micheal
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| Milwaukee, Wisconsin Area August 2023 I have about a dozen friends who regularly get together for listening sessions. Most have modest 2 channel setups, But a few have what you would call. All out assault audio systems, 3,200 watt 4 way active. You know the type. Inclu... | |
| Fireworks in an Audio Research VT200 Hi I have repaired several ARC VT 200 amps with this situation.It typically starts when one of the output tubes shorts and causes an arc in the plate or cathode ciucuit. It burns away some of the conducting trace ( hence the fireball) and sometime... | |
| Where do I go from here?? Hi You could try a tri-phazer. With a 90 day money back guarantee you have nothing to loose but distortion.. www.triphazer.commike | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Beveridge Direct Drive Electrotatic 24" Hartley SystemThis is the dream system over 20 years in the making.The first set of Bevies were found at a local junk shop, after looking for ten years and cost 1,000$ (totally-toasted). Starting out with 70... | |
| Copper v. Silver Hi I have built dozens of very high end preamps and power amps with these various metals and in each case. Copper sounds very good, But silver sounds cleaner and clearer. Making them out of 99.9999% gold is twice as clear and even cleaner sounding... | |
| Copper v. Silver Hi Pretty simple. Silver is better than copper(any copper). Gold alloy is better than silver. Pure gold is way better than gold alloy. Platinum blows away pure gold. Call me if you need som platinumgood luckmike | |
| Recommended Carrier for Speaker Shipments Hi I bought a pair of acoustat tens with amplifiers. packing was OK but not robust. Every piece of wood was broken(fedex).fortunately all I wanted was the amps, mangled but repairable.My advice is pack very solid. The package needs to bounce well ... | |
| "Concealed Damage" and FedEx Claims Hi We have had the same problem with UPS they refuse to pay any claims. It takes 20 to 30 phone calls and about 10 months to retrieve 250$.THE OTHER BIGGER PROBLEM is that we have purchased units from Audiogon and Ebay that were CLAIMED TO BE IN P... | |
| Cardas Machined RCA Caps.??? Hi The cardas units just cover the RCA instead of shorting the center conductor the correct way.The shorting types work great on unused coax output and all unused pre-amp inputs. This tweak cannot be heard on lower resolution or high noise floor s... | |
| Which upgrade should be my priority? HiPLEASE....PLEASE..... Change your speaker cables! I cannot bare to think about what you have ARRRG. Go to Home Depot and get some 18 Gauge Bell type wire use three straight wires per conductor. Make your own speaker stands and save some money fo... | |
| I don't understand Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" Hi As lisa Simpson says "You have to listen to the notes he's NOT playing".Example Bartok's "Concerto for orchestra" I first heard it at about 12 years old and hated it. By 18 after hearing it dozens of times "I GOT IT". VERY AWESOME!It is musici... | |
| OT: History / slang terms and what they all mean LOLFor more of the same read "Uncle Johns bathroom reader plunges into history" They attempt to debunk and explain history for the last 5,000 years. "very cool"Also read Terry Pratchetts DiscWorld "the color of magic" for the day to day parody of ... | |
| Power Conditioners: Myth, Magic, or Necessary Hi Any power conditioner, cable or transformer (like torriadial transformers) that contain ferrite, sound grainyMost of my customers have sold off their PC's and conditioners. They can tighten up the sound a small amount but at what cost?mike | |
| Can anyone tell me about CD demagnatizers? Hi Yes they work about 75$ worth if you can wait each time you use it and then redo it after 15 mins!. A better product that does much more is the Auric Illuminator from Audience. Apply to CD ( you can skip the magic marker)and it sounds bigger, c... | |
| Tube DAC or new CD player? HiOnce you go to separates you will never go back. A stand alone transport is better, But adding a good DAC like the perpetual tech to your unit will also give you 96Khz upsampling. mike |