pryso
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| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please Back in the '80s I evaluated and bought a RM-9 to replace my restored Marantz 8B. It drove my Vandersteen 2 (whatever was latest version at the time). Beautiful sounding and looking, I might still own it except I bought larger speakers for which 1... | |
| Best location setup of turntable Unless you want to play with various suspension systems, a wall mount as Bdgregory suggests may be the easiest answer. Hopefully, owners of Thorens tables will add their experiences.The second issue after what to place it on is where in the room t... | |
| speaker to big? Two considerations:Large speakers are usually designed that way to accommodate larger woofers. This may overdrive a smaller room. Also, remember that nearly all speaker cabinets vibrate to some degree, thus they add to the soundfield. The larger t... | |
| Is that record dead yet? Grimace, do you have a record cleaner? No help for wear, but a lot of your "pops" might be dirt and grundge in the groove which could be washed out. I believe every vinyl enthusiast should have a record cleaning machine. Even an inexpensive manual... | |
| Are modern speakers better than old speakers? If you're not familiar with the Princess, she is the "little" sister to the Sovereign, the model that received all the notoriety and reviews. I always believed the Princess was scaled more for an average living room - still at 6' tall and 180 poun... | |
| Are modern speakers better than old speakers? Sirspeedy, no need to apologize for your enthusiasm for your Avalons. I feel the same way about my Duntech Princess. Good design and build does hold up over time. I think I would need to spend around $20K in today's market for a replacement and ev... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, interesting post, with a lot of food for thought - sort of a large audio deli counter.I was struck by a point many years ago that many top mastering engineers reportedly used MM rather than MC cartridges in their work - Sax, Grundman, Ricker... | |
| Vandersteen 5A biwire shotgun absolutely required? Vandersteen has been consistent in recommending bi-wiring since before the Model 5 was even introduced. Why would anyone spending what the 5A costs be reluctant to do otherwise? | |
| Are modern speakers better than old speakers? Shiprepair, hopefully my comment on B&W will stay within the context of the OP. One audio buddy owned the original 801, then the Series III for a number of years. A few years ago he replaced those with the then-current 802N. As an outsider and... | |
| Listening for tube degradation Hitman and Larry:As I stated earlier, I'm not an expert in electronics but I do believe an inexpensive tube tester can be a great value to most hobbyists with any tube gear. B&K and Hickock both made a number of good testers that can be found ... | |
| Listening for tube degradation I agree with Eldartford, most often tube performance deteriorates slowly. Some can last a year while others may survive 20 years. Too many variables about circuit application, user care, etc. so time alone cannot be the measure. I believe anyone w... | |
| Note worthy Omni Directional Speakers.. Well, if you want to consider "grandaddys", you might look for a pair of Sonabs designed by Stig Carlsson. He first developed omni radiation speakers in the 1950s in an attempt to replicate the sound produced in the concert hall.They have not been... | |
| Are passive preamps better? Another vote for active. I've owned a couple of passive units which sounded so "clean and open" on initial hook up I was impressed. But ultimate lack of drive and dynamics always caused me to return to an active unit. There is one significant valu... | |
| vandersteen 5a question Seven posts in one day on the same subject! This appears to be excessive insecurity. Perhaps before posting any more you should instead see your (audio) analyst. | |
| Tube amps with BALLS in the low end registrer ??? I think you'll find that low end response with tube amps will correlate with output transformer design. VTL amps excel in this regard. I have a pair of VTL 300 monos which provide the most controlled and musical bass of any tube amp I've tried. Th... |