oldhvymec
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| Why the cost increase? I understand this, MY money doesn’t buy 1/2 what it did 18-24 months ago.. I understand you can’t just print money. I understand this government, no matter WHO is in office, continues to NOT pay the bills of the people sense Richard Nixon. I know ... | |
| FEX EX Damaged New Legacy's Usually it's package wrong or not labeled correctly.Handle with care! Fragile! This end up! Electronics! GLASS!When you see peanuts or bubble wrap or a worn out quilt used for packing, single boxed and MOVING inside the box. Reject it on the spot.... | |
| Subwoofer Footing - Connect or Isolate? VMPS Bass systemThe Passive Radiator (PR) located in the bottom of the cabinet already has a certain amount of mass attached to the center, by the factory. By adding or subtracting mass from the PR, it is possible to make system tonal balance wa... | |
| Cable Goop Review George is going to freak!! My Asian brethren always referred to it as smoking opium. Chasing the dragon usually doesn't kill you from an overdose of smoking. Smoking Heroin can.. Smoking opium got to be pretty popular south of the border still is from what I hear..My grandm... | |
| McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ? But fuzztone I like lipstick on my pigs.. :-)Make that "Passion Pink"Regards | |
| B&W speakers sounding very harsh? Is there any way to use a different source and see if it’s just a funky recording.Second give it 200 hours. Sibilance can settle and just go AWAY after break in.. Planar tweeters can drive you nuts.. And out of the blue they just quit screwing up.... | |
| McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ? I love Mac but not a big fan of their SS. Older valve units.. I have them all. Their SS I’ve sold every one I’ve ever owned.. 1.2k on down. Cary took my breath away after a rework.. V12r what a jewel..Syrup comes to mind with Mac.. And no idea why... | |
| Can a power surge cause amp to clip? For a surge to come into a home it would have to come from the pole or a lightning strike, right? So isn’t that the reason for the bonding between pole and the ground rod at the main, over current coming in. I’d make darn sure there wasn’t a probl... | |
| New to Integrated stereo tube amps So are they all 6L6 units? Sure is a good valve. Regards | |
| Can a power surge cause amp to clip? ????You heard a clipping sound, like the on/off switch being thrown very quickly?ORYou have some device that says "I clipped X number of timed in the last number of hours".Don't you have to be playing something to clip? The signal is going beyond ... | |
| Subwoofer Footing - Connect or Isolate? High speed resonance transfer? Interesting indeed. I know you can shorten the path with a product called Sound Coat. The net result is "heat"BUT speed it up?<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<&g... | |
| Subwoofer Footing - Connect or Isolate? Well at least you spoke your piece with more than "Your way doesn't work". I've done my bit.. I try to share.. :-)Hands are killing me..Regards | |
| Cable Goop Review George is going to freak!! "Just mix a little distilled water with the graphene dust."That won't work, but you can mix a lot of graphene powder in some glycerin and that does work*. And it won't kill your toddler or your cat. <<<<<<<<<<<&... | |
| Subwoofer Footing - Connect or Isolate? I just gave you two. Carver and VMPS. I meet Carver when I took a class from him as an apprentice and Worked with Brian Cheney off and on for 30 years before his death in El Sobrante, CABOTH isolated their personal rigs, and recommended their cust... | |
| Subwoofer Footing - Connect or Isolate? "Why would a manufacturer build and sell a product that will not work optimally with the feet supplied knowing that a bad review can kill sales. " <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>... |