mikelavigne
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| AMR / EMM / PLAYBACK Designs Rilou,'leading advertising'....not sure i get your meaning.i am guilty of neglecting to update my system page as far as all the details, here and on audioasylum for a few years, sorry. i've had the Playback Designs MPS-5 (and the EMM Labs has been... | |
| Graham Phantom B44 2 or Taela ? i do own (and love) my Talea. i have not had a Graham Phantom in my system....although i've heard the Phantom many times in other systems and specifically compared to the Triplaner more than a few times. generally i think the Phantom and Triplaner... | |
| Schroeder Reference Arm quite the heavyweight thread i've just stumbled across here....and entertaining too. :^)i'm looking forward to hopefully observing the comparison session at RMAF 2010 on Saturday night. (i would expect that the demand for an opportunity to be pres... | |
| AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight Zargon,Mikelavigne... do you think there is there any such correlation with your system? For example, do you live next to an industrial complex or out in the forest?i live 30 miles east of Seattle in the mountains.....in a development of 3 to 6 ac... | |
| AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight here is a bit more explanation of my initial post in this thread.approximately 4 years ago a local audiophile dealer friend offered to install a few of Oyaide duplex outlets in my system. i had been using the Jena Labs cryo'd outlets. he said he w... | |
| AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight you want an Oyaide R-1 ($145) with a WPC-Z ($225) cover plate.this combo is ridiculously expensive but worth it. i have 13 of them in my system.i have a box of 11 Jena Labs Cryo'd duplex outlets sitting in my closet (essentailly the same as the FI... | |
| AMR / EMM / PLAYBACK Designs FYI; there is a new review on the Playback Designs MPS-5 in this month's Absolute Sound (i saw it and read it last night) written by Jacob Heilbruun. Jacob has a first class system with top level analog as a reference (he owns a Continuum Caliburn... | |
| AMR / EMM / PLAYBACK Designs hi Sam,you are always welcome and it would fun for you to make another visit.yes; it was a treat and learning experience spending time with Andreas.the King/Cello is sitting on the right side of the room with the Studer and Ampex. it's setup with ... | |
| Music Room vs. Home Theater Design Question? i have a separate 2-channel listening room. it has hardwood floors in the front third (1st 9.75 feet of a 29 foot length) of the room, thick carpet is on the rear 2/3rd's of the room. all the wall surfaces are diffusive, which eliminates beaming b... | |
| AMR / EMM / PLAYBACK Designs as far the Playback Designs viewpoint on the sound, whether it has too much weight, is too forgiving, or 'adds' something.....i can only say that whatever it's doing along those lines, my 3 tt's do and where i have a 15ips 1/4" master dub playing ... | |
| Azimuth and the Fozgometer regarding the Fieckert software; Michael Fremer has done a seminar with Dr. Feickert at RMAF the last 2 years that i have attended. he showed graphs of how this software shows how the best crosstalk position compares with the best phase angle posi... | |
| Azimuth and the Fozgometer Lew,Joel Durand, of Talea Tonearms, set up my Talea in my room. he used an Ella Fitzgerald mono Lp to make the dynamic adjustments to the azimuth. i can tell you that it took our 'eyeball' azimuth set-up to another level. | |
| Azimuth and the Fozgometer the only problem with the whole 'minimal crosstalk' approach (which i have used) is that it's only close to optimal. i have found that i can eyeball azimuth typically as close as when i measure minimal crosstalk.dead on azimuth is where the phase ... | |
| Need Reel to Reel Tape Primer Sources Jwong,3 years ago i looked for a place to get my Reel to Reel questions answered, and there was not a place like that.now there is a place where there is both very good information and lots of real knowledgable people to answer questions;The Tape ... | |
| Well Tempered Classic or Technics SP10Mk2 Lew,my mind is open. until i actually have a high quality vintage arm side by side in my system along with some of these 'giant killer' cartridges i won't know.regarding the arms specifically; my preliminary view is that the technology and build q... |