mootsdude
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| Vandersteen question After giving some thought to my original post, I realize that 20db of gain in the preamp cannot add 20db SPL (Sound Pressure Level) to the speakers. My calculation was incorrect with regards to the formula - everytime you double the wattage, the s... | |
| The Klipschorn Marco - I just picked up a pair of Quicksilver MiniMites and absolutely love them!! They are matched with the Heresys (1984). I've modded the speakers with Dynamat on the horns and Liquid Nails on all the seams and have clearly noticed an improvem... | |
| The Klipschorn Rhum_runner - You will only need a few watts of tubed power. I noticed you presently have a 200 w/ch Mac at the heart of your system. Unfotunately, if you mate this with the K-horn, neither will perform well since the amp will never get above idle... | |
| The Klipschorn I feel the Klipschhorn is one of the best speakers, regardless of price. I had the pleasure of meeting Paul Klipsch in the mid 1980's. He was an innovative genius of speaker design. Very often people hear a vintage Klipsch speaker with less than i... | |
| Speaker recommendations / live concert recordings The Klipsch Heritage series reproduces a live event very well. If you have the space, the LaScalla can be found used in your price range. Two very simple tweaks will bring this speaker to a higher level. 1 - Dynamat on the horn. 2 - Liquid nails o... | |
| What's your profession? Age? Army National Guard helicopter Instructor Pilot, 42 years old. I'm thrilled that my hearing still tests perfect on the annual flight physical. Many chopper pilots my age and older have lost the high freq. | |
| Horns vs. single drivers mmaudio, I think you are confusing bi-amping with concern to having to biwire the speakers. With monoblocks you can run single wire from the amps. Each amp is simply a single channel within the two channel system. If you were to bi-amp, you would ... | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Hendrix - "Are you experienced?". This single recording changed the electric guitar(and me, for that matter) forever. It's also my first musical memory at 5 years old. I can still remember cranking it up on my friend's parent's new hifi and rockin... | |
| Horns vs. single drivers Hi mmaudio, I started with all Adcom and a year ago got an Ah! Njoe Tjoeb CD player. This has led to a slow, piece by piece upgrade plan. The sonic changes I made in tube rolling the CD player made me a believer in vacuum tubes and particularly NO... | |
| The absolute best and worst-sounding CD you own ? Best - Mickey Hart - Dafos. This is my reference recording when I audition new audio gear. It was recorded in 1982 at the Japan Center Theater, San Fran. The tonal qualities and airiness are exceptional. The recording was done on two track with no... | |
| Who R U? My name is Mike Chaiko, 42, and I'm a terminal audioholic with little hope for recovery. I live in central NJ, where i've been nearly all my life. I'm a full time Army National Guard helicopter Instructor Pilot and have been flying both airplanes ... | |
| newbie seeking stereo system advice I got the upgrade bug a year ago and agree that the source is most important. With that philosophy I started with a good redbook CD player (Njoe Tjoeb 4000 with 24/192 upsampler). After auditioning many players, I decided this was a giant killer f... | |
| Best Preamp under $1000-need 2 sets of RCA outs The Eastern Electric MiniMax. I've had mine for about a month and am absolutely amazed at how it's taken my system to a new level. If you can get by without a remote and want the best sounding pre without a bunch of "features", the MiniMax is the ... | |
| How important is powercord synergy? Stehno, very interesting theory that makes sense to me. Everyone seems to be saying "get all components first, then match cables." I understand this for IC's and speaker cable, but I question this for PC's. Problem is, I'll have to wait approximat... | |
| Used tube pre-amp around $1,000 I've had an Eastern Electric MiniMax for two weeks and am absolutely amazed with how it's brought my system to a new level. Check out the website at www.eeaudio.com. For $1200 retail, it's a giant killer. |