rooze
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| Dr. Feickert Turntable Great table, I’ve owned two Volares, one with a Jelco the other with the OL Silver. I also owned a Woodpecker but didn’t like the handling on the Kuzma 12VTA that came with it. Feickert has a house sound for sure. I ran my Volare alongside a Ori... | |
| Class D for Repatriated Merlin TSM MMI I’ve had Merlins, both floor standers and the TSM MMM Black Magic editions. They respond nicely to higher power delivery though Bobby P ran them a lot with ARS-Sonum tube amps. I’d be careful with class D amps as anything on the lean side or brig... | |
| DSP vs. active analog crossover vs. passive analog crossover. What is your take? I recently ran a project with a pair of vintage Altec Lansing Valencia 846b and a Lyngdorf TDAi 2170. I removed the XOs from the speakers and used the XO function in the 2170. I ran the woofers from the 2170's internal amp, then used the analog o... | |
| Words of wisdom on choosing a speaker Two words: Elasticated pants. | |
| Piega loudspeakers Own the C40. Good speakers but need some room to open up. | |
| Euro Tumble I bought a new turntable from the UK and it was a hassle free experience. It shipped in two large boxes via DHL. After about 5 or 6 days in transit I got an email from DHL asking that I go to their website to pay import duty. It took five minutes ... | |
| Uneven room dimensions/reflections = uneven toe in as solution? I need that symmetry so I couldn't live with different toe-in angles. However, you can also try varying the distance a little from the front wall. Pull the speaker exhibiting less output forward a 1/8" at a time until you balance the sound. Othe... | |
| Will rebuilt Quad ESL 57s take the place on a great $30K dynamic speaker? Wonderful speakers, I've owned two pairs over the years, the last pair about a year ago. For my tastes, I could only keep the Quads if I maintained two systems. They're just not suited to about half of what I enjoy - Genesis, Rush, etc, played at... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations @audiokinesis Great post above about first reflection points. Could you perhaps suggest a few speakers that work well in smaller rooms, based on your experience of having heard them do so? I'm assuming a horn-loaded design would be preferred to ... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable Great table when set up properly. It was one of the few things I brought with me when I moved from the UK to the US 25 years ago- unlike 98% of my vinyl collection which went curbside for the garbage collector, along with my Quad ESL57s. My ... | |
| Room Dust and Records You can build a cheap air cleaner out of a box fan and 4 standard AC filters. You can even go with a bigger fan/filters in a larger room. Obviously you just run the thing when you’re not around :) Otherwise pay big bucks for a machine that does a... | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp @lewm Yep, gotcha on the gain. My point, which I didn't explain very well, is that despite both inputs having sufficient gain to run a 0.1mv, the MM input with a 0.1mv sounds a bit noisier than the MC. Given that the MM input generally sounds bett... | |
| Re-tipped stylus vs original manufacturer All new cartridges have a very unique flavor profile born from the sum of all of its different parts and the way in which everything is fastened together. I don’t think you can except to change any one of these critical parts and have the exact sa... | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp I find the MM input sounds better on the Steelhead in most instances. Anything at 0.25 or upwards and there’s plenty of gain. I’ve a 0.1 mv Audio Tekne that actually works on the MM input but there’s a little bit of noticeable background noise so ... | |
| What's the heaviest speaker you've ever owned? What's the tallest? Tall- either Magnepan 3.6r or Dunlavy SC-3 Heavy - Piega C40 at 165lbs Not sure why anyone would be interested in this info, but I’m also a size 14 shoe. |