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| Cat Stevens.... Great Artist or Wacko? Very well said, Plato. While we can always wonder "what if", sometimes that question is better left unanswered. How many other "great" artists tried to make comebacks to only sound horrible on their "return trip to fame" ??? Either way, he's prove... | |
| Who R U? This is a good topic and the thread is progressing very nicely. I'm 36, tall, dark and handsome ( HA HA HA ), born and raised in the Chicago area, never been married ( but that may change soon ) and am self employed. I own a radio communications b... | |
| phono cartridge for krell I am no vinyl expert whatsoever. I know the basics and that's it. Try posting this question over in the vinyl asylum at www.audioasylum.com someone over there will surely be able to help you. Sean | |
| phono cartridge for krell You should be matching the cartridge to the mass of the arm while taking tonal balance into account. If you just try to guess at tonal balance matching between the cartridge and preamp, you've missed the most important factor in setting up a phono... | |
| Need some help choosing speakers....... I think that the newer "mini-monitor" style speaker from Castle is called the Richmond. While i heard it placed on stands and out into the room a bit, i too was amazed at how good it sounded. For a small speaker, it had a very full sound to it. Th... | |
| CD other tweaks I agree that marker'ing CD's doesn't do squat. I can honestly say that i've never been a believer in that "tweak" even though i've done side by side comparisons. Rodney from Audio Asylum conducted a test using markered, non-markered and "de-burred... | |
| Damping material for infinite baffle? Sounds like a cool and very thoughtful project. Kudos to you. The amount, type and placement of sound dampening material will affect the woofers performance and sound. Most applications call for layering the inside of the cabinet. This helps deade... | |
| CD other tweaks Sam, I have a Bedini Ultra Clarifier and Auric Illuminator also. I will say that the Bedini does work, but not for a long time. As to the Auric Illuminator, i haven't tried it yet even though i've had it for at least a month or so. I have to give ... | |
| Optimum speaker placement try the link listed below. Just a bit down the page, there are several different methods for doing speaker placement. As mentioned, this includes Cardas, Wilson, Audio Physics, etc... All of these pertain to 2 channel though, so you'll have to ada... | |
| Your analysis of Analysis plus spk.cable RGD, going by the experience that i had with them, they will fill out slightly but not by a massive amount. Your assesment of appr. 250 hours is probably in the ballpark, but may vary with how much power you put through them. I ran my Oval 9's for... | |
| CD other tweaks Sanding or smoothing the edges can only achieve so much. I too was skeptical of all of this stuff ( I do NOT believe in "green marker mumbo jumbo") until i tried the Audio Desk Systeme. You know, the "CD circumsizer". It's a motorized platter with... | |
| Class A Watts vs Class A/B Watts This one is pretty tricky. Some Class A/B amps only run Class A up to a VERY FEW watts. The better ones will do at least 10 to 50 watts, depending on design and construction. Be forewarned though that a "real" Class A or richly biased Class A/B wi... | |
| Your analysis of Analysis plus spk.cable This cable has been WELL covered both in the archives here and at the Audio Asylum. Seems to be very system dependent and it's a love / hate type of thing. I think that you'll really have to try it for yourself in your own system and see if it ble... | |
| What's most important? Anyone that has not invested a great amount of time into optimizing the speaker / room interface has never heard the rest of the system do ANYWHERE near what it is capable of. Choosing the right speakers for ones' room, listening tastes, listening... | |
| Speaker Rebuilding John Van L is a KICK-ASS kind of guy. His business style and ethics are what others should model themselves after. I have done business with John regarding speaker repairs a few times and have always been VERY happy with them. He currently has a s... |