rcprince
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| EMT JSD 5 or JSD 6? I used a JSD5 for several years, and Ninetynine's description of the JSD6 pretty much is what I heard through the JSD5, but I have not compared the two. Not the most resolving cartridge, maybe on the warm side of neutral, but among the best for pl... | |
| threshold amp I agree with Zd, particularly his comments on "modest" systems, yours seems quite nice. Also, does your preamp invert polarity (many CJ models do)? If so, make sure you reverse your speaker cables (plus to minus) if you haven't done so already, th... | |
| Dunlavy SC IV A harsh high frequency Agree with Rja and Brauser about blowing tweeters; I had Duntech Princesses (another Dunlavy design very similar to the SC IVs) for 12 years and never blew any drivers, and I played them plenty loud. I also would like to know what electronics you'... | |
| threshold amp Why do you think you have made a mistake? Too little power or you don't like the sound, or something else? If it's the sound, I would not go higher in the Threshold line, and I would question whether mods would change the overall character of the ... | |
| SOS: Andy Bowman - Vintage Tube Services Very true on all counts. I have known and been dealing with him for years (he even spent a few days in my house doing some nice modifications on my Jadis preamp, back when he did those mods), and in addition to selling vintage tubes that are the r... | |
| Amps that switch on when receiving an audio signal JL Labs subwoofers have a setting that does this. | |
| Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice If you're seriously thinking of giving up the CJs, I would suggest you give Behold amplifiers a listen. I heard their 40 watt integrated driving Ascendo's big speakers a few years ago and felt it was a combination that I could live with forever if... | |
| How do I post a review ? On the home page, move the cursor to "Community" on the top line and then go down the sub-menu that appears there to Reviews. Click on that and you'll see a link for posting a review. Sometimes it's hard to get the sub-menu under Community to stay... | |
| R.I.P. John Renbourn One of my favorite guitarists as well, extremely versatile. I far preferred his playing to Jansch's in the Pentangle days. | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zeppelin. Also doesn't hurt to have speakers with ripe bass for that cut. | |
| Isolation platform - Gingko vs Mapleshade I agree with Pani about the effect of the use of acrylic in Gingko platforms. Some may like the effect, as it does seem to drain some resonances, but others may perceive the effect as losing a bit of sparkle or life. The same has been said of turn... | |
| ATC scm40 or Spendor A9 Not sure what your amps are capable of in terms of power or current, since you did not specify a make or model, nor can I figure from the website what specs the Spendors have. I can say that ATC speakers are among the two or three best speakers I ... | |
| ATC scm40 or Spendor A9 We need more information--associated equipment, room size, listening preferences and priorities, etc. | |
| Anyone use solar power? I once looked into getting solar panels for my roof, but did not have enough roof space with unimpeded sunlight to make it worthwhile. If you want to listen at night, though, you will need to get a battery which is charged by solar power, which ca... | |
| Recommend Class a Amp Another possibility might be the second generation Krell KSA 200, which I believe ran mostly in Class A. But be prepared to have the amp re-capped, if not done already, as Jmcgrogan2 mentions. |