oldhvymec
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| McIntosh C 47 phono stage versus the Herron phono. 2A? C47? it's a step up for sure.. You would have to do a little work and move to a valve Mac pre to get that sound... Most don't like the older Macs because there is no remotes. I tell you, their phono section is in easy comp to most anything in... | |
| Scratched woofer surround rubber Eric, what about foam surrounds and the clearance between PPlugs.I had an big problem with the wrong size phaze plugs. I made up the drivers and I had way to much clearance, at a particular position of the cone (tapered plug). Holy cow.. sounded b... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? YES, no gear needed, just ears, one will do. Heck I had deaf cousins. They loved to dance... I met more than one person that their hearing went south. Stone coal deaf..Still loved "the talk", and could give a lot of good pointers. A lot were old c... | |
| Refurb GAS Grandson amp or put money towards another amp? LOL Nick name was Pimp Daddy! Correct me if I'm wrong.. I saw him stand in with Brian C of the old VMPS and a few others at Brian's shop one night. Single malt, was the flavor of the evening, I passed...They were all a fluster over the new, Ampzil... | |
| Do Ethernet cable Cat8 DH Labs need burn in Time is always good. Things settle, and sound better. I like setting up a system that sounds good, because it only gets better.. Digital stuff not so much, that I've noticed. Analog, speakers IC, RCAs, and XLRs depending on materials, can take ... | |
| Speaker size and bass As MC suggest DBA bass is better than most, and rightly so. The distortion levels are much lower. The reason is simple, many drivers doing less work. They are easier to control the over shoot. Less distortion in the sub/bass, bass and midbass regi... | |
| Scratched woofer surround rubber I looked at the pics, purely superficial. You can get a good product to take care of them. But as far as performance, no issue. Like Eric said the rear spider(s) are the primary suspension. Surrounds hold the center and are actually a part of the ... | |
| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? + You and me both, I'm a Mac guy, and have been for 50 years. I'm sure my appearance, is a little deceiving. LOL But I've walked in ready to buy with 30,000.00 cash in my pocket, AND WALKED OUT... Got on a plane flew to Texas bought some gear, and... | |
| Refurb GAS Grandson amp or put money towards another amp? If you could have met James B., you'd understand why.One of the last Beatniks, but he was no hippy....A friggin' genius when it came to his Amps.. Just different.. The names were just part of his way. Great stuff if you got HIM to really put the ... | |
| A second system disk player? Suggestions? + Sony ESSony. ES 777 or 9000 killer units.I use a few of the ES series, 555 777 and the 9000. They have multi-disk ES versions.. I've never tried one though.. Big bang for the buckRegards | |
| Refurb GAS Grandson amp or put money towards another amp? James B. (RIP) Made some mighty fine amps. Mike Samra fixes all of them. If he is still fixing them.It will cost 500.00-1000.00 usd. min. It's only worth it to you.. No big resale. BUT James B. made a mighty fine amp.. LOLAre there better amps? NO... | |
| Power strip question Tripp lite 2400, will work very good for you. It is 2-300.00 dollar range.They have 2 or 3 different types of outlets, They maintain 120, and cleanabove 20khz and 40khz. They are a bit noisy, for the average stereo guy, but easy to quiet right dow... | |
| Speaker popularity It's all good, I know about a few of the recording tricks too. Hope we don't have to start listening to records backwards again, "Paul is Dead" LOLIt's something I prefer, wiring in phase. I use planars/ribbons 300 hz >Round speakers 300 hz <... | |
| cleaning base pins If you just have too. LOL the best for no damage and a good PIN cleaning lowrider57 hit the nail on the head. If you want to clean but not remove material and POLISH pins. Get a small handful of cotton balls and put, Deoxit, Rislone, or gun oil, ... | |
| Speaker popularity Take up croquet. As long as we don't see a Yoko Ono, thread, we're good.Yes, and night and day. Everything I wire inside the box is in phase too. No wiring out of phase for better measurements, no cheating.. lolRegards |