larryi
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| Is my preamp useless? I do wonder if there is some missing context to what has been quoted from Nelson Pass. He is big into supporting the DIY crowd (puts schematics for First Watt designs on line). If he is talking to that crowd, he would be addressing those who tend ... | |
| Electrostatic speakers and low volume resolution I agree with Douglas, whether you are concerned with bothering others or you have some hearing problems, phones could be much better than speakers. Although people tend to listen at higher volumes with phones, they are actually quite good for gett... | |
| Is my preamp useless? As with anything audio, a LOT depends on personal taste and system compatibility, and therefore, comments about which types or models are good or not are just rough generalizations. I "tend" to prefer active tube units over the passives I have hea... | |
| Is my preamp useless? The first step would be to just take the BAT out of the system and use the PS Audio volume control to see what that does to the sound. If it improves the sound, you at least know that some improvement is possible by going without the linestage. If... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Charles1dad,I certainly hope the tubes will last much longer. I would expect that running tubes conservatively will lower distortion and should sound better. However, I know of a number of people who deliberately run certain tubes quite "hot" and ... | |
| Electrostatic speakers and low volume resolution Some large panel speakers do seem to play best at moderate volume levels and not quite so well at both extremes of volume. But, that certainly is not the case with all such speakers. The old Quad electrostatics (57s) sound very good at low volume ... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? I also like tube amps that don't go all out to maximize dissipation. Just backing off a little will increase tube life by a LOT. With my curren pushpull amps, it really is a very big deal that the amp runs the tubes conservatively. It utilizes fou... | |
| Parasound halo JC2 what a joke 90 degrees centigrade or farenheit? For equipment that is meant to be on all of the time, 90 degrees farenheit is actually pretty cool running. I am sure that the power supply on my Naim NDS server runs hotter than that, and it is intended to be o... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? I have no problems with reviews and people relying on reviews to be informed about a product. I do find it a bit odd that once people hear something for themselves, they don't trust their own judgment. It is pretty simple to me, if you like someth... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? Thanks for the information Al. I would also add to my list a small, local to me (Northern Va.) speaker company named Metaphor. They made speakers to compete with the likes of Thiel, but, to me, they sounded more natural than the equivalent Thiel. ... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? I think you might be correct. I am thinking of the 1950s tube amps. I also like amps by the Canadian affiliate of Western Electric (Northern Electric). By the way, I also like the Ohm speakers that Lincoln Walsh developed. | |
| Ring Clamps. What do you think? If you like what a record clamp does, the perimeter ring clamp will provide more of the same. It is used to more effectively couple the record to the mat/platter in order to dampen vibrational energy imparted in the record itself by the motion of ... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? I don't know about "love" but, I sort of miss the following:Western ElectricBrooksMelosVacuum StateJouleAcoustatApogee | |
| Your favorite LP nobody has ever heard of Howlin Wind is a great album. But, I like "Squeezing Out Sparks" even more. | |
| TV between speakers: Curved Screen TV, help? Hurt? I don't think there is any advantage to the curve, except perhaps for a perfectly centered viewer sitting at precisely the right distance from the screen. Anyone off center will be, at least for the half of the screen closer to the viewer, even fu... |