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| Did you know that Audiogon... Uh-Oh -- it's a sad day for audio! Even A-gon has gone the HT route in search of more capital. Can you say, "larger market share". Oh well, greed makes the world go 'round...But on the plus side, maybe it will get the HT-related discussions off th... | |
| ''Hissing'' from speakers....cause ? It appears (correct me if I'm wrong) that you went from a passive preamp to an active model. Passives are, well, "passive" and should have no inherent "hiss," while all actives have some degree of hiss, some more than others, but if it's a modern ... | |
| Motor noise with Michell Orbe and Benz Ruby? After a little more experimenting with the motor noise problem I found that the noise was not a proximity problem but an electrical one. If I loosen the locking collar at the motor and pull the lockring back, then pull the connector out just far e... | |
| Electrostats Driver, I think the Eros is coming in some other finishes now besides the black, which could be the key to sneaking them past your wife. However, they are on the large side and as such would be hard to conceal.I've taken my system to a spare bedro... | |
| Should I upgrade? I know from personal experience that the Rogue 99 is extremely sensitive to what is supporting it. Putting it on BDR #4 cones really tightened the bass for me and helped the PRAT substantially. If you haven't already done so, I recomment trying th... | |
| Electrostats Sean,You're talking a lot of theory and generalities, which says to me that you don't have specific experience with the InnerSound Eros Mk-III that Driver raved about above.So just FYI, the Eros can play VERY LOUD without strain (I'm sure it's pre... | |
| New Vinyl Playback Technology Rcprince, I once asked Ralph Glasgal about his Finial TT and he intimated that the tics and pops caused by dust were a real issue. In fact, he used it in conjunction with some sort of electronic device that was designed to minimize the tics and po... | |
| Any Audio Enthusiasts in Tucson? Hi Morasp,Thanks for replying. I've been in Tucson about 2 weeks, but have been an audiophile for decades. Presently I have Audio Physic Virgo II speakers with a Paradigm servo-15 sub, Monarchy Audio SE-180 hybrid amps, Parasound series 2000 pream... | |
| Vinyl wow I've owned a lot of turntables over the years and can't say I've had much of a problem with wow at all. Either you're hyper-sensitive to this type of anomaly, or as others have suggested, there is something wrong with your turntable and/or records. | |
| Sutherland PHD I heard it at an NJ Audio Society meeting and it sounded quite good... We compared it directly to a Manley Steelhead with Harry Weisfeld's new top-of-the-line TNT TT and Vandersteen 4 speakers.It was better focused than the Manley, transients were... | |
| Virgo II or Not? Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're the IIs. The serial number is 2707 A/B, and I saw someone else advertizing IIs with a serial number of 2666. And they seem to have the correct tweeters. I just wanted to confirm that the IIs weren't necessarily marked... | |
| von schweikert vr3 or magnepan 12qr The Maggies sound much better without that 1-ohm resistor to "smooth out" the highs. I tried them both ways and it's just no contest. Replacing the standard metal U-connectors with high-quality speaker wire is a cheap tweak that seems to work well... | |
| Headphone dilemna....seeking advice.. I own the Stax 4040 system and think it's fantastic. The 404 Signature phones are very detailed, well-balanced, and musical. The direct-drive 006t tube amp is a wonderful little gem. For $925, it's a great bargain. I think it will be snapped up qu... | |
| When separating the TT from the rest of the system Move the phono stage with the turntable. That's bound to be better than driving long interconnects with a phono cartridge. Of course, not all phono stages like driving long interconnects either... Since you didn't list any of your equipment, it's ... | |
| How can you tell if a speaker has impedence dips? No dynamic cone speakers that I know of stay at a constant 8 ohms over the entire audible bandwidth. I'm sure the Paradigm's drop to 6 ohms or less at some point, but your best course of action would be to contact Paradigm. They have to have that ... |