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| Some Axpona thoughts Charles,The Alura was being driven by Quicksilver Mid-Mono blocks, EL34, 40 W per channel - really, much more power than they need. As to disappearing - if seated in the proper sweet spot, like most great speakers, they will not draw attention to ... | |
| Have you found reliable online used vinyl vendors? audiophileusa.comConsistently good quality.Amazingly varied catalog.Helpful search engine.Honest pricing.Reliable.Descriptions are helpful and accurate.Been using them for many years. | |
| Akiko Audio tuning sticks? Bacardi,I have the AC Tuning Stick and it is plugged into my Isoclean 80A3.It actually does have an effect on the bass which becomes slightly tighter, a smidgen more resonate. It also has made the soundstage a bit more three dimensional. Vocals ha... | |
| What's your latest album purchase? Mark Murphy - "That's How I Love The Blues" (Japanese pressing)Marian McPartland - "Portrait Of Marian McPartland" (unopened).... both from Bullseye Records, Milwaukee. | |
| IKEA's EXPEDIT Series might be discontinued Folks,Anyone who is looking for an affective/sturdy and rather inexpensive shelving solution for LPs should look at the Expedit. I just bought three units and loaded up the shelves. I'm really impressed. If you want to see, I've got a picture of t... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? An interesting read: "This Is Your Brain On Music" by Daniel Levitin - the science of a human obsession. The discussion addresses both our emotional and intellectual need for music. Pretty fascinating and recommend. | |
| woofer excursion at start of lp Another option.If the excursion occurs as the volume is increased, andif it is some sort of airborn feedback resulting from speaker/table interaction,another easy solution could be moving your speaker either into the room or to the right. Of cours... | |
| woofer excursion at start of lp Another possibility. Isolation.Given all your geometries are correct....I noticed you are using an Ikea shelf, which is hollow. And your right speaker is relatively close to your turntable. I think you may be getting some kind of feedback.My Missi... | |
| which preamp Wondering why you are looking for solid state tubelike sound....However, I had a nice preamp from conrad-johnson which had the tube-like presentation of their "house sound". The Premier 18LS. It might fit your bill. On occasion it appears here on ... | |
| Equalizers-Using to compensate for hearing loss Broadstone,I expect your issue will be more and more common as most of us older audiophiles need to address our inevitable hearing loss. I'm not sure if an equalizer will properly compensate for your hearing issues. However, I use the AudioControl... | |
| Help, Sony SCD-1 You might want to check to see if cleaning the lens will clear up the problem before doing anything more involved. There are several laser lens cleaners, one from "Clean DrX". Or you also try a can of compressed air for electronics from "CRC" Dust... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music I'd like to add "Lush Life" by Ella Fitzgerald accompanied by Joe Pass on Pablo, 1974. Her real-life unrequited love is palpable in this rendition and Pass's sensitive backing is perfect. Great suggestions from all. | |
| Bass amp for a tri-amped system? Update! Well, I've discovered a part of the solution. I replaced the supplied active crossover unit, which was fixed ( that is no adjustment options). In it's place is the Bryston 10B Sub crossover (all analoge). It allows me to adjust the crossov... | |
| Bass amp for a tri-amped system? Matt,I would be nice to be able to try some of those amps if I could find a "bargain". You know, I'm only paying for those bottom octaves. I'll keep my eyes out on Audiogon. | |
| Bass amp for a tri-amped system? Marty,I checked the internet of the SVS/Audyssey and it appears it is discontinued. The attractive feature of this unit was that it appeared to be able to adjust two sub-woofers (two speakers?). I think I would need to purchase two of the Velodyne... |