larryi
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| Am I going to need a step up transformer? Although there is no standard method for measuring output, so the two numbers may not be an "apples to apples" comparison, the difference appears to be quite small. Also, 70 db is quite a lot of gain for a phonostage. You should have plenty of gai... | |
| Avantgarde Uno 2.0, 2.1 Locational time delay might be a factor in integration, but, having experimented with horn systems, it is usually a minor consideration. You can move the bass driver much closer to the listener and if the bass driver is not well suited to the task... | |
| Curious record side labeling I can recall a few nightmare scenarios with a record changer. A friend had one and we were listening to some records. When we heard the same album being replayed, it was time to panic. That meant that the next record in series had not fallen compl... | |
| Curious record side labeling The only advantage to automatic sequencing is that it can be handy for listening to some operas. There are a few that have interesting opening material and great endings with a lot of "filler" in the middle. If you can just flip over a record to g... | |
| 45 Type Push/Pull Charles1dad,We are in agreement about the strength of SETs. At higher volumes SETS remain remarkably composed and do not fall apart--they just stop getting louder as their limit is reached instead of breaking up. But, because they do produce so li... | |
| 45 Type Push/Pull Jsman, That is a tough question. It is not so much a case of some huge difference, as so much a matter of degree. In many respects differences between tube types-- 45 vs. 2a3 vs. 300b vs. 211 -- is more significant, and arguably difference between... | |
| Avantgarde Uno 2.0, 2.1 No harm in trying it both ways. But, it is not necessarily the case that the best orientation is all drivers in phase. For MANY speakers, the best integration is with a driver out of phase with respect to the other. This is dependend on the design... | |
| 45 Type Push/Pull I have a Deja Vu pushpull 45 amp. I like the sound. It has a tight, dynamic sound that is characteristic of pushpull. It is a VERY good amp. However, SETs do some things better (I own a parallel 2a3 SET amp). SET amps have a more natural delivery-... | |
| Alternative names for "ZYX UNIverse" cartridge I can see someone, for easy access to a collection, and perhaps, out of concern over record wear, might want to rip lps to a digital server. I am currently ripping my cds, but, I will not be doing that with records. I do have a newer belt and that... | |
| Alternative names for "ZYX UNIverse" cartridge Jwm,Is the new Basis arm the Super Arm 9? Do you know anything more about it than what is on the Basis site?I have a Vector 3 on a Basis Debut (vacuum clamp, outboard motor controller) setup so that new arm, assuming it has the same geometry as th... | |
| step up transformer? I think you would hear a substantial difference only if you went with much more loading (LOWER value resistors for loading) than your phonostage allows. If you tried 30 ohm or 60 ohms or any other such values, you should expect to hear more of a c... | |
| The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k Dave b,I would guess that we disagree with what is "neutral" sound. I have heard AR gear in numerous system, though not my own, and as I have mentioned above, I don't really like their linestages below the Reference 3. I am with Orpheus that the s... | |
| The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k Mitch,I probably should not have been so glib. I have heard AR gear in a wide range of systems and I generally did not like the lean sound of their linestages. But, this could have been more a matter of system matching. I did hear a few nice syste... | |
| The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k Keith,Progress can come at a furious pace when one starts at such a low initial reference point. | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Many, but given the title of your posting, I suggest:"Haunted Heart" (In the night, while we're apart, there's a ghost of you within my haunted heart...") |