ljgerens
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| Vintage KEF vs new Salk Marc,I am not sure what is making the fuzzy sound in your left speaker. It could be the tweeter or something else. The bottom front driver is the lower midrange driver and the upper front driver is the upper midrange driver which is the Uni-Q driv... | |
| Vintage KEF vs new Salk As I stated in your other post, your KEF Reference Model 3.2s are fantastic speakers and would be hard to beat. The Salk speakers are very nice sounding speakers with wonderful cabinetry. However, they have a different sonic signature compared to ... | |
| Speaker upgrade question. Marc, if you like the KEF signature sound of your Reference Model 3.2s, you will be hard pressed to find a speaker that you prefer. I have the Model ones and Model Twos and IMHO they are some of the best speakers that I have heard. I prefer their ... | |
| What is the best way to clean records? Benzalkonium chloride is a quaternary ammonium salt which is a cationic surfactant. It is typically used as an antiseptic. It also can be used as an anti fungal agent as you state. It may be fine to use for its anti fungal properties on LPs. My on... | |
| What is the best way to clean records? I agree with what mijostyn posted except, I am not sure about the use of benzalkonium chloride. It is a cationic surfactant that I have not studied. I would add my findings regarding an ultrasonic cleaner. I built my ultrasonic cleaner in 1975 and... | |
| 50’ Connection Between Mac and DAC Are you currently using the internal DAC in the Airport Express? If so, just stick with your wireless setup and get a decent DAC. You can use the optical out of the Airport Express into a DAC. It will give you the biggest improvement in SQ. My set... | |
| Speaker stand makers - Tannoy Turnberry Very simple to make them yourself. I made some about 8 inches high for a friend using douglas fir and birch plywood and stained them with a mixture of Minwax Early American and Walnut stain. The cost was less than $30 and took a few hours to const... | |
| Need helpful recommendations for next two purchases You have a lot of good recommendations and it can be confusing for someone just getting into streaming. For simplicity I would recommend the Bluesound Node2i. It has a built-in DAC that is ok but most stand alone DACs will outperform it. The Node2... | |
| Need helpful recommendations for next two purchases The volume control on the Emotiva XDA-1 is not loseless. In other words you degrade sound quality below maximum volume. So it is not a good choice as a preamp. Better to just use it as a DAC.The Emotiva XDA-2 does have loseless volume control and ... | |
| Best SQ Boost for Budget?... A stand alone DAC will give you the biggest SQ boost. The two that you mention are both reasonable choices. There are many others at a similar price point. | |
| Integrated amplifier sound The Acurus amps are really underrated. I have two Acurus A200 amps and in my systems, they have outperformed amps coasting 2 to 3 times their price. They were the best amps I have used to drive my KEF 104/2s or KEF Reference Model Ones. They run c... | |
| Kef Reference Tweeters-Ferrofluid Replacement Lou,Thanks for the info. Was there any adhesive holding the voice coil diaphragm to the magnet. On the T33 tweeters in my KEF 104/2s they had a thick double sided tape holding them together and it was reusable. | |
| Kef Reference Tweeters-Ferrofluid Replacement A timely post for me. I have KEF Reference Model Ones and will shortly be replacing the ferrofluid in them. I did the ferrofluid in my KEF 104/2s previously and it was a very simple job. Took about 30 minutes for each tweeter. The Reference Model ... | |
| New to digital audio You don’t have to replace the iPod. Bluetooth is ok but you can improve the sound quality with WiFi or a direct connection. How does your current setup sound to you? If it sounds ok, than keep using Bluetooth. Some people are perfectly fine with i... | |
| New to digital audio I have several comments for you.WiFi or a direct connection would provide better sound quality than Bluetooth.The Emotiva XDA-1 should not be used as a preamp. It’s volume control is lossy so you loose sound quality as you lower the volume. The Em... |