oldhvymec
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| No longer need 16' speaker cable pair- options? +1 twoleftears, a nice coil looks good, and some risers doesn't hurt a thing, adds an artistic flare to the look.... Culture.... Yes... Cable Art...The NEW thing of the future "Cable Art by so and so!!!" yup!!!Regards | |
| Computer Guru's, Does my external Hard Drive go to sleep if its still blinking? The rule with back up was... Back up as often as your NOT willing to lose data. You have two current backups, and a working copy? I'd say if you add a new 100.00 backup every two years. You'd be only two years at the oldest. Maybe close to 1/3 li... | |
| Why are there so many wooden speakers? … Aren’t violins made of wood? Guitars, pianos, Clarinets, bassoons. Why would it occur to someone to pick on wood as being on unmusical? Some very special woods too.Yes that is the problem, they have a sonic signature. You want nothing in repr... | |
| Lots of bass at walls, lack of bass in center of room/listening position I wonder if diffusers behind my speakers would help? In addition to bass traps. Because I can't pull my speakers out further than a foot off the front wall. Lets say the diffusers, and traps and everything killed all the reflective problems, yo... | |
| Why are there so many wooden speakers? fbgbill12 posts08-01-2020 5:39amWhy the f#$k did I read this posting? Another dumb speaker argument.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>... | |
| Line conditioner... I don’t think they give you better sound, unless you have problem to begin with, nor do I think they choke things off if you have a good power supply in your gear to begin with. Second, I’ve never used one to make gear sound better.I use them for ... | |
| Subwoofer Suggestion Kulo, where did you get that name? Hee Hee I just noticed that..What about PE can you get their stuff where your at? They ship everywhere, I thought.. They have good units you can build from flat packs or they have a few premade units, too.It’s an... | |
| How do you all manage mild hearing loss? Reality check: no ones hearing is what it used to be. We all lose it. There's a fool-proof cure that will stop hearing loss dead in its tracks. Its called: death. Until then its all downhill. LOL, holy going deaf, Batman!! You learned to get ar... | |
| Reliability of brand I’m a Mac guy through and through. I picked up a Zpre3 Parasound, 3-400.00 dollars. What a cool little preamp.. Remote, sub volume control all kinds of little goodies. Mac, pick one you can afford and can go through if you need to(older). They hav... | |
| Why are there so many wooden speakers? Geeee kenjit, I agreed. I didn't use disappearing ink either. It is the standard, and a lot of the manufactures still use it, plus inflation to justify the triple dip polymer unchippable paint jobs in a country where it's legal to use the crap on ... | |
| Not sure of term but I notice some distortion/vibration coming out the speaker port? You have a stethoscope? It will tell the who mechanical story.LOW listening ONLY!!!, move the scope... you'll be surprised what you can tell with one..BE AWARE. it is not for any type of loud listening. Leaks, VC rubbing, warped drivers, loose par... | |
| What does an electronics repair shop need to repair my Almarro 318B? I looked at the schematic, it only shows the right side but it should work just fine. All the test voltages are there. I don’t see any real problem.Test the valves, test the circuits. Valve amps are pretty friggin easy. Come on.New tec time...Regards | |
| Why are there so many wooden speakers? Do your homework Kenjit. You will figure it out. Everyone else has. I figured mine out.. Everyone? LOL you have a lot more faith in the typical audiophiler, than me. A typical question. How do I change the stylus in my MM cart, I pulled a pointy t... | |
| Why are there so many wooden speakers? Granite rings like a bell, I think you mean synthetic granite, ATH @ CorianVMPS STIII SE used that material 25 years ago, in the front baffle only.It weighed over 550 lbs, with just a front baffle.A whole tower (72") of Corian would weighs over ... | |
| How do you all manage mild hearing loss? Ya know they use to make BIG ears, for hearing issues, could use them and cut them down, one smaller for the better ear..They had a few different names...The best thing you can do.. Take care of what you got left.. You can learn to listen around i... |