millercarbon
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| What is the most FUN pair of speakers you've ever had and why? Linaeum Model 10, 10" 2-way with the Linauem tweeter, a unique dipole made from two tweeters mounted back to back, with the cones replaced with a ribbon of some kind of thin plastic. The idea being the coil starts the sound wave which then travels... | |
| Chasing down the problem Yes. Had a bad solder joint inside the RCA of one interconnect. Very hard to find as it worked fine for so many years, then gradually progressively acting up. Seemed from the beginning to be a connection issue, but exactly where? Intermittent faul... | |
| Interesting difference between 12" and 9" tonearms If you listen to Lederman and some others talk about jitter, and how much "surface noise" is really internal cartridge resonances that cause the stylus to bounce around microscopically, and then think about your surface noise and everything else y... | |
| Why go out??? Jordan B Peterson is so awesome the only person who stands any chance against him at all is Jordan B Peterson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buD2RM0xChM | |
| Why go out??? Jordan B Peterson is simply the greatest philosopher/intellectual of our times. So many hours of him on-line, hundreds if not thousands of hours, yet its hard to find one on any subject that's not absolutely fascinating to watch. I mean the man di... | |
| Rockport Mira VS Rockport Atria II You may want to read through all the threads and posts about distributed bass array and Swarm subwoofer systems. If you do, then somewhere in there you will find Duke, aka Audiokinesis, relating the story of a customer who had some huge budget, so... | |
| Why go out??? There's an interview with Schroeder, widely regarded as among the best tone arm builders around, and he's asked about the difference between live and reproduced music and practically the first words out of his mouth are its anti-social. Not how ho... | |
| Speaker terminal Loose Right. Pry them open for a snug fit.This will work, for a while. Does nothing to address the fundamental problem, that banana connectors rely on the spring of the metal for contact. At best this means sacrificing sonic characteristics in order to ... | |
| Speakers for audio and home theater The best speakers for stereo are the best for home theater. Duh. Buy the best 2 Tekton you can afford. If you want absolute killer state of the art bass plan on spending a little more to add four budget subs somewhere down the line. Whatever you d... | |
| Manley Steelhead vs others. Herron, for sure. Good luck finding one used though! The Herron is a keeper so not many out there and when there are they get snapped up fast, because... the Herron is a keeper!I would just give Keith a call, have him build you one. That's what I ... | |
| Were you naughty or nice? What did Santa bring you! Audio related only please! Audio related? Why didn't you say so?!White Hot Stamper: Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadSuper Hot Stamper: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboySuper Hot Stamper: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris: TrioOh and one stocking-stuffer:Synerg... | |
| Were you naughty or nice? What did Santa bring you! Audio related only please! Oh sure, you laugh now. Real easy to do. Until you open the box, see its satin gleam. Lift it out, feel its silky smoothness. Hold it and appreciate its heft and balance. Finally out comes the ice cream and only now the elegance and ingenious engi... | |
| Help a digital luddite If the goal is playing music from your kids laptops its as simple as a $20 earphone to RCA adaptor. That's what I use for sound when watching movies from my laptop. I wouldn't go anything more than that. Because fundamentally, when it comes down t... | |
| Were you naughty or nice? What did Santa bring you! Audio related only please! The Midnight Scoop!https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Cream-Scoop-Midnight/dp/B01MQYZV0Z/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2REIBTRPQI...Ha! | |
| What is a Servo Tonearm? A servo is any self-adjusting circuit. Notice the Denon table dweller links to is described as both servo drive and servo arm. Servo drive detects and corrects differences in speed. Servo arm, angles. The pros with the arm are they think a cheap c... |