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| Cost no Object but Small Room The Room treatment ! please stop. It is the toe in angle the use of the zobels?sp networks for TSMs. VSM need to out from the walls. The likely hood of a non baffled room are small. | |
| Avalon Eidolon, earlier versions vs Diamond Any speakeer that comes with a diamond or diamonds or diamond dust,is more expensive than one without. Now the next question is does the hardness of a diamond mean anything in terms of sonics given that they add mass. I think the carborundums (sap... | |
| tube question for ARC Ref 3 users Why not use 6C33Bs for outputs? | |
| Is my amp "High Current"? You can check the specs on the amplifier for "amps" no joke. That tells you if the peak current is high lets say 40 amps but big SS are higher. Whereas the cheap 5 lb 100wpc uses a power transformer delivering 100 volts which is all the amperage i... | |
| Is the Ginko Cloud 11 the best isolation for a VPI They pulled my posts! Hey moderators what is your issue. Censorship on what grounds.I Have paid VPI Harry plenty and schmoozed with him at Vin's. He has paid more to Stereophile. What gives with you. | |
| Looking for a summer time amp Just have the red wine a little much for summer but if you drink a bottle or more the heat won't trouble you.(disclaimer N.B. The above is humor not advice) | |
| Reference level playback I had abandoned this post a few days ago. I see you have taken offense at my saying that your diatribe was obsessive compulsive. Actually there is telepsychiatry and the diagnosis may be made with sparse data collected from other professionals suc... | |
| Is the Ginko Cloud 11 the best isolation for a VPI Harry and Vin are not on the best of terms right now. So his comment should be taken in that context. Anyway look for A DIY isolation concept I wrote about a couple weeks ago. | |
| Is the Ginko Cloud 11 the best isolation for a VPI No the cloud was built with the VPI products in mind. I wrote a longer bit recently on isolation. Look for it. | |
| Speaker suggestion for Forte model 3 & 40 preamp You should always give people your budget. You did an adequate job describing what you want but price matters. In addition tell us more about what you have listened to. Have you heard horns for instance I bought Klipsch Heresys in 1976, guess what... | |
| isolation In fact I do use relatively inexpensive isolation. I am glad to see that several of you noted the humor. I have a massive steel component rack and use cork and rubber pads under all of the pieces I also have spikes etc. But I can't see spending a ... | |
| How many pair of speakers do you own? Over a Dozen | |
| Reference level playback If you are a nurse then you have what is known as poor insight technically. The behavior you describe is absolutely obssesive and if you can only listen that way it is a compulsion. I say this with some degree of confidence My wife and I are seaso... | |
| Project Debut III vs. Music Hall MMF 5? I tried several older "vintage" Linear tracking arm tablesmMy friend said they were the best tables around. Forget tis high end lunacy!There is one major difference though he mods them.Just a cap here- and a resistor there- nothing huge but the so... | |
| Reference level playback Acoustat- If that diatribe wasn't toungue in cheek. I recommend you get the DSM IV out and look up obsessive compulsive disorder. Easier do a search on line . Help is available. BTW the Audiophile 20db of dynamic range is not generally available f... |