rrog
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| Do Von Schweikert VR1 sound as good as Harbeth P3? Yes you should. The VR-1's are an excellent speaker. They are very efficient and sound much bigger than you would think and they have excellent bass. Considering the price, especially on the used market, the VR-1 is a bargain. | |
| Acoustic Treatment on rear wall Look on the ASC (Acoustic Sciences) website. I have used 8 of the 9"x 36" tube trap half rounds behind the listening position with excellent results. ASC also offers the Matrixpanel for this purpose. The Matrixpanels come in two sizes, 24"x24" and... | |
| Sunfire, Bedini 803, Mac to drive Apogee Scintilla Thesoundhouse, What about the Apogee Stage? I know you rebuild Apogee speakers for resale. Are replacement parts still available for the Stage? Which models do not have replacement parts available at this time? | |
| electrostats vs ribbon drivers Tubegroover, Regarding CLS from the mid 80's. That speaker was more sensitive to amplifiers than most speakers. Infact it was extremely sensitive to everything in the system. It was hard to find a solid state amplifer that did not sound thin. One ... | |
| Strange Klipsch thing "so the only depth you will hear is that which is in the recording."If a system is manufacturing depth that is not in the recording then it must be an affect being created by the system which is no different than any other type of coloration. With... | |
| best tube amp 1k new or used? Quicksilver KT88 monos. | |
| best wood for speaker cabinets ? oak,cherry, balti For as long as I can remember I have always heard birch plywood is best for speaker cabinets. However, I have heard good sounding speakers made of MDF, chip board, synthetic marble and no cabinet at all. | |
| 5+ years old $5k player vs. current $2k player I would and did go with an older more expensive CD player. After much research I decided to go with an Audio Research CD3 MKII and I am very pleased with the sound and build quality. | |
| Cleaning and Maintenance of Connections..... I agree with Hifihvn, There is no need to use chemicals on the AC plug. If you want it to look nice polish it with clean steel wool. I also agree with his comments regarding Caig products. Caig products all leave a film which thickens over time. I... | |
| Where would you measure temp? Since the heatsinks are there to dissipate heat from the output devices, I would say the heatsinks would be the place to measure temperature from. | |
| If you had 6K to build a system with used gear? Audio Research CD3 MKIIManley Stingray (original)ProAc Response 1SCREL Storm IIIChord speaker cablesChord interconnects | |
| SANSUI AU-719 Gets Really Hot? Stanwal, Please explain. I don't understand how the numbers you posted make you think the OPs amp is not working properly. I think the easiest test would be disconnecting the second set of speakers and only running the Sansui SP-7500X, the speaker... | |
| Suggestions? Planar like Dynamic speaker under 2K Have you considered ProAc? Many people feel they have electrostatic clarity with excellent dynamics. | |
| RCA Caps I have tried RCA plugs off and on over the years, but I could never hear a difference. | |
| SANSUI AU-719 Gets Really Hot? Specs for Sansui SP-7500X are as follows: 16" woofer; 6 ohms 8" midrange; 8 ohms6"x2" horn; 8 ohms 2" tweeter; 8 ohms |