mapman
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| How important is a good rack? Matters most for mechanical devices like turntables and speakers and disc players to a lesser extent. Much less so for amplification equipment You knew the Kate Upton comments were coming. Obviously hers is quite important to her and advertisers. ... | |
| Using solid copper Door Bell wire as speaker wire. Al, you read my minds on that one!!!!The difference is cheap tweaks are well cheap and less risky.Expensive tweaks are well expensive and hence more risky unless one is certain of the results beforehand, which is often NOT the case. By definition,... | |
| How important is a good rack? Good is always better than bad.A good installation means components including speakers sit on a solid foundation that is resistant to vibrations and movement. So whatever the stuff is resting on should provide that. Can be a bench, shelf, rack, wh... | |
| Catchy tunes that sound great? Help. I am obsessed with Tsunami. I've played it repeatedly over the last few days. Someone should score an orchestrated version. | |
| Brass screws make a real difference on Dunlavy s ? Rust is ugly and makes a mess. Otherwise I like it just fine. Not on my speakers though please. I've never had a rust problem Even with my outdoor patio speakers whose wood finish is practically gone after many years but still sound great. Not wor... | |
| Using solid copper Door Bell wire as speaker wire. Two threads...better than one? 👀 | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? Zd what's behind the speakers and distance to it certainly matters and worth tweaking for owners but I've moved on to omnis and not looking back anymore | |
| Shindo Aurieges and Bel Canto M1000 There is likely no technical reason why they are not a good match. Whether one likes the results is a different story. If one likes Shindo then most likely more Shindo or similar tube amp will be preferred. And of course the speakers used will be ... | |
| Why are records still warped? Warped records used to be a problem for me with various Japanese and European tables until I started with the Linn Axis back in the mid-80s. It tracks almost everything silently. Have had no casue for concern though I know my records cannot be any... | |
| Glenn Campbell - new found respect He's using both sides but is just a little prejudiced. :^) | |
| The End Of Big Iron? BCgator,I am always looking at what I would buy next for whatever reason. I always find so many great options that I think will sound really good that it makes it hard to decide. In the end, I find I save money as a result of indecision. if the st... | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? "Planars have a backwave that, because it arrives later than the front output of the speaker, aid the ear/brain system in improving sound source location; IOW imaging and depth. "All speakers have a backwave. Its more a matter of what frequencies ... | |
| SET Amp question Martykl,Did you ever try your Cary SET amps with the OHM 100s?If so, how did it sound? What were the good and bad?Still toying with adding SET somewhere, possibly as a 3rd system in a different room with proper speakers for a SET. I know that this... | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? "You cannot get better sound for the money."That's debatable. Nothing against the maggies but see discussion above about the inherent differences, strengths and weaknesses.Bottom line: if you enjoy listening to rock/pop/electronic music and want t... | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? I recently auditioned Sphinx at my local dealer running magnepans. It was a very good match seemingly. The amp had no problem driving them to reasonably high volume. The room was moderately large. I'm considering Sphinx for use with my smaller ohm... |