paulfolbrecht
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| "Spitting" Cartridge problem Good idea, Bill. I've used the pliers on many occasions and being very careful, never mushed one closed. I'd bet it would be a bit of a pain to deal with if one did do that. | |
| "Spitting" Cartridge problem I did check the clips but maybe not good enough. I will clean those suckers with a good degreaser and make sure they fit very tight (with judicious use of a very fine needle-nose pliers). I am now betting that's it as well. Wgallupe, I don't think... | |
| Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps? They're a bad fit because the Zu FRD sounds best with an amp with a relatively low damping factor. That's what it's designed for. Bass will be overly damped (dry, thin) with any kind of digital or switching amp. | |
| Zu Omen or Tekton Lore In my 16x25 room with vaulted ceiling the Lores are not light. 20 Hz? Well, no kidding, of course not. But they are quite well-balanced and bass is decent even for rock. I wouldn't use a sub if I had one. They are only 6" from the front wall (the ... | |
| Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57? I meant to say "CLASSIC 'voltage-paradigm' amp".And I also meant to say "power output nearly inversely linearly proportional to impedance". But, heck, everybody figured that out. | |
| Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57? I know everything Ralph has said in this thread is dead-on accurate (as always).It really makes me wonder how some people (some people who DEFINITELY know what music sounds like such as Chesky) power their Quad 57s with the ASR amp. The Emitter is... | |
| Zu Omen or Tekton Lore I saw it implied here that the new Lore (Pandragon?) has a "dedicated bass driver". That implies it is a three-way speaker and that is NOT the case - both FRD are run, well, full-range. It is a two-way speaker as is the Lore (or "augmented wideban... | |
| Tekton Design Lore I had to post a follow-up. I implied in the review that the bass was lacking for rock. In fact, I was hunting for "weaknesses". I don't listen to rock much, but I just listened to The White Stripes' "Elephant", and it was really incredible, and *I... | |
| Tekton Design Lore Rbrowne,The TL-D1 is a very special speaker. However, I have not had a pair for nearly two years, and never in this room. Here's about all I'd venture to say:- The Tonian's live cabinet gives it a way with expressing the microdynamics of percussio... | |
| Zu Omen or Tekton Lore FYI - I posted a Lore review (in the reviews section). | |
| Tekton Design Lore I was neglectful in not listing my system:Analog: Basis Ovation TT, TriPlanar arm (an early one), Ortofon Rondo Red cartridge, Tom Evans Microgroove+Z phono preampDigital: Audio Note Kits DAC 3.1 fed by Mac MiniLinestage: Tom Evans Vibe/Pulse (Lit... | |
| Tekton Design Lore Thanks for the correction, Z. I knew I should have verified that.It looks soft from the listening seat. | |
| Tom Evans Audio Design Microgroove + X Review Yeah, the Vibe/Pulse is amazing - the phono stage brought even more of the same "flavor" to the table then it did. | |
| Some impression on Zu Omen Definition I also had an F5 once. I liked the F3 better by a decent margin. I think I had AN/Es then (also a great match with the F3). | |
| Some impression on Zu Omen Definition The Definition (full Def 2 - I've never heard the Omen Def) with the First Watt F3 was just an incredible pairing. It did it all and had no real weaknesses, on any type of music.(With that setup with my Tom Evans phono & line stages, for the f... |