larryi
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| 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... | |
| TV between speakers: Curved Screen TV, help? Hurt? A friend of mine has a custom built room designed by Rives (acoustic design/engineering firm). Along the front wall where the speakers are located is a giant floor to ceiling hardwood reflector located dead center on the wall. This reflector is cu... | |
| Why do some audiophiles beat up McIntosh? I heard a current model (302?) high-powered solid state Mac amp on some high efficiency speakers. Yes, this is not the kind of speakers that amp is meant to run, but, this does give one an idea of how it sounds putting out very low power (how most... | |
| the difficult second Lp Warren Zevon's second album, the self titled "Warren Zevon" is, to me, his best album. His third album, "Excitable Boy" isn't bad either. | |
| Getting phantom image perfectly centered Making the distance between each speaker and your ears different will cause slight phase shift, particularly at higher frequencies, and unequal toe-in will also have an effect on phase. Changing the relative volume (using the balance control will ... | |
| Getting phantom image perfectly centered To be clear, you tested the components by switching the places of the left and right speakers and the image still skewed to the same side? Speaker imbalances/difference are apt to be more significant than any electrical component. I also presume y... | |
| Your favorite LP nobody has ever heard of Michael Hurley: "Have Moicy" | |
| Harbeth speakers vs Audionote I am not an owner of either brands, but, I hang out a lot at a shop that carries both brands. The Harbeths have a tighter, more accurate bass response and deliver a reasonably detailed and lively sound while being on the warmer side compared to ma... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? As I have described in earlier posting, I like fullrange drivers used as wide range drivers in multi-way systems. One of the best for such applications is the old Jensen fieldcoils with the built-in power supplies (e.g. M-10). That driver in an op... | |
| The Audio Critic It must be quite the burden being the only sane person in a world full of delusional people. I must I have deluded myself into thinking that the ethical lapse of Mr.Aczel mattered; I was really against the religion he preached.It is amazing that h... |