sjbellers
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| Overkill for small room I have the same problem; only my speakers are Altec VOT's - big speakers small room. Room is slightly smaller than yours; I rationalize it by thinking I have the worlds largest set of headphones. Still sounds great but you don't need near as my po... | |
| Favorite Obscure Rock Song I've got several that tie for favorite; Fire by Aurthur Brown (crazy world of Aurthur Brown) and Heavy Metal by Dan Felder. There are so many really good songs that still give me chills when I crank up the sound It's hard to choose. | |
| Anyone else using slugs instead of fuses? Comments on metals used and sound please I favor U235/ Pu 239 with a nearby neutron source. | |
| Can you touch the tubes? I don't believe that these audio tubes get anywhere near hot enough to degrade the glass envelope. I think this common belief is a holdover from high temp bulbs such as quartz- iodine light bulbs, Xenon flashtubes or old type M flashbulbs (anyone ... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, Hello KennyMacc. I have two sets of speakers I wouldn't trade for anything. the newest set is a pair of Theil CS3.5's; the second is a pair of Altec Lansing Voice of the Theaters. I love them both but the Altec's I've had since high school 55 ye... | |
| Best Receiver? Years ago, I had a Pioneer that sounded good; It looked good too with wood sides. It finally burned out and I replaced it with a Harman Kardon that I'm really fond of. I still use the Harman Kardon today to drive my Altec Lansing Voice of the Thea... | |
| How long do speakers last? One of the gradual degradation regimes most people don't think about is demagnetization of the driver magnets. I have thirty year old Altec Lansing Voice of the Theater Speakers that I sent the woofers to Great Plains Audio for rebuild. They reco... | |
| Do I need 10 gauge power cord if I have 10 gauge from panel? I suspect the next trick in the evolution of the power cable argument is to cryogenically cool the cables, so they become superconducting. This should separate the physicists from the crowd. Not practical you say? Then the next best thing is to di... | |
| A public service announcement I think the alcohol (Jameson's for me) degrades my hearing, so I have to improve my equipment with some expensive purchases. | |
| Do I need 10 gauge power cord if I have 10 gauge from panel? I found this an interesting thread. Has anyone else besides me looked in their power amps to see what was the size of the power cable to the on off switch? On my Conrad Johnson Premier 4 it appeared to be #14 wire. The wire to the power transforme... | |
| Altec Valencia speaker wire/internal Crossover to horn/woofer wire orientation What crossover do you have? I have a VOT with the following components: 515bWoofer, 811B sectorial horn; 802B hf driver, N-800-D crossover. If yours is similar I might be able to help. sjb | |
| Speakers with deep/powerful bass I have a pair of Altec Lansing VOT's driven by a Conrad Johnson Premier 4. I put on Aurthur Browns 'Fire' and give it the 'match test'; I hold a match about 1" from the woofer dustcover and the turbulence blows out the match. Yes, there is bass. | |
| Why does pulling out main speakers from wall improve sound? From Physics I seem to remember that sound waves reverse phase every time they bounce off a hard surface. I've put on a signal generator for various frequencies and tracked results using a handheld sound pressure level meter to measure changes in ... | |
| Horn speakers for vintage sound Hi Shawarma, I read your question and thought I'd give my experience. I have two completes systems; the first is built around Altec Voice of the Theater components, the second is built around Theil CP3's. I prefer the sound of the VOT's. It's one ... | |
| Thiel CS2 Hello I have a question for Teil owners that may be monitoring this old thread. I recently came into possession of a set of Teil CS3a's along with Conrad Johnson amplifiers. So far I'm pleased with the sound, but in the mix of equipment I brought ... |