sid42
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| Mixing RCA and XLR in same system? It's my understanding that if your pre and power amp are less than 6' apart, balanced connections are no advantage anyway. But I use my system as you suggested, cd single ended to my Mac preamp, and balanced from preamp to power amp. Sounds good t... | |
| Anyone with technical knowledge RE: ADS L1290 Check my response to you on the 25th, and I gave you the info on Richard So and his e-mail address. When ADS went out of business a few years ago, he bought all their inventory and does ADS speaker repair. He also has some new items. Yes, he is st... | |
| Anyone with technical knowledge RE: ADS L1290 In thinking about your problem, look on the back or bottom of the speaker and verify you do indeed have the series 2 model. It will say "1290/2". If it is the series 1, you do have fuses, and your fix may be as simple as replacing a fuse. | |
| Anyone with technical knowledge RE: ADS L1290 The tweeters are easy to remove, and you are right you do have to remove the screws. Be VERY careful when removing NOT to tear up the gasket behind the speaker. Also, pry it off witha knife blade or small scredriver, but put something on the wood ... | |
| Anyone with technical knowledge RE: ADS L1290 First off, you have the series 2 speakers. The series 1 did not have the internal fuses.Try swapping the tweeter with the other speaker's tweeter. The problem may be in the crossover circuit board, but could be in the tweeter. If you find the twee... | |
| Why so negative about McIntosh speakers? All the above comments are quite pertinent on Mac speakers. If you have access to the McIntosh book "For The Love Of Music", their speakers and developement by Roger Russell is quite interesting. I personally have never heard their speakers, but s... | |
| Is hdmi a must have for home theater? Hang on to your DSP-A1-if you're happy with your setup, that's all that matters. I have the same unit you do, and setup, and enjoy it immensly. Rcrerar said it right! | |
| Tone controls? Sorry about the heresy. Surely you must have heard of McIntosh, who has had tone controls on their preamps for years! Some have the basic bass and treble controls, others have the 5-band equalizer. Check them out. | |
| CD Cases So, PS68, where did you get those "SACD" cases? I and Ghosthouse would like to know?Al | |
| Subwoofer Set up Question Your setup ideas are exactly how I do it! I'm using a pair of ADS 1590/2's full range, and using the high level input on my Velodyne 1500R, and set the crossover to 40hz and the level to whatever sounds good to me. I don't know how low your main s... | |
| ruined a phillips screw, any inspired solution? What you're looking for is called an "EZ Out", available at any hardware store. You drill a small hole in the center of the screw, insert the ez out and screw it out in reverse. | |
| Best CD My demo disc is The Thom Rotella Band, DMP-460. If you want two great dvd's, try Animusic 1 and 2! For Classical, I absolutely enjoy Beethoven's 9 Symphonies on The DG label/sacd with Herbert Von Karajan which was recorded in the 1960's. | |
| ADS 710 speakers /Sound quality and specs? Having owned/still own many ADS speakers, including the L710, you can do much better than the 710, even in the ADS line. Look for something more current, like the L780, or L880. Really nice are the L1290/2 and 1590/2. But the 710's are too dated, ... | |
| Upgrade from yamaha dsp-a1 av amp advise? The DSP-A1 received many accolades for it's great sound and for good reason. I have two of them, and am using one with a McIntosh MC7200 direct-coupled amp (200 wpc @ 8 ohms/ 300 wpc @ 4 ohms) on the main channels. The sound couldn't be better. If... | |
| Celebrity Audiophiles? Do you guys know of any? Anthony Cordesman, a military analyst for ABC, and who used to, or still does write for Stereophile, is an audiophile. I used to love reading his articles. I don't know exactly what his system consists of, however. |