rchau
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| Shindo Reliability There's really nothing to worry about.Shindo has been in business (as Shindo Laboratory) since 1977. Which means that only a handful of companies are older. They have been 'writing the book for decades'. I think people get an impression that Shind... | |
| Shindo Masseto Tubes and Fuses YGShindo has replacement tubes for all of their products. When every model is sold, a fraction of the parts are used for production and another fraction is set aside for spares. When the parts for production are used up, the model production ends ... | |
| Shindo Auriges vs. Cary SLP98 Plinko,I just wanted to make a correction for you before Teajay blows a gasket. Audio Valve is a German company that has been around for a long time. They never have gotten much press or attention in the US. With that said, I must admit that the A... | |
| High efficiency speakers When talking about low powered amps and high efficiency, it's all relative. 18 W is not really that low powered and you have a lot more options. Personally, I prefer ultra high efficiency speakers no matter how much power. When I mean high efficie... | |
| Esoteric's G-03x Master Clock Generator I believe that Esoteric was (or still is ) sourcing their master oscillators from Stanford Research Systems (SRS). I was chatting with one of the SRS reps at a scientific conference a few years back and he said they were selling their OXCO and Rb ... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Good luck and be patient.I just hope the Duelands and the Mundorfs work for you.My only word of caution is that I've had plenty of experiences where the hot boutique part did not work but the $1.00 unbranded oil cap from the local swap meet did th... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil The concept of fast or slow in audio is a rather nebulous concept that is not well defined. As caps age, they change their values and hence the crossover points. They can also have other problems like leakage resistance, etc. Not a good thing.It d... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Volleyguy-The answer is probably demand. Since modern mass market electronics run on low voltage (less than 24V), mylar film caps and the like are whats used in mass market stuff. Oil caps are typically used only high voltage equipment and it is a... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil It probably is better to tweak a few caps at a time. It takes experience since you don't know how each cap will respond in a given situation.Tuning at this level is an art. Using the most expensive components is rarely the best solution. Also, jus... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Your measurements don't seem out of the ordinary. It would be a problem if one tweeter was at 6 ohms and another at 30 ohms. The AA is the most popular crossover. It is hard to replicate the exact sound without using vintage parts. It is possible ... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil VolleyguyI did some more poking. It looks like the crossover for the La Scalas do not have any resistors but a large number of oil caps.It also appears that 5 different Klipsch crossovers have been used ranging from the original A crossover to the... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil I want to offer a different perspective.I gather from your original post that you've had the Klipsch for a long time and they took a turn for the worse about a year ago.Your original assessment of a bad capacitor is a possibility but I would encou... | |
| Is the magic in shindo or verity? Mikeyc8You can order a stand alone Shindo phonostage to go with the Auriges-L. However, the stand alone phonostage is in the neighborhood of $6K-7K. It would probably make more sense to trade the Auriges-L in for the two-box Auriges with MM phono ... | |
| Is the magic in shindo or verity? The Shindo stand alone phonostage is a custom product that can be ordered. It does not appear on the standard list of products. All of Shindo's stuff is already pseduo-custom and there are a lot of special products that Shindo can make if you ask.... | |
| Emerald Physics CS-2, Opinions Please Philefreak-I get your point. I do understand what you mean when speakers don't play to realistic levels and seem to just run out of gas. But in my experience, this usually happens at frequencies below the midrange when the speaker impedance begins... |