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| SANSUI AU-719 Gets Really Hot? Recordman"I'm using the same set as I was with my other Sansui Amps, 8 Ohm speakers. I have not changed a thing, other than the amplifier."Do they have a name on them? Check the back of the speaker. Sometimes there is a label with the brand and th... | |
| Female Jazz Singers...new person/new releases... Connie Evingson has some great recordings. Some have a European flavor and some songs are part French and part English. After listening to Connie it's hard to listen to Diana Krall. Ruth Brown "Blues On Broadway" is an awesome naturally recorded a... | |
| When to replace pre-amp tube? Anyone with tube equipment should keep spare tubes on hand because you never know when you can have a tube failure. If you think your tubes are getting worn you can try a new tube and see if you hear an improvement. If you don't hear an improvemen... | |
| good monitor speaker for a large room In a room that size a monitor speaker might get lost. You may want to consider a subwoofer. I can't imagine anyone not being happy with a REL. | |
| SANSUI AU-719 Gets Really Hot? What speakers are you running with your AU-719? Sansui and other similar amplifiers from the late 1970's are rated for 8 ohms. Nowhere could I find a 4 ohm rating for these products. The speakers your AU-719 was designed to be used with have sensi... | |
| Why do NOS Tubes sound better than new tubes? Better trained people and better materials back then. As far as one tube sounding better than another, it depends on the application. | |
| Sagging Voice Coils? Hifihvn, Thank you. | |
| Sagging Voice Coils? Viridian, I beg to differ. Unless I misunderstood you, I was under the impression you made it personal with your comment; because you and others in your club never experienced woofer sag that it must be a myth. Isn't that what an urban legend is? ... | |
| Best travel destinations for audiophiles Trebejo, Did you say the retarded USA? | |
| Sagging Voice Coils? Viridian, Your use of the term ad hominem was inappropriate. I am sharing with this forum what I know to be true through experience for the benefit of interested parties. Just because you have not experienced this with your antique speakers does n... | |
| Sagging Voice Coils? My last post was for Viridian. | |
| Best steak to eat while listening to your rig? FedEx just delivered a box of porterhouse steaks from Lobel's of New York. These are prime dry aged steaks and the flavor is fantastic. This thread got me thinking. I hope these steaks are as good as Mrtennis' salmon. | |
| Sagging Voice Coils? That's nice you are an audio club. I'm not in an audio club, however, I have experienced sagging woofers. For all I know YOU might be an urban legend. | |
| Sagging Voice Coils? Viridian, The surround on your Klipsch speakers is a continuation of the cone material. Also, the woofer in your speaker dictates the sensitivity of the speaker, so with 102db sensitivity the woofer cone is very light weight. It's not very likely ... | |
| Sagging Voice Coils? It is true that some drivers need to be rotated 180 degrees due to becoming off centered. It has to do with the weight of the driver putting pressure on the surround over a long period of time. This is less likely to happen with smaller lighter dr... |