oldhvymec
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| Why don't speaker mfg list amps and associated equip they use to " voice " their sound? I've seen a few that suggest a good match. GR does. The old VMPS did Brian C. really liked the way Ampzilla preformed with his speakers at show. I've seen a FEW systems at shows that were matched very well.Rare, but I've seen it..When the speaker... | |
| Estate Sales I'm gonna give you all a little pearl..Storage companies, like Mayflower, Global, you know the ones with TS facilities. Have TONS of LPs stashed in the little cubes, THEY rent then they are loose the "BOX" the owners of the TS (temporary storage),... | |
| Anybody here use uship? Good idea. I’ve shipped stuff EVERYWHERE... Unless there is a forklift fork, hole in the box or visual external damage. Is always on the PACKER.If you remember one thing when shipping. IF it gets shipped back, will it look the same as when you (or... | |
| Filling a Room with Music 2 channel kinda, 4 channels, no problem. It was and is used on dance floors..You can push them into the corners, they will be like most, places with music or sound.One speaker each corner, usually hung from the ceiling, off the floor, with very po... | |
| Should I bypass my Shunyata Hydra power conditioner? A few of the power strip style SEEM to sound better, but offer no 120 VAC maintenance. They are not made to make thing sound better.The reason is safety, maintenance, and surge. Filtering is kinda hit and miss usually above 20khz and again at 40kh... | |
| The Room Sorry to hear you were put out of the house, so to speak.BUT look at the better sound room...A 30x40x9 room is huge. The numbers aren't real good. Have to do a lot of treatment. Sound like an echo chamber, ay?14x25 is better. Still kinda narrow an... | |
| Is dsp like arc as good as designed dsp active speakers I like servo bass from 15-100 hz. class a/bI like DSP, a fully active XO, and everything it offers from about 100 hz - 300 hz . class d perfect!From 300 hz up, passive, best of ALL worlds. (class a, a/b, d) SS and Valve. Winter/Summer.It works VE... | |
| Infinity Infinitesimals V.1 the logo is on the lower right corner.V.2 the logo is on the lower left corner.Better LPad adj on V.2.The fuse holders are in reversed position also.I'd have to look, but there is a little difference in the XO too.Both excellent speakers. A lo... | |
| Tubes, to damp or not to damp? There are different silicone compositions. Some of the compositions are ferrous, some are not (alloys). Others just a single added element, like lead, copper, or silver. The highest temp silicones are conductive, (graphite, carbon).The high temp o... | |
| Who, do you think, designs the best looking tube-based devices? + 1 Decware (inside and out)Cary V12s, all of them, mono blocks, and stereo units. Outside ONLY!My Mcintosh M60s with 24K gold plate cases. Polished to perfection.There is a few more...Regards | |
| DIY "HiFi" cables - and why I don't trust BJC and the likes MC, what do you do, when someone takes a cable apart and copies it?Part for part. What do you call that cable? I call it the right channel speaker cable. I always make the left one first. You crack me up...I'll add this to boot. I suppose hand ma... | |
| best-sounding class D amp? I like the Hypex NC500 with Nord Buffers, I have rev. b,c,and d.It adds a lot of room to tinker, I just purchased a pair of Weiss buffer boards, to couple with NC500, for 5k-20khz duty. The reason I like the 500 over the 1200, they both do 700 wat... | |
| Who Here is Vertical Bi-Amping? Talk about a spaghetti factory... LOL MC I got to see the cable job on that one... Horizontal bi-amping works great equil loads per rail.Vertical doesn't. 1 channel uses 200 watts one uses 30. Seems wrong?When you can match a 200 watt amp for the... | |
| which speakers should I buy? What about JBL professional PA speakers? Also electro voice speakers seem interesting. A horn will work very well, JBL, and Klipsch both have great SQ along with being tough. What do you see when its live, outside? J arrays usually, and 2 or ... | |
| Charlie Daniels dead I like him... Had his own unique style and the man could play a Fiddle.Regards |