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| How good are the Sony APM speakers ? APM 8, APM 4 esprit, APM 6 esprit, APM 22ES (2-way), APM 77, APM 66. Surrounds may have gotten bad after all these years but they can be fixed. Crossovers should be fine, at least for the first three, for they did not use any electrolytics. APM 6... | |
| Is there anything better than live recordings? Think it that way, two different worlds, one is a love letter the other a hot date. | |
| What resistors has Kondo used? Plus Shinkoh tantalums but they seized production some years ago. | |
| What resistors has Kondo used? How many? I have my doubts looking the internal construction. Maybe used same ones in early products but not today. Silver lead resistors, and 3 types of metalized film resistors, who knows, and why get something out of Japan. | |
| Which turntable to keep? If no sentimental value for either, sell both and upgrade. If should keep one that could be Dual, better player and easier to find spares if needed. | |
| Relative Importance of Analog Components Maybe i am old school but turntable/arm are the top of my list. Cartridge could be the last one, as even a modest mm would have a better chance to sing on a better platform than a top cartridge mounted on a much lesser turntable/arm combo. My curr... | |
| Is there anything better than live recordings? How can i forget this, King Crimson Absent lovers, but only on CD. | |
| What are your top three favorite classical compositions? Not so deep into classical but 3 (even...3) is impossible, i will follow the rules, Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Britten The Young person’s guide to the orchestra J.S.Bach The concertos for 3 and 4 Harpsichords (BWV 1065, 1064, 1063) First on... | |
| Is there anything better than live recordings? Unplugged Nirvana, Eagles, Clapton, Zep’s BBC sessions, Zappa’ New York, Roxy, A night in SF, Jazz at Pawnshop, Live at Leeds, Deep Purple Made in Japan, Talking Heads The name of the band, Portishead Roseland NYC, Belafonte at CH, China Jean MJ, ... | |
| Aftermarket headshell leads it isn't hard, steady hand, and needle nose pliers And a toothpick for safely opening one. | |
| Speaker Height Problem When I slouch down 11” they sound like different speakers! All of a sudden, not only am I getting mids and lows I wasn’t hearing, but the sound stage sounds deeper. At least you know your starting point. Seems tweeters need to be at ear level f... | |
| Break-in Time A miracle after Jasmine's touch! Always be patient, let the thing cook. | |
| can you please help me around how to use my first tube amp? Under biased tubes in push pull designs will have a shorter useful life apart from audible distortion or any imbalances on imaging. Under Biased (tube runs hot) you make your amp to distort and clip earlier at a volume control range. Over biased... | |
| Audio Research Reference 150 - buzzing input transformer Ok, i understand your point and it may be only that. | |
| Audio Research Reference 150 - buzzing input transformer Check the bias first to be sure that you are within range. As i read the other post, cause was a melted washer. You can check this as the rest of them. If it was dc the buzzing should be audible on start and not appearing after some time. |