealership (trade-ins). I don't recall the models. I was curious about how they sound (they looked good and the build quality was excellent), so I heard them hooked up to a pair of ProAc and Harbeth ... | |
| Which 30K Speakers Would You Give Up For Tekton Double Impacts? I've heard the Double Impacts at shows and they do sound good to me FOR THE PRICE one has to pay. For my taste, they sound better than many $30k or more speakers, but, why would anyone buy expensive speakers that are so incompatible with their ow... | |
| Koetsu cartridges - what arms work? I have heard many fine systems utilizing Koetsu cartridges, but, I cannot say to what extent the particular tonearm contributed to, or detracted from, the sound I heard. A local dealer that is particularly fond of Koetsu cartridges likes the Orto... | |
| Phono Preamps with "balls" ? Avanti 1960,It would also help to know more about the rest of your system, at least what cartridge you are running and your current phono stage. Also, because you are drawing a comparison with your digital source, knowing that would be of some help. |