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| Next step suggestions, from Spendor SP100r ? Maz,There is a European distributor for Skylan stands since they are popular for Harbeth as well as Spendors. Another thing that occurred to me is your choice in speaker cable. The Kimber cables tend to have a deep and nicely controlled bass but c... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Charles1dad, Thanks for the additional comments. I also took a look at your system page and saw your comments there. Very helpful! | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Charles1dad, You said you replaced your speaker caps with CAST. What speaker caps did you replace? Your cost of $850 for the pair of speaker caps suggests that it's a rather small value. Did you replace the full cap or are you using the CAST as a ... | |
| How old is "Too old for" drivers Really old speakers may be doing just fine after 50, 60 or even 70 years. Those paper cones can last a very long time if not abused. More recent speakers with foam surrounds are another story. They may rot out after only 15 years or so. | |
| Next step suggestions, from Spendor SP100r ? I just took a closer look at your system page and noticed the stands you are using for your Spendors. To get deeper and stronger bass, I suggest you try some some Skylan stands. I recently replaced my Sound Anchor stands with Skylans and was rathe... | |
| Next step suggestions, from Spendor SP100r ? As someone who has owned SP-100s for the past 11 years, I can sympathize with your situation. During the past few years, I have considered a wide variety of newer speakers as replacements for the Spendors, yet still have the SP-100s. Some that you... | |
| Top resistors I have tried AMRG carbon films 3 times---as the cathode resistor in my linestage and as dropping resistors in my power amps' bias supply. Each time the ARMG was heavy in the bass and very dark and soft in the highs. In each case, I ended up replac... | |
| Top resistors Jetrexpro, Were the tantalums the newer type made by Audio Note during the last few years, or were they the older style Shinto tantalums distributed under the AN name? I tried the old AN tants 10 or 12 years ago, and they had a peak in the midtreb... | |
| Top resistors Jetrexpro, What type of resistor did you replace with the tantalums? I have gradually switched a number of resistors in my system over to 2w AN tantalums, and I have been very pleased with the improvements in sound. The AN does have a warm, solid ... | |
| kt77 vrs kt120 in Rogue M180s Xti16, Sorry, I should have been more specific. The only KT-77 and KT-88 tubes I have tried are the Gold Lion reissues. I have never heard the vintage GEC. | |
| kt77 vrs kt120 in Rogue M180s Thank you Chrssain! Your post prompted me to swap out my KT-120s for the KT-77s they replaced several months ago. This was the first time I'd swapped the outputs since installing the KT-120s, and the comparison clarified my thoughts on the KT-120s... | |
| How to best load my Benz wood L2 I was very happy with my L2 using a 1:10 SUT into 47K. This works out to an effective load of 470 ohms seen by the cartridge. | |
| Spendor speakers I can't quite match Gthgmg with his 18 years, but I have owned my SP100s for 11 years and am still very happy with their sound. I recently investigated several speakers that have attracted a lot of press lately, but I haven't heard anything so far... | |
| Magico VS Daedalus VS Marten VS Spendor The speakers you listed are all very different, so you really need to hear the candidates in person before making any decision. I have had Spendor SP-100 speakers for over 10 years so I am partial to the Spendor sound, especially the Classic serie... | |
| Tube Cage On or Off. Does it Make any Difference? My only experience with a tube cage was with a Music Reference RM-9 many years ago. It came with a nice steel cage that not only protected the tubes but also looked nice. Unfortunately, it added a slight steely edge to the sound, something I did n... |