musicfan2349
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| PS Audio IRSV selling My pop(RIP) had a set of the IRS'. There's something about the soundstage presented by a physically large set of transducers that is difficult to resist. Even small ensemble music just seems... there. That said he played holy heck getting them set... | |
| Worth repairing a Velodyne ULD-12 from the 90's? Most of these responses are just flat wrong. When I pulled my old RHLabs sub out of storage the surround on the driver was dust. Just a quick websearch led me to these folks: http://www.theloudspeakerstore.com I pulled the speaker and for a re... | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD Honestly, I think it's all pretty good. We have LPs for the "analogue forever" crowd. There's CDs for those who simply must have 0% background noise. And we have digital streaming for pretty much the ultimate in convenience, access and variety. ... | |
| Bluesound FWIW: My Node2i is fine. Happy listening. | |
| ARC M300 MKII call for help Might try giving these folks a call: https://www.pyramid-audio.com/ Good luck and… Happy listening. | |
| Shocked. Need Opinions. How muck power do I need? @tomaswv Others have already explained the relationship between wattage vs. db and speak efficiency. I'm only going to add my practical experience. I used to have a pair of Hafler DH-220 kits that I installed their bridging kits into. When in bri... | |
| What is your front end ? I really should do a system page like so many others… Linn LP12 Valhalla with M&K Rabco and Hana CJ Premier 6 MC pre-preamp California Audio Labs Auria CD player Bluesound Node2i into Border Patrol DAC ARC SP11 MkII preamp All “vin... | |
| Suggestions for testing a never installed, 20-year boxed amp. I think the advice being given about contacting Pass Labs before powering up is sound. Not being familiar with Pass equipment, is there any current limiting circuitry in them? I have a Mark Levinson ML335 that's been boxed for 25 years or so. When... | |
| Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ? @mikelavigne I just visited your link. I have only one word: Stunning. Happy listening. | |
| Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ? We’re searching for our next home for when my wife retires. The main reason is to find a home without stairs but I’ve been promised a dedicated audio salon. My system is in our living room and while it sounds good, it’s a compromise. The next pl... | |
| Not sure what to think @olfac87 I think you can apply the following motorcycle racing analogy to audio. You can throw more and more money at the motor and gain a few tenths of a second a lap but if you throw the same money at suspension work, you'll gain full seconds a... | |
| Electric bill any high My guess would be the compressor in your refrigerator. Amazon sells apparatus that you can use to measure current use. Good luck! Happy listening. | |
| Favorite moment with music in your car. Oh there’s been so many! I’ll go with this one… 1978 and I’m driving from OH to a new job and life in CO. I was in my Le Car in which I’d added 200 watts of stereo complete with 6x9s in the back and some small boxes bolted to the doors. Driving t... | |
| Solid state amp vs tube amps For decades, pop (RIP) was a dedicated ARC man. D-79, D-150, SPs of various denominations, etc. He flirted briefly with a ML 335 but it went back into the box when he decided to go back to full valves with Jadis gear. Make of that what you will. 😉... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice @romad - I would not be too concerned about servicing for an older ARC preamp. ARC is famous for servicing older, even vintage gear. Additionally there are shops out there who service older tubed gear as well. Happy listening. |