maril555
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| Thoughts from Joule preamp owners? Like you've said- Joule is in a different league, not only price- wise, but also sonically. It is much more refined and musical. Better bass extension, significantly better treble extension and it is more dynamic, as well.I have 108 dB system, and... | |
| Thoughts from Joule preamp owners? I'm another owner of LA-450 ME. This is my first Joule product, but I've owned a number of different preamps before:Supratek Chenin, Cortese, Chenin MkII, Doshi Alaap, Nagra PLP,BAT Rex (on extended loan).And I have to agree with Michael moskowch ... | |
| Assistance with Coincident set-up Abill,I do have Supratek Chenin, and it's MKII, I used to have Chenin and Cortese, as well, and I don't think it's your limiting factor, if anything, Suprateks are pretty dynamic.Linear A is absolutely special amp., if 25 Wt is enough power for yo... | |
| Assistance with Coincident set-up Abill,I have auditioned Coincident Franks. with Coincident speakers (Pure Reference) on more, than one occassion, since I was going to buy that particular combo.What was very clear to me, is that Frankensteins simply do not have enough power to dr... | |
| XLR to RCA Adapters I apologize for hijacking the thread, but I have a question:What if the scenario was just an opposite- balanced preamp and single-ended power amp?Would the Jensen type converter still be the best solution?I understand, that if I used simple XLR/RC... | |
| How to isolate a refrigerator? Ebm,R u serious? | |
| How to isolate a refrigerator? Hevac,Thanks a lot, very helpful. Im actually having a HVAC guy coming over to look at it. Will see what options are available. | |
| How to isolate a refrigerator? PTM,The noise is strictly mechanical in nature and is coming from the AC unit, located outside of the house, close to the basement wall, where my speakers are | |
| How to isolate a refrigerator? Theo, thanks for the info. I'm certain now it's the AC unit, that's causing the problem. The noise in the basement is VERY loud. I can put my hand on the wall and feel the vibration.I tried rubber and cork pads under the AC unit- no difference, no... | |
| What speakers have best bass for hip hop, and rock If you really want to hear all the intricacies of JayZ, or 50 Cent recordings, then B&W 801 might not be resolving enough.I would go with this: http://www.mbl-usa.com/View.aspx/2154/mbl-101-X-treme,The bass shouldn't be too bad either | |
| How to isolate a refrigerator? Upon further investigation, it appears, that vibration noise is coming from the AC unit located outside of the house, next to the wall, where my system is. Initially I thought, that it couldn't be the culprit, since the AC unit sits on the concret... | |
| Cat-proofing your speakers... Guys,Stop this nonsense already. A member has asked about catproofing his speakers, and you give him all these silly ideas.In all seriousness, here is the ONLY thing, that works.You will have to spray the grills of your speakers with the OTHER cat... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? Oh, you'll get a lot of responses, and all will be different | |
| How Much Difference Does a More Powerful Amp Make? A couple of years ago Hi-Fi+ published and interesting review, where they compared three Conrad Johnson's power amps- LP70, LP140, LP280, which use essentially the same design, circuit and type of output tubes, the only difference being, as you co... | |
| Covering RPG Skyline with fabric I painted the damn things with latex paint. Came out just fine. |