nsgarch
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| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? I wish some of you "mavens" would try my "sure-fire" anti skating calibration. It's so easy (and yes Doug, as w/ VTA it gets you in the ballpark, but not all the way "there"), but it gets you very close.First, as you probably all agree, it's usele... | |
| Sailboats and Audio You should still use outdoor grade speakers in a marine environment because of the high humidity. There are several hi-end(ish) brands available.I've seen literally dozens of the Levinson car amps on eBay. Can't recall seeing any other ML auto per... | |
| whats your idea of loud music. Joe -- good heavens! I didn't want to kill anyone, just get some sleep! And I didn't say the bikers were drunk, how the hell would I know?No, the speed bumps definitely did the trick. They stopped all activity, not just one guy. Nobody died, and I... | |
| Dynavector 10 X 5 Or Other MC In Same Price Range? Dynavectors are great, but in your price range (and with that TT/arm), I think you'd get a better value with a Sumiko Blue Point Special Evo3. They're $350 new. There's a used one here for $250 I think:http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgca... | |
| 16 ohms speakers- 8 ohms output amp The 8 ohm tap will work OK, but you won't get the most efficient power transfer. And depending on the speaker, you may not get the best (flattest) frequency response.Why don't you look for an earlier model amp, like Audio Research, Dynaco, or McIn... | |
| Watt/Puppy owners...help busted binding post... Jfrech, I think this is an ongoing problem w/ the Wilsons.I almost had the same problem w/ my Puppies and I've read at least one other post here on AgoN from someone else who did it twice!Short of installing better binding posts, I think a perfect... | |
| Sovtek 6550 - Can they really be THIS bad??? Albert, the Svetlana tubes sold on the website I mentioned here earlier, are indeed the ones manufactured in the St. Petersburg factory. They are listed on that site as SV 6550C, whatever that means. I've done business with Eugene, (a Russian BTW)... | |
| Sovtek 6550 - Can they really be THIS bad??? Chuck, you're right, it could be something else. I'd have to hear it in person to make even an educated guess.what I do know is that when I swapped (all sisteen!) of the Sovteks in my ARC monoblocks for the Svetlanas, it was like night and day. Tr... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? Doug, how very generous of you! And (possibly) lucky! If you play your cards right w/ Speedy, you just might wind up with his Tranny, Ha ha!Neil. | |
| whats your idea of loud music. I don't know if I agree 100% w/ Bigjoe. There are guys who used to gun their bikes up and down our (deserted) quiet street at 2 in the AM when the nearby biker bar "The Bashful Bandit" closed. We (residents) cured that recently when the City of Tu... | |
| Watt/Puppy owners...help busted binding post... George, I don't care how strong your fingers are, if you can do damage with fingers alone, then I think Wilson should consider using something better. I hear the new Eichmann's are excellent, and of course there's always the Cardas. | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? I'd take Speedy's evaluation over Salvatore's anytime. More importantly, after checking his website, it's clear that Arthur has not yet heard either the ZYX Universe or the Transfiguration Temper V or W. His only experience so far being with an Ai... | |
| Sovtek 6550 - Can they really be THIS bad??? You're right, Sovteks suck. They didn't always, but they do now. My favorite 6550s are the winged red base Svetlanas (from St. Petersburg), available matched, burned in, and at an excellent price ($54.95 matched pr.) from:www.conusaudio.com in Can... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? Speedy, the proselytizing of the ZYX evangelistas here on AgoN notwithstanding, I know none of them have compared their Unies with Trannies, and conversely, no Tranny V or W owners I know of have had the opportunity to compare them with the ZYX Un... | |
| Static Shock? Short of changing to non-static carpet (like they use in Vegas hotels) or wearing shoes with conductive soles (like they use in operating rooms) you'll have to touch something else that's grounded just before you touch that tonearm!A painless way ... |