stanwal
Responses from stanwal
| phono pre amp giant killer? Go for either the Phono Box 11 SE or the Dynavector 75. I have the latter currently in a system that would retail for above 30K and it is not disgracing itself. | |
| Speaker Technology over the last 10 years The biggest advance in speaker technology has been the unbelievable increase in the ability of speaker companies to get audiophiles to spend money. The last 4 pairs of "NEW" speakers I have purchased have been used. I am picking up my latest Sunda... | |
| Speaker cable improvements Leave them as they are, they are still good. If you are tempted to try Anti Cable buy some used. You could have had mine at half price. Or just buy some Magnet wire. It is 50 cents a foot and is very close if not identical to you know what. | |
| Two questions about....? There is one thing about cables that I am fairly sure of, that is if you have a power amp that draws a lot of current then a bigger PC will improve the sound. This was the case with my MF M3 when I replaced the stock cord with a considerably large... | |
| B&W 805 or Monitor Audio Silver for Creek 5350SE? I have an older pair of 805s and I would think that the Creek would work very well in a room that size. I have found that the 805s will take quite a lot of power, I have driven them with my Meridian 605s which have 150 watts a channel. But they ar... | |
| A Tribute to the Sequerra MET 7 I was a dealer for them in the 80s when they first established their reputation. I could not believe how awful they sounded. The only speaker with a perforated metal grill I ever saw. People would come in and ask for them and I would insist that t... | |
| Match subwoofer to Spendor S3/5? I use REL stadiums with SP-1s and 2/2s. Very good sound. Gives option of rolling off Spendors for greater volume or using them to supplement bottom end. I use the latter method. You will find bass on records that you didn't know was there. I have ... | |
| Is it worth it to repair a cj pv2ar? I would sell it for whatever it would bring and move up. There are hobbyists who enjoy repairing old components in their spare time and it might find a home with one of them. | |
| Straight Wire Music Ribbon I have some from that period, I was a dealer then. The truth is in recent years I have used them as sub cables so I don't really have a good idea of how they sound full range. If you have access to any of the separate banana plugs that have a larg... | |
| Jazz at the Pawn Shop... I have had it for 30 years or so; I like it but I am not a jazz expert; very natural sound on LPs. | |
| Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables? Our systems are our personal creation in a way few other things are and we , as they say in psychology, are "ego involved" with them. That said, it takes a real jerk to tell you that you have the wrong cables. Of course, it happens all the time on... | |
| HELP I think I have an electrical issue?? I would not think that this should happen if your dedicated lines are on a separate circuit from your furnace. It appears to result from a power draw down or interruption on the line when the furnace requires power. I am going to let more experien... | |
| Turntable for SME 309 Sorry, he bought the 20, not the 10. I have 309 and IV arms myself and used them until I resumed being a VPI dealer. The SME arms on my TNT 1 and Basis Ovation were richer and more restrained in the top end than my current tables so the 10 should ... | |
| Turntable for SME 309 I am a member or the HIFICRITIC forum and another member, "Cemil" has just bought a SME 10 with SME arm to replace a VPI Scoutmaster Reference and is very happy with it. | |
| VPI SSM lacking bite A very effective turntable mounting platform can be made from multiple sheets of MDF. I have 3 3/4" sheets with Blutak between them at each corner fastened together with brass screws under my Aries. The platform rests on Audio Points on top of a T... |