roberjerman

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Which Snell Type A do I have? A-I or A-Original?
@montaldo : I'd rather have and listen to my Snell's than ANY of today's over-priced five-figure marvels! 
Which Snell Type A do I have? A-I or A-Original?
That’s putty to help seal the woofer to the cabinet. Leave it alone! It is probably still pliable! If not you can buy something similar at Home Depot or Loewe's. Regarding replacing the grill fabric - don't! It is too difficult to do and get right... 
Oldest Recordings that sound “audiophile”
Also Sprach Zarathustra - Fritz Reiner and the CSO in stereo - 1954! RCA Living Stereo! 
Oldest Recordings that sound “audiophile”
Relaxin', Steamin', Cookin'! Great band! 
Oldest Recordings that sound “audiophile”
The three Prestige mono LPs that the Miles Davis Quintet made in 1956. 
Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player?
This question has been around since the arrival of the first CD players in 1983! And that was the Hitachi vertical loader - $1000! I was at Audiocom (Old Greenwich, CT) and listened to it with the few discs then available. It did not sound good! N... 
KOETSU VERMILION and audio research PH7
I have a Bellari and a Quicksilver, plus two custom-built SUTs I prefer them over active stages! 
KOETSU VERMILION and audio research PH7
I doubt it! Get a good mc transformer (SUT) to maximize the signal-to-noise range of the Koetsu - and your other mc"s. 
Snell Type A
Just as I thought! Age ruins foam! Do what I did: get a pair of 10" woofers with rubber surrounds. Mine came from a trashed pair of AR 2's. They fit perfectly in my friend's Type A's. He was very happy with the result! 
Your vote for greatest (covers) album
+1 mammothguy54! Bowie's Pinups is great! I forgot about it! Thanks for the reminder! 
Your vote for greatest (covers) album
Bryan Ferry's These Foolish Things (1973). Covers of the Beatles, Stones, Dylan ... I have the CD on order! 
Who says cables don't make a difference?
"Wire is like a condom. If it works, everything is fine. If not ..." Herb Reichert from an issue of Listener. Sane advice! 
Help Match Cables To Gear Please
The OP has neglected to enclose his listening room in a Faraday cage! Tsk, tsk! 
Help Match Cables To Gear Please
"One option is just to pony up the cash for a 200 amp Filtered high end electrical panel." So when are you opening the "We Weld Anything" shop? 
Anthem I225 upgrade
The Kinki EX-M1 is the best choice here and the one I would buy for myself. I posted favorably about it a few years back!