oldhvymec
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| Parasound Preamp WOW that took the all the air out of the room.. Better here than in his system I guess. Sure nice looking lots of options for sure. Heck I even liked the remote layout.. Simple but everything is there.. Not to simple..:-)Regards | |
| Parasound Preamp Sure a nice looking full featured preamp. I have never been disappointed with Parasound, I purchased a ZPre3 a few years back what a little jewel.Parasound has the good sense to have tone control.. I hope that hasn't changed.I ran it in the Tape l... | |
| Stuck at home? Make a speaker or something for goodness sake! Building the kit isn’t the issue. Motivation is. 15 minutes of working my hands and they curl up. I can do that 3 times a day and then I’m stuck wrapping one hand around a tennis ball and sipping pickle juice to stop the cramps. LOL Retirement is ... | |
| How many dealers do you use? It would be great if there were some really good ones around. I'm not sure I'd support them, why? So they can be supported?I can find a better reason for a LOT smaller brick and mortar store with a repair facility, ACCESS to a variety of new and u... | |
| Gale 401's It was the first stand mount that took my breath away. I thought the guy that owed them was kidding about how they just disappeared and imaged so well in the showroom. They were set up vertical on Bose 901 stands. LOL the Bose 901s sat in the corn... | |
| Bryston, McIntosh, Krell or Mark Levinson fuzztone, I thought that until I herd a stack of Emotiva amps powering a set of VERY rare Strathearn speakers. I’ve NEVER herd anything sound that bad, when I knew it could sound so good. :-)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<... | |
| Should I try XLR? I'm kinda stumped too, where do you want to use the XLRs at?Is there a noise issue? No Noise, No problem... Good connection though. I use XLR on all power amps that have them..Regards | |
| Questions about Mcintosh tube amp pairing with Altecs I'm a Mac guy and have been for just over 50 years (June).The first Macs I had were C4s (2) and a C8. MC20s (2) and a Mac 30 Kit.They powered Imperial Horns and a Imperial Sub, Kits..MC30s,40,60,75,100,225,240,275s. There is not a single one or pa... | |
| A full range speaker? Concentric is two drivers in one chassis with the center being the High Frequency (HF) driver independent of the outer Lower Frequency (LF) driver. Tannoy speaker drivers.Read what it says over a few times and it will make sense.. We want it, in y... | |
| Quantum Science Audio Thread The only place a fuse has an audible effect is if it is placed in series on one of the + or - conductors of speaker wire. It will increase resistance and decrease damping factor. A bad way to protect a speaker from excessive voltage! <<&l... | |
| Actual Lead Time on Tekton Speakers Keep messing around they’re gonna disappear for a couple of months and you’ll pay a HERO finders fee and STILL pay for the delivery..This is ALL transportation issues, nothing to do with the shipper/seller or the customer.You're barkin’ up the wro... | |
| Custom designed pool theater system party pooper.. :-) | |
| Anybody use tubes in their ht system? https://www.decware.com/newsite/ULTRA.htmlTry this one..Regards | |
| single end round or flat OP for a low cost solution to try what you might like, try a weave and a ribbon. 50-150.00 for a pair and about 7-21 days for shipping.. I’ve been buying from the same 2 guys for about 3 years. Never a problem..https://www.ebay.com/itm/12466377927... | |
| A full range speaker? Concentric vsSingle driverWhizzer AND Phase PlugsWhizzer cones have an effect, a lot lower than 7Khz. If you compare the response of the speaker with and without the whizzer cone, not just the frequencies where the whizzer is the sole source of so... |