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| Tuner in the 600 range for classical music? I just stopped by my Dad's house today to pick up one of my tuners. He has a Magnum 101 and he was checking out one of my Musical Fidelity E-50's. His final words regarding the E-50 were something to the effect of "that is a very fine sounding tun... | |
| Radio station reception Kind of neat Pete. Thanks for posting that one. As to the "specs", they didn't really list too much. They are actually transmitting slightly over 25,000 watts with an effective radiated power ( ERP ) of appr 60,000 watts due to antenna system gain... | |
| Bright / forward speaker cables. Depending on your price range, you can go with Kimber 4PR. Is somewhat "zingy" sounding on top and quick and light on bass. Can take a dull or drab sounding system and give it some "pep" on a budget. Next up might be Nordost Flatline. Not really s... | |
| Opinions on the Bose 901 I grew up with a Father that was heavily into audio and as such, i spent a lot of my personal free time as a teenager hanging out at Musicraft, Pacific Stereo, Playback, Schaak Electronics, etc... As such, yes, i remember the Bose receivers distin... | |
| Free turntable speed check strobe Not to knock anyone or anything that goes out of the way to make system set up easier ( especially for free ), i would be curious as to how these stack up against a "high tech" method of setting speed ? Anyone tried doing a comparison ?My main con... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? I was told by a guy that i used to work with that i was a fountain of worthless knowledge. I guess he was right : ) Sean> | |
| 8 Gauge Speaker Cable Bomarc, series resistance doesn't mean a thing if your amp is oscillating. As such, i would first look into the stability of the circuit as a whole ( amp, speaker cables and speakers ) and base my decision on the specific factors involved. Since h... | |
| linelevel pre that facilitates balanced bi-amping? If you are going to take things that far, you really need to move into an active electronic crossover. As such, you would only need one set of balanced outs. I know that this may be more involved than what you had planned, but believe me, it would... | |
| Is "The Audio Critic" magazine still around? Bomarc, have you ever seen the actual articles or how he carefully worded his statements regarding those speakers ? What he said in his review ? The follow up comments that he made trying to "back-peddle" ? No embellishment needed as he did a fine... | |
| Which Amp for uppermost freq' in tri-amped setup? Compound's can work out nicely if done carefully. My only concern is with the lower impedance. I think that the NAD would get "mushier" as the load drops. Then again, having two amps with four channels to hit the four drivers would mean that none ... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Gunbei and Bob Crump, you and my "Pop" can hang out and talk about cars. He used to have a 1969 red and black Charger R/T with a .060 over 440 / 4 speed in it. His previous car was a 1966 Coronet Convertible with a 426 wedge and a 4 speed. He was ... | |
| DVD player as the best transport to use with DAC? I agree that CD's do make better transports than DVD's. My brother went the DVD route as his transport went down and he was pinched for cash. Others may have different opinions and experiences though. Sean> | |
| What's the best mid-range driver available? Hey Steve, did you sneak out or something ??? Good to see that they let you out of the Asylum for a change : )Try using a pair or two of Quads ( or something very similar ) as midranges. Actively cross them with steep slopes and be done with it. A... | |
| Arsonists - Please help me with cable burning Mot, go to rat shack and pick up the necessary parts to make "adapters" that you will need. Then hook up your interconnects as speaker cables in your secondary system. Pay attention to use the center pin for positive and outer clamp or "ring" for ... | |
| Dedicated Circuit wire alternatives? Tinned conductors typically tend to lend a very "edgy" sound to the upper midrange, i.e. this is what is used in many "ribbon" cables in SS gear. Replacing the "ribbon cables" in many SS components with better quality copper wire gets rid of the "... |