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| Unusual TAS bomb There is an art to reading audio reviews. Anything that is not an enthusiastic comment is bad. I've read a couple. It is pretty obvious when the guy says at this price point I would consider this or that unit. That is different from reviewing this... | |
| Speakers than can run 2 different amps Bdgregory beat me to it. Single binding posts on high quality speakers is much less common than the biamping/biwiring type as described. If you try this, you have to carefully match the gain from both amops and don't forget to take off the jumpers... | |
| Anyone have experience with "burn-in generators"? I have to say it but the names of these devices sound terrible . I never want to ":fry" anything nor "burn" my gear either. Sorry about this off topic question, but why would one want to use tubes as a first choice, on a large panel speaker. I wou... | |
| Why has Avantgarde Quality Slipped ? One should excersize caution when making accusations in writing. I forget which legal term applies but something like lible might be right. One is a written falsehood another is verbal. I hope the OP can back up what he is unhappy with as some mig... | |
| Preamp Suggestions I agree with you Rleff but the price for a decent used tube pre amp exceed his budget. I was going to ask a little more about the emotion he thinks is missing. OP have you considered selling your current amp and putting ehough money away to buy a ... | |
| Can Music Reference MR9 drive Tannoy DMT 215 II The sensitivity spec says 104 Db/2.83V @1meter. That is a loud speaaker! Seriously you could probably drive these with any amp you wanted to use. 100 WPC is more than enough headroom, I would think, to avoid clipping. I agree with the others. | |
| Why has Avantgarde Quality Slipped ? My curiosity has been piqued by this story. Doesn't AvanteGarde have a warranty period if pourchased through a dealer? I find it very odd that this kind of thing would occur with such a sucessful manufacturer?. They should have been fixed for free... | |
| Best Two-Way Monitor Speakers under $700 New/Used @Gvasale,Are you confused because there is a speaker manufacturer named Monitor? Otherwise it is used to describe a small speaker, which are frequently used by sound studios to monitor sources and playback. | |
| Rabco SL-8E Vs Top Quality Pivoted Tonearms I think you have already made up your mind. Besides there aren't a lot fans about the JMW 9 (the 9 inch one in particular.) I spent a lot of money chasing down a linear trackin table because a friend had a modded Technics that sounded very good. I... | |
| Audible Illusions vs CJ preamps: sonic difference? I want to attempt a description of the "dark" sound. The sound is slightly rolled off in the upper registers and the all round treble energy reduced. If you have ever heard what a real British Mullard 12AX7 does to the sonics you get a decent idea... | |
| RevelF32 in good shape, or RevelF50 in bad shape? It depends on what the servicing is. Two solutions to the problem are good. One is a simple replacement of the driver, I don't think you can fix a burnt voice coil as in truly blown drovers. The second could have been a rotted suround being replac... | |
| Best Two-Way Monitor Speakers under $700 New/Used Monitor Audio at that price should buy a very good speaker, try to get the Silver series (in Black). I ran into an original pair of Merlin TSMs for less, but doubt you could find some today for less than $1,000-1200. I am using Hyperion 585s which... | |
| Original prices for LP albums EJ Korvettes was founded by one man who died just this year. I can't remember his name but it wasn't Korvette as I recall. I also bought alblums there as a kid thru early teens and $3.99 sticks out in my mind and more for double alblums. In real p... | |
| Help me buy some new cables.... Why does it have to be eBay? If it does, Vampire and a couple of others make some of their ICs and speaker cables using the Ohno Continuos cast "sigle crystal copper. That is the wire to buy. The OCC method has now been used to make Silver single ... | |
| EL34 SE 12wpc for $200 new...anybody tried this? I know a prominent Asylum Inmate and restoration guy who uses this company to buy his tubes. I haven't tried them but others have and if you have to use regular vs expidited shipping it takes a long time to get to you. The point is don't freak out... |