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michaellent

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Lyra and OMA
Say not see  
Lyra and OMA
@mijostyn I didn’t ask about amplifier change I didn’t even see what amplifier I had. Please answer the question if you know the answer to it.  
Lyra and OMA
Soundsmith, The Voice cartridge pro ject RPM Table and EVO Carbon 10 inch arm into Aric Audio, Special 6sn7 phono pre, Preamp and Amp into  ZU Soul Supreme. Bent  
Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald?
Procol Harum-wreck of the Hesperus  
Speaker Break-in
ZU speakers burn their product for 200+ hours at the factory before you even see them. They still need a little burning, but they were fantastic when I got them. Bent  
Speakers for a unique small room
+++1 @ddd1  Justin my room is 11 x 16. Not much bigger than yours. I have ZU Soul Supremes. Full-size tower. I have a very low ceiling only 7‘3“. The room is HEAVILY acoustically insulated. It works. My system is incredible sounding to me. The ce... 
What is your experience with the Spin Clean?
I had a spin queen. I couldn’t believe how loud it was(110dB)  on top of not doing a really great job.  I bought a Humminguru. 500 bucks. Does a good job for 500 bucks. You can spin it a couple of times and it does just as good as for a job as $30... 
Spikes on tower speakers
ZU speakers are known to have a bizarre impedance curve that works in real life. Might this have something to do with what I like with ZU and disengagement with the floor? ml  
Spikes on tower speakers
@mijostyn  I don’t get it. It’s not amplitude volume? Why would changing the volume response change the sound? Please explain further. ml  
What's the best EL84 amp?
@dhcod It’s the amp. I tried to solve the lean base issue with tubes as well. It didn’t work. A subwoofer will though!  Bent  
Spikes on tower speakers
My sound studio IS in the basement on a concrete slab. I noticed MASSIVE improvement after separating the speaker from the slab the way I described doing it.  Magic? Bent    
Spikes on tower speakers
@clearthinker ​​​​@mijostyn are misled.  @jtcf and @vinylvalet  have the correct understanding.  If the speakers are connected to the floor, then the vibrations are passed out of the speakers through the spike, and then turn into the floor, then b... 
Who Would You Spend A Day With - Pick Two
Roger Modjeski: Genius designer, wonderful person. When I was in my 30s and Frank Zappa came to town I wanted to invite him to dinner with my family at my house. True. Sad but true. Bent  
Is R.E.M. underrated by new music nerds?
Nope….. not under rated at all! I never got past Murmurs mumbling and drone. Painful…  
Concerningly loud pops in vinyl playback
+1  @petg60  Tubes