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| Any WARM, MUSICAL speakers out there? Don't know about current Vandy 5's, but from what i saw of them in 1999 and talked to Richard about, they are directly driven off of the amplifier inputs feeding the rest of the speaker system. I questioned Richard about this quite a bit as i saw ... | |
| Why is my conrad johnson mf 2500 overheating? What preamp are you using ? If running a tubed preamp or an SS model with phenomenally high gain, 1/3 of the volume control might actually be driving the amp to rated power and / or beyond. Sean> | |
| One hit manufacturer Tireguy: Metal coned drivers have been around since the 1970's. I think that Stuart Hegeman used them. As to answer the original question, my contribution to this thread would be Audio General, Incorporated or as others may know them "AGI". They o... | |
| When do records damage a stylus Z: Most tube circuits move about as fast as turtles on their backs. Then again, some SS designs i've run across are even slower than that. I've got two SS amps that slew at 5v/uS. Then again, my Dad's old tube preamp used to have a 13 uS rise time... | |
| Anybody able to compare Athem AVM/Sunfire G III ? Pr: Sounds like you did a good job of getting to know the two components via various cable and support component swapping. Obviously, the Anthem was the winner in your system. I don't doubt your results in the least. Sean> | |
| Pass Labs ALEPH 5 vs ALEPH 2 All things being equal, individual chassis mono-blocks will always perform better than a common chassis stereo amp. While some will argue that the differences are measurable but not audible, i beg to differ. Sean> | |
| When do records damage a stylus Z: A hard "tick" or "pop" is of immense intensity and speed compared to anything recorded onto a disc. If one is playing very "intense" rock music ( which is highly compressed and has a very high average level ) at high spl's, it's quite possible ... | |
| Anybody able to compare Athem AVM/Sunfire G III ? Pr: Thanks for the quick and thorough response. As to the "automated default" of the TG processor, i agree that it can be a hassle. Then again, what other devices that try to be "convenient", "high tech" and offer a lot of "features" AREN'T gettin... | |
| Dimming extremely bright and annoying LEDs Arcam: You sound like my business partner. He keeps preaching the same "LED's last forever" or "LED's never burn out", yet i keep replacing them or seeing them burned out on units coming in on a daily basis. While i know that newer technology LED'... | |
| I've got a basic, directional decision to make. You folks have to provide more info if you want well thought out answers. 1) Will you be using sources other than your digital player ? If so, what other sources do you plan on using. The reason that i ask is that input switching versatility and s... | |
| Favourite Guitar CDs I've only got one of his discs and i'm not that impressed with it, but having seen him play live, i would have to imagine that at least one of the dozen or so releases he has out has got to be pretty good. Who am i talking about ? "Buckethead" of ... | |
| Anybody able to compare Athem AVM/Sunfire G III ? Pr: I'm curious as to if you ran the Sunfire with the XLR or RCA outputs ? Did you try turning off the "auto select" feature on the Sunfire ? I agree that it can be a nuisance, especially if you have multiple sources connected and turned on. Sean> | |
| When do records damage a stylus Both Timo and Bomarc are right. Friction "grinds" both the stylus and the record. As a general rule though, diamonds are harder than vinyl, so most of the damage will be on the vinyl end of things. Ticks and pops are bad for your amp and speakers ... | |
| Power cord for a parallel filter--does it matter? Most parallel filters plug directly into the wall and look like "wall warts". The one that comes to mind that uses a small AC cord is the Enacom. These are so short thought it really doesn't matter.I saw the one that you purchased and the cord is ... | |
| Dimming extremely bright and annoying LEDs You have to install a resistor in series with the LED ( Light Emitting Diode ). Nothing difficult, especially if the LED has wire leads going up to it. If the LED is board mounted, you may have to slice a trace and use the resistor to jump the bro... |