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| Most forgiving high end speaker 10k-20k? Agree with the Harbeth recommendation, but Spendor should be auditioned as well. Spendors and tubes go together very well especially if one is looking for a less analytical sound than the typical high-end speaker. | |
| RTR esr 15 info I am curious about your line array and whether you ran into problems with beaming. Back in the 1970s when I had a RTR ESR-6 with my Fulton FMI-80s, I tried making a new mounting panel so that all 6 electrostat panels were in the same plane. The re... | |
| Spendor SP100 mid/bass rubber surround According to my Spendor manual, they keep a record of driver performance characteristics for every speaker they made, so if a driver needs replacement they can sell one that is an exact replacement. Spendor takes great efforts to match drivers pre... | |
| Spendor SP100 mid/bass rubber surround Simon, How did the rubber surrounds on your Spendors get damaged in the first place? The fact that both the woofer and mid need repair suggests that something out of the ordinary occurred, like somebody poking the speakers. I have had SP100s for o... | |
| My Final Amplifier Purchase - What Would You Buy? A sensible question and sensible replies. For what it's worth, I think it would be a mistake to abandon tubes. Having been down that road a couple times in the past, I ended up unhappy and eventually returned to tubes. I also happen to think that ... | |
| Psvane Teflon capacitors real or fakes? Credibility is everything in the field of component parts. It's not realistic to expect the end user to dissect caps or other parts to confirm the materials claimed to be used. I was skeptical from day one about Psvane, Treasure and Grant Fidelity... | |
| How good does a TT have to be for a good cartridge The best answer is "It's complicated." There just isn't an easy answer because the table/arm/cartridge is a combination and some combos have a synergism and some do not. The issue is made more maddening because the types of sonic changes from an u... | |
| DIY TT platform Marble to Wood Changeover I am pretty sure you will notice a change in sound if you replace the marble with another material. I don't have any experience with Vibrapods but I have certainly tried lots of other isolator materials, and while they impart their own sound to th... | |
| How to break in a tube preamp? Breaking in your preamp does not require that your power amp be on. Just do what you said--connect your digital gear to the preamp, put it on infinite repeat, turn your preamp on and use your regular volume setting. The preamp has a loading resist... | |
| Classe CA300 vs. Classe CA2200? I had a CA300 for many years and had no reliability problems. Same for the DR-10 that I owned for several years before that. Acording to my dealer, after I bought my CA300 in 1995, Classe modified the amp to make it sound more impressive in the sh... | |
| Upgrading coupling capacitors on EAR 834p The values of the coupling capacitors are not critical. Use anything reasonably close. It is important to make sure they have a max voltage rating of 400v or greater. I have found it is better to use a single capacitor rather than several in paral... | |
| Old tapes reveal how BAD FM became Gumbygdammit, I would be happy to send you my tapes but unfortunately I threw them all out when I moved a few years ago. I hadn't had a working tape deck for over 30 years. Now with the resurgence of R2R tape, I wish I had kept them. | |
| Which is a better choice? New, or used preamp? I would recommend a used Emotive Audio Erato, Poeta or even Sira for the best sound and overall value in the price range. They don't come up for sale all that often but if you can wait a month or two you should be able to find one on Audiogon.I al... | |
| TriPlanar Tips With one exception, I haven't experienced any screws loosening up. The exception is the cueing control which is not a metal-to-metal issue, rather a metal on some kind of plastic. Each time I tighten up the cueing so the arm will stay up when the ... | |
| Do you buy Insurance for Stereo Equipment? My house was burglarized 20 years ago and my entire stereo system was stolen which put my homeowners insurance to the test. I have to say I was 100% satisified with the way Nationwide handled the claim. All of our personal property items including... |