rockadanny
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| Opera Consonance Linear 2.2 or Raysonic 128? I have the Ref 2.2 and liked it in stock form (6H30 tube). But I had it modified ("factory mod") by a former Consonance dealer and now I LOVE it! He changed output caps to 2.2 450 volt Auricaps, replaced output diode, re-wired power supply for vol... | |
| Valid Efficiency Test? Doh! That's true. I forgot about the insertion loss. Filters are on input to amp (RCA). This is not the way to go about doing it. Never mind. Dumb idea. Thanks guys. | |
| Bass issues,,,,will new speaker help? I have the same issue. My dip improved (narrowed the troubled band width and decreased the magnitude of depth a a little) when I added a subwoofer, though still bothersome. It improved again (decreased dip magnitude a little more) when I added pas... | |
| Good Country recordings Dick Curless' final release before his death, "Traveling Through", is a real gem. Good music, great emotional voice, well recorded - a real treat.Merle Haggard's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, "Same Train, Different Time", is a great, timeless recordi... | |
| Personal speaker evolution RTR III's from 197? - 1993.B&O Beovox RL60.2's from 1993 - 2005.EgglestonWorks Fontaine's 2005 - these are what kicked off my current high-end adventure.Fontaine's augmented with ACI Titan Subwoofer.Fontaine's with high-pass 65Hz in-line filte... | |
| White Album, when's your last listen? Anyone in/near Atlanta who would like my album (Apple)? No longer have a TT so no use for the album, which is in excellent condition. | |
| Pet audiophile peeves - name yours Sellers not disclosing the year their gear was made. It matters. Also not disclosing a "B" stock item as such. | |
| Help me pick out music for a party When you want to end the party just put on "Escalator Over the Hill" and act like you're really getting into the "groove". I works. Trust me. | |
| How often do you swap out equipment in general Hardly ever - maybe every two years. I will not swap stuff unless I can audition first. And I've hardly ever auditioned something I prefer over my current set up. That is why I no longer consider my self an audiophile. Turns out I am just a musicp... | |
| Square room with vaulted ceilings My "audio room" has a cathedral ceiling (same thing as vaulted?) 8'-11' high. I think it sounds fine, though I do not crank the volume to extremes. But I have been told by an expert that the ceiling can act as a horn and should be treated at the s... | |
| Best solvent to clean Vibrapod marks? I'm afraid you're screwed. Rubber and many like products do not play well with wood finishes. Seems to be some type of chemical reaction which melts the rubber and fuses it to the wood finish, ruining the finish and even the surrounding area. Bumm... | |
| Which allround speaker ? My EgglestonWorks Fontaines have, for me, the perfect blend of bite and warmth, allowing for extended listening to all sorts of recordings. Nearly every other speaker I've auditioned is too harsh for me. The Fontaines require a subwoofer, but the ... | |
| Finding inert filler, for speaker stands Copper BBs at WalMart. | |
| Pre/Amp for Salk HT3 Jim Salk auditions his HT3s with Frank Van Alstine equipment (http://www.avahifi.com/): Fet Valve Ultra 550 amp (hybrid) and Ultra pre - the HT3s sound great with this gear. At least I think so, but more importantly Jim Salk thinks so as well. | |
| Amp for EgglestonWorks Speakers? 1markr - Those must be some awesome amps. I'd love to try a pair of those but cost dictates otherwise for me. I was thinking about a pair of VAC Auricle Musicbloc 70's - also tube pp - as a used pair is currently for sale in my area. Not sure how ... |