rlawry
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| Any Alice Cooper fans? Saw him in the fall of 71 for his Killer tour with the guillotine, plastic baby dolls, and panties into the audience. I probably listened to Killer 10 million times during that period and still listen occasionally to this day. I always thought he ... | |
| HELP Best speakers btw 1000$ and 3000$. Real tests I attended the 2012 Newport Beach Audio Show and heard so many hifi-ish speakers there that I was actually relieved to get out of there. That being said, two very inexpensive and impressive small two-ways there were the Evolution Acoustics MMMicro... | |
| Cartridge for my system? Your wisdom is needed Before I spent big bucks on Lyra cartridges from Audioquest and my current Titan i, I had several Grado cartridges and loved them. They are moving-magnet designs and have loads of output and a very robust sound. IMO these are very underrated cartr... | |
| Tube dampers/coolers effect on preamp sound? Yep, I added some Audio Research rubber band-like tube dampers to my Manley Steelhead phono preamp and I heard a tightening of the sound, especially in the bass, and improvement in dynamics. It didn't make the difference other tweaks such as Audio... | |
| Conrad Johnson Premier 140 6922 tube swapping My Premier 140 did indeed sound great, perhaps one of the best-sounding amps I have ever had. The problem it had, and perhaps it is not common, is that it kept blowing line and speaker fuses. I could easily and cheaply replace the speaker fueses b... | |
| Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOne Hi, Iknev: If it were me I would just repackage the speaker since it is not that massive and send it back to be fixed under warranty. No doubt it will be painful not listening to your new speakers, but the last thing you want to do is compound the... | |
| Conrad Johnson Premier 140 6922 tube swapping I had one of these--great sounding amp but mine was problematic--and rolled a few tubes in it. I even bought some vintage Tung-Sol 6550's which made an enormous difference, more than the 6922's. I thought the Siemens CCa was the best sounding 6922... | |
| Preamp - 18 dB Gain too low? My guess with your 98 dB efficient speakers and your normal 18 dB preamp is that your power amp has voltage gain on the low side, probably to reduce tube noise coming from your speakers. As long as you are not getting too much noise from your syst... | |
| Small room speakers? You might want to try the new Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOnes. I bought a pair for $2500 and they are one of the best speakers I have heard at any price. | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... I agree with Mapman and Tpreaves above. Why do you care what some reviewer says about your amps? Remember, this is the guy who claimed that the Harmonic Technology Cyber Light Cables were the most significant improvement he had ever heard in his l... | |
| Donald Fagen-Sunken Condos I am also a big Steely Dan and Donald Fagen fan but haven't been able to warm up to this one. Other than the muffled midrange mentioned above, this LP has too much of a recycled quality, like we have heard these songs before. I remember one cut so... | |
| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? Yep, Norman Hurricane Smith who was an audio engineer for the Beatles and producer for Pink Floyd. I believe he recently passed away. Great tune. | |
| What is the single best pre amp you have ever hear Essence Jasper Reference preamp. Only 7 were made. Mine has been modded with carbon nanotubes. | |
| Next Phonostage I also had a Rhea and was considering updating it to the Signature version when the dealer convinced me to spend a little more and get the Steelhead. I am glad he did. This product has a lot of flexibility and you can dial in the gain, input trans... | |
| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? "Third Rate Romance" by Amazing Rhythm Aces"Joy" by Apollo 100"Overture from Tommy" by Assembled MultitudeBTW, Andy Kim was the writer of "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies, a #1 smash in 1969. |