russ69
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| I was not enjoying the performance until I ...... I have not had any tone controls since the early 70s. I can't say I miss them but it's just a personal thing with me. If it works for you that's fine with me. | |
| What amplifiers/integrateds do you like with Cornwall IVs? "...I'm wondering if KT150s are too much, and I should swap in EL34s or variants..."A 25-50 watt EL-34 amp will give you everything the Cornwalls have. | |
| Pioneers in the history of higher end/accurate sounding components....and you.. Walt Lewsadder at Woodland Stereo. Arnie Nudell thought he was pretty good also, helping with Arnie's first loudspeaker designs. | |
| Okay, How Important Is Speaker Break In? (Dynaudio Contour 60i) I had an interesting experience with a pair of Klipsch RF-25s. I plugged them in and I thought, these really could be refence loudspeakers. Two days later they had lost their edge and now sounded like a very average speaker. So in this case the br... | |
| Openning a hi fi shop A bar and coffee shop with an attached hi-fi store. A nice stereo system playing in the bar/coffee shop to attract mid-fi customers from the unwashed masses. . | |
| Earplugs at concerts back in the day I always protected my ears but now at 66 years old, I have no hearing in one ear. Age more than abuse did the deed. | |
| What Audio Religion have you converted others to successfully? I'm not sure if I ever converted a non-believer into the fold but I have sent a few home with an irresistible need to upgrade. | |
| Slightly on and slightly off the "audio" theme of this site...Capitol Records building I got a tour when I was in high school. I watched them cut a record. | |
| Moving to France If I was moving to France permanently, I would sell my gear and buy new in France. If I was only living there for a few years, I'd buy some really nice Triangle speakers and a tube integrated when I got there. | |
| Will a tube amp work well on Revel f208? I run my MMGs with a 35 watt PrimaLuna and reach satisfying loudness levels. I don't see where a 88.5db speaker would have a problem with the PrimaLuna. | |
| Using 15 Amp Power Cord in 20 Amp Receptacle As long as your total draw is 20 amps or less you are GTG. In most cases it would take a big high power amp to draw that kind of current. | |
| Martin Logan speaker models comparison I assume you meant a Cary SLI-80? That might not be the perfect match, you should try some other amps, just as a sanity check and/or try some nice EL-34 tubes to bring out the sweet spot of the electrostatics. | |
| Martin Logan speaker models comparison Not sure but I think you can do a cleaning process where you lightly dust the exterior and then blow the panels with an air hose (lightly). I could be wrong but that is what I remember. | |
| What In The World Is Going On? Believe it or not disc players in general were not selling well and many have left the market. Long before COVID hit. | |
| When was the first time that you heard great sounding speakers? " Arnie Nudell and his Servo Statik 1 at CES. "The Servo Statik 1A at Arnie's favorite dealer, Woodland Stereo. The model 1s were taken down and the 1As were being run hard and the weaknesses unveiled. Still sounded great. |