oldhvymec
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| MC2300 Pop to the speakers when cold. No idea what that means. It keeps popping, it does it once. No idea. Regards | |
| Big Below 15k used that can play loud as heck It’s not hard to hit high SPL in HiFi, it’s the cost. One pair of lattice OB Neo 8 planar tower I built will hit 120+ db. 200hz to 21k for over and hour. They were about 800.00 usd per 72-75" of ribbon column. They tripled in price. Very close to... | |
| Big Below 15k used that can play loud as heck If you want silly loud go pro. It’s Easier! There is all kinds of LOUD clear pro equipment for you to do all the damage you want.. JBL will work. I’m SURE you could ruin your ears SOONER if you do. I wish you an enjoyable endeavor to deafness. :-)... | |
| 2022 is almost here. Why are you here? Mercy, a pandemic of dueling. I choose rocks as my weapon of choice and of course a speedo with an eye patch and a knee brace, just in case. I can hobble away if all else fails.. Maybe have my second bring some Bengay, a warm towel, oxygen and the... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? You don’t need to bias any of the older Mcintosh valve amps unless you rebuild the power supply. Then only once. You can replace the little pot they use to set the bias with a fixed resistor. You measure the value of the pot and match the resistor... | |
| Thorens Motor The 160 has a clutch, it isn't worth a hill of beans, especially if it fails.. LOL I forgot to tell you. I always thought it was a cheap way to que, they made up some nonsense that when it stopped it would keep spinning or keep spinning. I can't r... | |
| How much of High End Audio is Horn Speakers? Small room filled with stuff, typical Japanese audiophiler, Horns are 1/2 of one of 2 maybe 3 rooms. I've seen a few that way. BIG Tannoys in custom hand made hardwood cabinets.. I love it.. Makes sense to me.. I really like Imperials. too. I wis... | |
| Single Ended vs Balanced Output Gain I gotta do this.. I just gotta.. I always knew it was the best way and can remember a guy doing this 25 years ago in El Grove CA. He made tonearms and carts for radio stations. The same kind of set up was used for R2R too. It's actually better tha... | |
| Thorens Motor I'm pretty sure I got you covered antiny, I'm looking at one that was sent to me for a repair and the guy never did pick up his TT. I never did install it. I have a few simi complete TT TD165s, 6-8 or so. All the motors work, the 125 they say is d... | |
| Video, Why dont audiophiles listen to each other. I gotta think on this one. Do I want to be nice? NO.. that was easy.. :-) My buddy from New Orlins' use to say, "You got mad in those pants," "Now you need to get glad in those pants." Makes sense. Happy New Year | |
| Not manufactured any more. There you go Master M. Tannoy are some wonderfully designed speakers. I love the cabinet design on a few of their models. They didn't cheap out on quite a few. Master cabinet makers blush at some of the custom Tannoys.. Stunning cabinet and finis... | |
| Not manufactured any more. | |
| Crossover Transducer, Loud Speaker Purifiers do they work? Have you used them? STL will be the last stop of my gear journey. I use to have active tube driven crossovers. They got nicked in 2015. They were set up for a three way with Strathearn Ribbons. I just acquired 8 NOS 24" drivers. I don't even want the guy to ship the... | |
| Not manufactured any more. This Snell gave me an idea to try. Is the rear lower driver active or passive? Does anyone know? I have never used or heard them.. Regards | |
| Crossover Transducer, Loud Speaker Purifiers do they work? Have you used them? Zobel network, with a twist (a notch filter). Corrects phase issues. IF you're working with woofers I found an active crossover eliminates all the funky passive XOs trying to fix the bass boo boos, passives CAN'T. Active crossovers, direct amp to... |