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| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) At Capital Audiofest, Mr. Jones mentioned how he interacts with the MoFi crew and said that they like to exchange friendly barbs. i thought of suggesting that he should tell them that he got a lot of offers to trade One-Step collections for the n... | |
| The fascination of vintage hi-fi: A Look Back I am a big fan of 1930-60 horn-compression midrange systems. IPC compression drivers can be VERY good. I particularly like Western Electric drivers and horns and some later Japanese copies, and designs inspired by, Western Electric. In my ow... | |
| New Western Electric 91E 300B Tube Integrated Amp REVIEW ! The specifications for the WE 91 are in the linked stereophile review. To me, the biggest concern is the 3 ohm source impedance of the amp which would mean frequency response effects based on the impedance of the speaker at each frequency (i.e. t... | |
| New Western Electric 91E 300B Tube Integrated Amp REVIEW ! Wow! It would be a truly horrible amp if it sounds worse than a Dynaco ST70. For the record I use to own one. | |
| New Western Electric 91E 300B Tube Integrated Amp REVIEW ! For those who think specifications tell you all you need to know to determine whether an amp will sound good, amps like these willbe instantly rejected. Who needs to trust their own lyin’ ears when there are stats to prove one amp is better than ... | |
| New Western Electric 91E 300B Tube Integrated Amp REVIEW ! Yes, if it sounds anything like Prima Luna, it would be a major disappointment. But, until I hear one, I will withhold judgment. There is a lot of things being said by Western Electric that is suspicious. They talk about the single ended 300b “... | |
| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) I’ve heard both too at shows and I like both. The Razz is more like horn-based system—it sounds lively and grabs your attention—but it has its own, to me, minor problems with the bass not sounding integrated with the rest of the range. Still it ... | |
| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) To be clear, the hardness or sibilance I heard was mild and could be attributable to the other components, or the room or the music sample. What I did note was that the speaker has no controls. This is somewhat of a disappointment—an L-Pad makes... | |
| Has anybody heard the Whammerdyne Circuit Salad recently? I really liked the Songer/Whammerdyne room at CAF 2022--the sound was dynamic and alive without being unduly harsh or brittle. One of the better rooms at the show. | |
| Speakers cause weather changes Is this an extension of the Butterfly Effect? | |
| Stylus skipping at beginning of record If you are tracking within the recommended range, you are not too light. Do not exceed the recommended tracking force. The recommended tracking force is not only intended to minimize wear and damage to the stylus, cantilever, and suspension of th... | |
| Stylus skipping at beginning of record As mijostyn and I have said, it is the stylus sliding down the lip that is the cause of the problem. DO NOT adjust anti-skating for the purpose of resolving this issue because you will be setting it way too high for playing the rest of the record... | |
| SUT - electrical theory and practical experience antinn, A friend has the Tron and it is indeed a good pono stage. You can tailor the sound to your specific system and taste by trying different tubes. This is a component worth going that extra mile to optimize. As to the issue of built in or... | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? Of course people can disagree on what is good sound. But, I don't think one can categorically dismiss older systems, or modern systems built on such older components without offering some specifics of what one has heard. From what you have liste... | |
| What do you like and dislike about vintage Western Electric cables? The vast majority of WE wire out there is okay, but nothing that special. Wire pulled out of phone switchboards fall in this okay category. Some wire from the 1940’s and earlier do sound extraordinary, but this wire is quite rare. I heard such ... |