o_holter
Responses from o_holter
| Atma-Sphere, Ralph Karsten tswisla - I followed Ralphs advice, and bought Audiokinesis Dream Maker speakers to match the MA-1 amps. Very glad I did. They fit my large room, you might prefer something smaller. I live across the Atlantic, so buying US products is more expe... | |
| How come Horn + woofer designs are not more popular? Interesting, Clio09. I feel lucky to own a pair of Audiokinesis Dream Makers, that probably sound even better than the Jazz Modules (have not compared). My respect for them, and for Duke's philosophy and design, has grown over the years. I think a... | |
| How come Horn + woofer designs are not more popular? Hi folks I supplied some long term user information regarding horns. What about some others, not just opinions - ? | |
| How come Horn + woofer designs are not more popular? Dear all, sorry for a long post here - but here is some experience, using a horn system with OTL amps - Audiokinesis Dream Maker and LCS speakers and Atma-sphere MA-1 amps. I have no commercial connection whatever with the manufacturers mentioned ... | |
| My experience adding subwoofers to 2 channel I use a pair of Audiokinesis Dream Maker speakers, plus a pair of their LCS "effect" speakers firing towards the ceiling. I just want to point out that the LCS helps with the bass too, although their main purpose is to enrich the total sound (a va... | |
| SUT or phono stage? My experience is different. With a good phono preamp like the Aesthetix Io, I prefer a direct connection, no SUT. Although my testing has been limited. It has involved carts in the .25 - .60 mV output range. With a tube phono preamp there will be... | |
| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it Here is a quick tip - how to get your cartriddge to last longer. After a lot of experimenting, here is my "regime" for playing vinyl records.-1) Use the Mofi record brush to wipe away dust. Before playing a record, let the record spin some rounds,... | |
| Atma-Sphere, Ralph Karsten I bought used MA-1s here on Audiogon some years ago, and later upgraded to v3.2. I am very happy with the sound. The support from Ralph &co has been outstanding. | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? Update: I have got a replacement for the broken cartridge, and I am very happy with the performance. Some testing: The new Atlas makes it clearer that the subsonic effects (and possibly, the subsonic woofer pumping once per revolution) is part of ... | |
| Design a $60,000 Speaker - Start here I have an Audiokinesis speaker system (2 front and 2 effect speakers) where most of the cost has gone into the design, cabinets and crossovers - the drivers are quite standard (but selected) pro-sound drivers. Thereby,. the cost of these speakers ... | |
| Slight increase of tracking force = Big Improvement Is there a rule of thumb - if the cart is new, it may be used at the lowest specified setting, but after it becomes more worn, it should have a bit more weight? Up the weight a tiny bit. I associate this with the cart sounding "fresh" (but maybe a... | |
| corner speakers Hi Bil.My cottage is smaller, main room ca 15 x 24 feet. I find that the system plays best in the long direction of the room, placed on the short wall. Over the years, I’ve had several systems and speakers, including Dynaco speakers hanging on the... | |
| IFI iDSD Pro I have only comparative experience, using the Fiio x3v2 for DSD playback with no problems over three years. And yes, the double DSD vinyl rips that I make (on my Tascam DA3000 recorder) sound the best, even on this tiny machine. I can hear how inc... | |
| Tube Pre Amp or Tube Phono stage Hi Davey, I don’t know the JLTI, but I think, yes, you may like a tube phono stage. I bought a used Aesthetix Io and never looked back - inserting it into my Krell s-state system....in fact it led me to invest in tube amps also. The Aesthetix brou... | |
| Is this too hot for my preamp? What should I do? I had several repairs related to "heat x time". I then bought two Noctua NF-A14 PWM fans in a data shop, connected them to a 4.5 volt transformer, and placed them behind my hottest components. I don't hear them even from in front of the rack. I tu... |