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| Tube Newbie question Tubes are a complex issue. The best thing for a newcomer to do is to not use a tube in a circuit unless the manufacturer has OK'd it in their manual or it is known to be an acceptable direct substitute. (For example, the EL84 and 6BQ5 are the same... | |
| Help me pick out music for a party Verve has a fantastic 4-CD compilation set out called "A Night Out With Verve." It is divided into "Wining", "Dining", "Dancing" and "Romancing." Great for both background and serious listening with a wonderful array of jazz classics. You might al... | |
| Spendor s3/5 upgrade recommendation? Roxy54, there was really nothing to "disagree with" the others in what you did. First, I don't consider the replacement of aged or degraded parts a "mod." That's just prudent maintenance in my book. For me, a "mod" is when the original crossover p... | |
| Audio terms and spread sheets A lot of work has gone into the digital "tagging" schemes. Why reinvent the wheel? Just follow the the format and info fields used for song tags and label the top of each spreadsheet column in a similar fashion. You can start finding info with htt... | |
| bel canto and isolation feet I tend to be somewhat skeptical of the need for isolation cones for something like a digital amp with no moving parts or microphonic issues like tubes. I have an S300 (and enjoy it very much). My room is such that I've tried the equipment in diffe... | |
| Spendor s3/5 upgrade recommendation? You might try the Spendor group on Yahoo. See:http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=spendorHowever, speaking in general terms, Spendors are thought of as a very well-thought out design with very appropriate component selection. One typically doesn'... | |
| Sound levels: Apple lossless vs. original CD Sounds like it may be a software issue. Computer based player software often has settings that can be adjusted. For example, you may have a replay gain or other setting enabled on the computer that is affecting volume or other adjustments. There c... | |
| cantilever collapsed on Shure V-15 III I've purchased items from http://www.needledoctor.com in the past without problem. | |
| How do you know that a record is really worn? An LP is a format for recording. It has never been a "guarantee" that the recording engineers, producers and those at the manufacturing end have done everything right. I've certainly heard plenty of LP records that are mediocre or even downright p... | |
| What are those extra tube inputs for? Eldartford is correct. The original ST70 amp contained front panel sockets that you could plug the preamp into. It also had one of the socket holes marked on each side to show where to insert a voltage meter probe to check the bias of the output t... | |
| Are horns and hi-eff designs becoming more popular Johnk, I see the brussels sprouts analogy flew right past you. (Actually, just for full disclosure, I happen to like them.) I've heard horns all the way from the original 1930's Western Electric theater horns to the classic EVs, Altec Voice of the... | |
| Are horns and hi-eff designs becoming more popular Atmasphere, I certainly acknowledge that components can interact with each other and exacerbate certain conditions. It is always important to choose components that compliment each other. That said, I'm still of the opinion that certain designs ju... | |
| Are horns and hi-eff designs becoming more popular Johnk, sorry you seem to be taking this personally. I thought I was quite clear about stating that each person can be sensitive to different aspects of sonic performance. A good analogy would be a musician having "perfect pitch." (This is the abil... | |
| Most "Realistic/Accurate" Sounding Speakers That, my friend, is an impossible question to answer. The reason is that each of us has our sonic priorities listed in a different order. Some of this ordering is conscious and other parts of it are subconscious. Take a very simple example. You me... | |
| Are horns and hi-eff designs becoming more popular I think Johnk missed one of my main points. Perhaps I can restate it as follows.Speaker design, like all engineering projects, is a complex series of decisions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the various choices available. This can empha... |