oldhvymec
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| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. It was a War, Santana, Grand Funk Railroad, The Temptations, The Supremes, James Brown, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Tiny Tim?Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and a little Jene Autry.Hi-yo silver, and Mister Green Jeans was cool.. SO???Dave Clark 5? I ... | |
| Spring Theory For peanuts Master M, and for you any time...MC hit the nail on the head.. there is a LOT going on.. Look at a flippin' race car suspension compared to a semi. LOL This stuff has been going on sense the time of chariot races.. Ben-Hur.. :-) sorbo... | |
| Variation on a theme. What are your other passions in life? Yup! "The dog made the difference" is the name of one."The Life and Times of and Old Heavy Mechanic" is another."Bubs" is 1/2 way done in my head.. Parson Russel Terrier that ran the house for 13 years and went to heaven in 2013. Smartest person I... | |
| McIntosh MC152 vs Cary Audio SA 200.2 ES power amps How does your preamp sound with a different source or good RCAs vs XLR and no silver in the mix from the source to the preamp. The same with the speaker cables. Are silver clad cables used in your set up?200.00 usd of OCC XLRs or RCAs and Speaker ... | |
| What song have you played the most? Just as I am.I’ve heard it 10,000 times if I have heard it once, AND If I’m lucky I’ll hear it 10,000 more times.. Like my Grandmother use to say "If the Good Lord don’t come or the creek don’t rise".. RIP 1889-1988 (99 year old). Then she went to... | |
| Are Multi way/xover type speakers ~~Flawed~~ NO!! | |
| Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE. There is only one GOOD reason. You just don’t like it.You don’t need 4 more after that...Irish Proverb..Regards | |
| Spring Theory If you use ear plug roll them up put them inside the springs you use. You will really notice a difference in the Nobsound spring. I've sprayed the springs with Flex-Seal it works well as a dampening agent for the springs too. Pull ALL the springs ... | |
| Why do my bass drivers shake violently listening to vinyl I have a TT and cart combo that will blow a normal sub 80 hz < but with servo plate amps and servo correction, it’s a tame, deep, very clear bass signal to 25 hz. I’ve always used a spring suspension and gummy puffers for isolation.. A heavy pl... | |
| Spring Theory Springs under components is the place you will notice decoupling the least. The single component that has to be isolated VERY well is a TT, maybe a CD player.Under your main speakers, bass bins or subs that’s the BIG difference, I have always noti... | |
| Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE. Maybe on the space station.. Tough to get the weight right..Spin this bucket a little faster, the arm won't stay down. Time for a little Merle Haggard.. :-)Regards | |
| Variation on a theme. What are your other passions in life? OP, I’ve worked all over the world. I’m retired. I don’t miss any of it..Sand, sweat, blood, and HARD work.. Heavy duty mechanics are abused, trust me.. When no one else is there to finish a job the mechanic is...I like my back yard, the chickens,... | |
| Tweaks That plug in to speakers and ? Why they work Mercy gentleman. The happiest woman/man I ever met was rich.The happiest woman/man I ever met was poor.The same with the children of these people.They ALL had one thing in common and it had nothing to do with their monetary situation.They kept the... | |
| Tweaks That plug in to speakers and ? Why they work The filter can only take away, it can ADD nothing, that’s why it’s a filter.Impedance matching is going to cause the onboard XO to act differently, or correctly via the way it was built and tested, either more so or less so.I can see why quality p... | |
| Best Speaker Choice for my very "non-audio-friendly" Living Room Ohm are really friendly in a room just like yours.. No crazy prices and they are not hard to set up.. If things change they are still a good omni direction pleasant sounding speaker. Open baffle? I got no idea on that one.. they do have great soun... |