mcfarland
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| Turn stereo amp into a monobloc? bridging I used to biwire a pair of Hafler 9270's, years ago. They have a switch on the back to convert to mono (400w), or stereo (135w/c) operation. When used as monoblocs they sounded extremely harsh and brittle. They did play louder. I prefered to use s... | |
| What tracking force for Shure V15lll? I owned that cartridge back in the 70's, I beleive at that time I got the best results with 1.5-1.75 gram range. | |
| Unusually good power cord for the money? Check out Ernie Meunier's DIY offerings. Great power cords, assembled, or, you can build them yourself with good supplied instructions, and materials, usually in 30 min, or less. It's fun, too. Member lookup: "Subaruguru". He offers great cords at... | |
| Dual duty and LOUD As you say, you have lots of amplification, so that is not as issue. In the price range you mention IMHO, the Vandersteins are wonderful! I love the 3A's but even any of the 2's are fine also. The VCC would give you a center channel for not much m... | |
| Mfr/Dealer Relationships A few years back I wanted to purchase a certain brand of tuner. All of the dealers I had contacted, both in and out of state informed me that the tuner was no longer manufactured and none could be had. I contacted the manufacturer who informed me ... | |
| Tube testers for 6922, 12ax7, etc, etc, Look for a BK DYNAJET 747. It is ther very latest model and should be in pretty good shape if you can find one. | |
| Best Bang for the Buck on a Used Center Speaker??? IMHO, More expensive, less expensive, it doen't really matter. The center channel should be "voiced" the same as the fronts, so as not to draw attention to itself (same sensitivity, impedence, etc., etc.)Therefore, same brand, and designated for c... | |
| INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS I bought some tubes from a guy in europe. He took the money and never sent the tubes. The only time I've been stung on the 'Gon! As far as I am concerned, Europe may keep whatever they have. | |
| Best Amp for Sonus Faber Cremona Series By the way, for a tubed integrated, you may want to consider the Jadis Orchestra Reference, but, I will have to warn you, it is an absolute pain in the rear to bias the output tubes. | |
| Best Amp for Sonus Faber Cremona Series "Best" is kind of a subjective thing that only you can answer for yourself. I, for example, prefer that the midranges be "just so right" with lots of "air". Others prefer bass with lots of "slam", while still others like fine detail. I don't like ... | |
| Tube Rolling on a Symphones + audio experience I have the same pre-amp in my bedroom system and just love it! I prefer Telefunkens to anything else they last seemingly forever and have a very neutral/correct signature. Try the re-issue Mullard Groove Tubes (about $20) each , which should give ... | |
| Surround back speaker. Same as front center? As I understand it, the center speaker is important to focus/image the speech or dialogue audio in the movie to match the location in the image viewed. It is important for this to blend properly with the left and right channel speakers so should b... | |
| Decent audio in terrible room? IMHO, Try a vintage tubed receiver in good to excellant condition, like a refurbished Fisher 500c, mated to a pair of tube friendly speakers like the Triangle Titus. Depending on how well the unit was refurbished you may also need an outboard phon... | |
| any Sopranophiles here? I've been watching the reruns way to long. I suspect Tony Jr. will get more involved in the family business this year. | |
| oracle delphi Narrod's advise on Brooks Berdan Ltd. is right on! I had forgotten about them, but their advise to me in the past was perfect (regarding tonearm/cartridge issues). They are very knowledgable. |