larryi
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| Lowering Tube power amp output Personally, I would sell the amp and look for a lower powered amp if you determine that you really don't need that much power. Two hundred watts is usually way more than one really needs for almost any speaker. I generally don't like the sound o... | |
| Lowering Tube power amp output Lowering voltage might do the trick without causing any damage. In some applications, under-voltage could be harmful to transistors, but, I doubt that there is a problem with tube gear. Does anyone know if the lower voltage might reduce the cath... | |
| USB Digitil microscope advice Mijostyn, I know that the WallyScope is intended for determining VTA, but, I was wondering if it is also easy to use for setting proper overhang and basic alignment. Is it easy to look at the stylus from the front for such alignment? How close ... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? I really like the Charney Companions too. I've heard them with Voxativ and AER drivers. I like the AER drivers a little bit more better extension of the treble range), but, in any case, these are incredibly good speakers for the money and are ve... | |
| Something on top of a speaker=okay? I don't know. I might be concerned with the taxidermy chemicals being bad for the drivers. | |
| MoFi controversy I think the reason this is such a big deal to some people is their almost religious conviction that digital is bad and that if it so much as touches the music, it contaminates the music irredeemably. The fact that many of these people were "foole... | |
| Can you vote on this song, 1 being brilliant, 5 being crap As a part of a movie soundtrack, whether it is acceptable depends on how central the piece is to the story. If it is just one of many original pieces, and it is not suppose to be a masterpiece, it might be adequate in its role. Again, the contex... | |
| Garrard 301 restore fsonicsmith, I completely agree with what you said. It is indeed a table worth saving for and spending appropriately to get into top shape. The store I mentioned above which loves these idler tables is Deja Vu Audio in the Washington D.C. subur... | |
| Can you vote on this song, 1 being brilliant, 5 being crap What is the context for this rating—as a classical work, as a soundtrack piece, or what? Purely as a classical piece, I would say: 5; as something in a soundtrack: 3-4. | |
| Garrard 301 restore Unless the base/plinth is falling apart, your budget priority should be on getting the table serviced and selecting a good arm. A well conditioned 301 deserves the best possible arm. I know that really good arms are way out of your budget, so I ... | |
| MoFi controversy Whether MoFi has done unique mastering of a digital file or an analogue tape, whether the analogue playback chain alters the sound in a way some people prefer such alteration, what matters is whether one likes the end result. I've heard several o... | |
| Garrard 301 restore A local dealer who buys, restores and installs Garrard, Thorens, Gates and Lenco idler tables for use in extremely high end systems actually likes some of the lighter weight, simple box plinths over the very heavy versions that utilize cutting out... | |
| high-efficiency loudspeakers Since I last posted, I can add the Cube Audio Nenuphar Basis (Nenuphar full range driver supplemented by a powered woofer). To me, this system is MUCH better than the single driver Nenuphar system and at a not ultra crazy price. In the really hi... | |
| Vinyl, CD's and Digital Files Accumulated Over A Lifetime Yes, burning CDs to a server can be a daunting task, particularly editing metadata that is wrong or not found by whatever service you use for the task. I have a lot of classical CDs and many have no automatically populating data about the CD; it ... | |
| Vinyl, CD's and Digital Files Accumulated Over A Lifetime I keep my CDs—this means I keep the art, notes, libretti, etc.—but it is certainly the case that it is FAR easier to browse the digital files of the CDs than the CD’s themselves. I can browse by genre, by artist, composers, etc.; I can quickly sa... |