newbee
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| question about breaking in speakers and amp LOL! Everything breaks in immediately and then runs at full capacity until one day it just dies without warning! Go figure! I guess it's one of those mysteries of electronics that no one understands. I certainly can't tell the difference between b... | |
| kt88 vs. 6550 noobie question No. Not just plug and play. Bias will have to be adjusted to accomodate 6550's unless your amp has an auto bias curcuit which will compensate for the difference. But, that is not a big deal because even new/different KT88's, when you replace yours... | |
| Help with Spendor S8e . No Bass It still sounds as if your bass is out of phase with the rest of the FR when wired up correctly. What I mean is that the bass driver in each speaker is wired out of phase with the rest of the drivers in the speaker. I'm not familar with this speak... | |
| Older Cd Players vs. new ones "....but the old ones are a thousand times more reliable".I bought a Sony 101 in the early 80's. Last I heard (2002) it was still up and running. Couldn't begin to believe how many folks have probably lost their hearing listening to it! :-)Yep, ne... | |
| Considering a change. Avantgarde for Wilson. Bgordon, FWIW I agree with Undertow re changing out the tubes in the 128. Initially the EH's are impressive (big bass) but I found the tube lacking in bass resolution and the highs a bit too much. I ultimately chose EI6DJ8's, but realize that tube... | |
| tube rolling I've no personal experience them, but I do recall their reputation being discussed in the tubes forum on AudioAsylum. Can't recall if it was good or bad. You might visit the site and do a search under that name (ditto here). | |
| Help with Spendor S8e . No Bass I had this happen once to me. Ultimately, by doing close microphone tests, I discovered that there was no sound from the port of one speaker due to a wiring problem in the cross over. The other speaker was fine though. Probably not your issue, but... | |
| tube rolling Quietness/ruggedness depends on tube screening/selection. Ruggedness has a lot to do with how long they stay quiet in a given application. For example, I have an ARC SP10 which is reknown for being 'tough' on tubes. NOS 6h23EB's selected for low n... | |
| Tubes vs. SS FWIW, I agree with both Tvad and Mechans. I changed from all SS in 1985 by the introduction of an ARC SP10 pre-amp. Using a Threshold SA3(a VERY nice Class A amp) the overall sound was richer, smoother, and much less fatiguing. I was happy as hell... | |
| tube rolling FWIW, re 6h23's, a tube maven recently told me that the EH6922 and the new production Russian 6h23 sound alike. I have the current EH6922 and have used it in several different applications, amp, pre-amp and CDP. I have compared it with the NOS 6h2... | |
| fine tuning speaker placement Size of the woofer shouldn't make a difference - it's the room & location that count. BTW I have a 40 and 50 hz suck out of 6db at 50hz, 5db at 40hz, but I'm flat at 60hz and 32hz and I had to fine tune speaker/chair locations to get it down t... | |
| fine tuning speaker placement Consider that you are sitting way too far away from your speakers. Assuming that you have them firing them down length of the room you have them about 7'4" apart and your head(chair) is about 14' away. That will muddy up the mid'sand greatly reduc... | |
| Break in period for albums.? For classical especially, when listening to music I have never heard (a frequent occurrance) I'll put it on and keep it on background level a couple of times. If after that I find it at all interesting I'll listen seriously. If I don't find it int... | |
| Soundstage wide and deep but not at all tall. . . Hi Benie,A couple of things FWIW. Firstly, you are, for the most part, 'right'. Everything is a matter of personal choice and you are certainly intitled to yours as I am mine. Absolutes are hard to find....It would appear that we have similar goal... | |
| Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 44? Second bite at the apple - I mentioned in passing Symphony #1. After posting I sat down and listened to it. This symphony should be far more highly regarded by audiophiles, IMHO. It is big! It is dynamic! It is engaging! and, even though it was hi... |