mwilson
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| Best amps for rock and heavy metal My killer metal combo is: Klipsch La Scalas (horns, 104db sensitivity), Quicksilver Horn Monos, Martin Logan Depth Subwoofer. Metallica and Pantera? Can't help you with that problem, too many Destruction and Celtic Frost shows to catch. | |
| Rogue M-120 The Rogue M120s are self-biasing - you don't have to do anything. | |
| Quality Crimpers Just one more thing to add - the Klein crimper is designed for crimping uninsulated terminals (nothing with a plastic "sleeve" around it - it will go right through that and crimp the metal below it) This is fine since most terminations come with "... | |
| Quality Crimpers Hi Mark,Klein Tools makes a great crimper, Parts Express carries it:http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=362-110&CFID=6379314&CFTOKEN=89582696The wire strippers they sell are also excellent - despite the low price, ... | |
| DK Design VS-1 Reference MK3 Noise Issue Might this be a bad volume control (potentiometer)? That can produce a scraping sound, and depending on where the bad spots are in the pot, it can be quite loud. It would be a coincidence to have two of these with the same problem, but anything is... | |
| DK Design VS-1 Reference MK3 Noise Issue I concur with the previous posters. Tubes do hiss with or without program material, and the more sensitive the speakers, the more you'll hear it. Normally, you'd not hear the hissing more than a foot or two away from the speakers. If you're hearin... | |
| DK Design VS-1 Reference MK3 Noise Issue A couple of questions I can start you with might help folks zero in on the problem. First: what is the brand name and model # of the speakers you are using, and what is their sensitivity rating? Second: is the sound you hear out of the speakers (w... | |
| Tube DAC to take edge off Rega Planet 2000 In my opinion, the Planet 2000 isn't an edgy CD player, having owned one, and now owning a Jupiter 2000. That said, a non-tube option with a very lush sound that works exceptionally well with the Planet is a Bel Canto DAC 1 (or DAC 1.1, or DAC 2 d... | |
| Dark Day For Hands On Music-Movie Buyers Fatparrot - I'm not a Bostonian, but I can find my way to that exact corner by dead reckoning, having grown up and schooled in ME/NH/VT. I wind up at that corner every time I had the occasion to visit Boston. There's a Virgin Megastore now where t... | |
| Review: Music Hall MMF-2.1 Turntable I'd suggest adding an extra layer or two of heat-shrink tubing over the clip/lead joints to reinforce them. That's what I did with mine after the first one went on me. | |
| Review: Music Hall MMF-2.1 Turntable Dweller, is this the same table you're replacing cart leads on? If so, join the club. | |
| Questions about tubes Bartokfan, you've misinterpreted the final part of my posting. I wasn't comparing the KT88 to the KT90, but the KT88 to the EL34. | |
| Questions about tubes The only dumb questions are the ones unasked - get them answered and get on with the fun! I'll start with "Tube Rolling" - this refers to the act of swapping different tubes of the same type or compatible types for different sounds. Different bran... | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective Aroc nailed it, it's "mint". | |
| Tube newbie - recommendations? From experience, I concur fully with Stevecham's advice. I also started with a Jolida, and found it to be junk (this revealed to me when I had to open the unit to perform repairs - the build quality was shameful.) I wound up going with Rogue after... |