o_holter
Responses from o_holter
| 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... | |
| Effect of Speltz Autoformers on Sound Quality I used Speltz autoformers for a while after I got Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps. With 8 ohm speakers (Abrahamsen, Aurum Cantus). I felt it introduced a slight veiling of the sound. I was much happier after I bought 16 ohm speakers (Audiokinesis Dream Make... | |
| Mythologies on MoFi - Something wrong? ? 45rpm (rounds per minute) doesn’t save a bad recording...or poor music...of course. But what was "marginal" at 33,3 rpm may now become engaging. It reminds me of my experience with the Revox A77 recorder - turn the tape speed up to double (from 3... | |
| Mythologies on MoFi - Something wrong? ? Yesterday we played Cafe Blue, 45 rpm mofi box edition, and were amazed by the sound. Next, the mofi Mythologies, at 33 rpm. This was clearly a step down in sound quality. I have been thinking - should I invest more in 45 rpm records, and less in ... | |
| What class of amplifier has the most high definition sound ? Georgehifi: Best, least coloured, fastest, cleanest, most dynamic a Class-A OTL tube amp, trouble is the speakers they love to drive are the "polar opposite" if full range 20hz-20khz. +1 for the first part of that sentence.I love my Atma-sphe... |