onhwy61
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| how can low watt tube amps drive speakers with higher power requirements So much of it depends upon your room size and how loud you want to listen. Obviously the larger the room, the more power you will require to fill that room. The same for high volume listening. If you are using a smallish room and never go loude... | |
| For a few dollars more Did I ever tell you that you remind me of the Duck Of Death? | |
| Backup Generator transfer switch In the last issue Fremer backtracked somewhat on his comments. The system still sounded really good, but just not outrageously excellent. | |
| The Exogal saga continued.... What I think some of you are missing is that this is a SAGA, it says so right in the title. A saga has a hero, a quest and a villainous monster (or sometimes a monstrous villain).In this saga the intrepid Rtorchia, Son of Rtorchia, has seen the e... | |
| Tube Amp in Snowpiercer It can get complicated, but sometimes items in a movie are there because somebody wants it for themselves after the movie is finished. You can pay actors millions of dollars and some will still keep the clothes or the watch their character wore. ... | |
| Question about The Doors Soft Parade Remasters The Doors used any number of bass/bass guitar players on their studio albums. Ray Manzarek also played bass lines on keyboards, I believe a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass. | |
| The Exogal saga continued.... Your situation is unfortunate, but you were not swindled. | |
| Band of an instrumental piece played in march 1971 on a FM station from Muncie, IN? Just guessing, but it might be Yes performing "Siberian Khatru" opening with excerpts from Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite". | |
| Wilson Alexx V The speculation I heard is that they couldn't reach a licensing agreement with another loudspeaker manufacturer and now have 20 million cheap Chinese made tweeters that they will toss in a nearby landfill. Remember, it's off the record, on the QT... | |
| Learning To Listen As I see it, there are three possibilities why this “journalist” sees precision that I can’t even begin to grasp: 1) My $3,000 system doesn’t buy me admission to this phenomenon, 2) It’s all BS, 3) I lack knowledge or understanding that the “jo... | |
| Learning To Listen Audio magazine are a source of information and entertainment. Good writers can entertain a reader with their descriptions of what they hear, but at the same time, don't take what they say too seriously. It's similar to sports commentators. | |
| Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp His rig changed overtime, but for a long time he played a Fender Twin Reverb with the preamp outs into a McIntosh 2300 amp. He used various MXR, Boss and Mutron effect pedals. | |
| If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see? 1913 Paris, France for the premier of "The Rite Of Spring". Early 1930s Mississippi -- I'd track down performances by Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and Henry Sloan.11/7/40 -- the Crystal Ballroom in Fargo, ND to see the Duke Ellington Orchestra.... | |
| Open House With Audio Components Why do an open house at all? They don't really help sell your house, but are actually a marketing tool for the broker to collect names of potential customers. That said, there are other really good reasons why you should disassemble your system ... | |
| Is a separate phono preamp worthwhile? Wait until you go to a moving coil. The McIntosh MM inputs are considered quite good. |