ozzy62
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| Warm speakers? >I'll get a larger listening room (13X14).<If this is larger, what are you using now, a closet?Oz | |
| Merlin TSM-mm placement >and toed in pretty much directly at the listeners ears<I thought Bobby recommended firing them directly ahead, sans toe in. Maybe I misread that somewhere....Oz | |
| phono preamp advice To further elaborate on Sit's thread. Check out the K&K Audio preamp for around $1900.00. Kevin designed and builds the Art Audio Vinyl Reference for them, and this is about as close as it gets. Great sounding preamp for less than half the cos... | |
| Beeping sound coming out of left speaker? >Just recently I've been having these strange beeping sounds coming out of my left speaker every so often.<Maybe it's backing up......Oz | |
| poor vinyl There is a huge gap between VG and NM. VG can be garage sale records that look like they were tap danced on. NM should be just that, near mint. While VG might = Very Good, it sounds much better than it actually is. I would never buy a used VG reco... | |
| Daedalus DA-1: How Good Are They? They certainly look nice. But how can any designer say a speaker will work on stands from 12" - 24" tall? That is a very broad range and if one extreme is correct, the other one has to completely wrong.Oz | |
| Amp recommendation for Maggies 1.6Q You should ignore any advice that says you need a ton of power with 1.6s. What you really need is a good tube amp, Maggies love tubes. I powered my modified 1.6s with a Music Reference RM9 to seemingly impossible levels. But quality over quantity ... | |
| Which Phono Pre to upgrade to? I second the recommendation for the K&K. For about $1900.00 out the door you get a world class phono stage that would be very hard to match at the price.www.kandkaudio.comOz | |
| tube amps with El 34s your favorites ?? Music Reference RM9. Hard to beat......Oz | |
| How far apart are your speakers? >Speakers (woofer center to woofer center) 51 inchs apart<You have NO idea what your speakers sound like....Oz | |
| custom made dustcover for Nottingham Spacedeck I had one custom made at a local plastics shop. Cost me 80.00 and it looks very nice. You might try the phone book to see what's available in your area.Oz | |
| Looking For Single Source Tube Preamp Depending on the size of your room and how loud you listen, you might get away with 18 watts. But remember, those speakers have two 10" woofers per side. You might not get the control down below with an SET. But if you don't tend to rock out a lot... | |
| Looking For Single Source Tube Preamp Kevin,Since your Sonatas are so efficient, why don't you just opt for a tube integrated with around 40 watts/channel or so? The Eastern Elecric E-520 and VTL IT-85 come to mind as contenders. I think you will realize the sound you are seeking bett... | |
| Jolida Envoy Preamp What is Nuis Fidelity?Oz | |
| help turntable upgrade If you can up your budget just a bit, Hollywood Sound currently has a Spacedeck/Ace-Spacearm on the Gon. Fabulous sounding rig that requires not much from you in the way of set up and maintenance. This one gets my vote.Oz |