stanwal
Responses from stanwal
| Bi-amp cables for woofers Are you using two identical amps? | |
| Amp/preamp combo for B&W Matrix 801's I use to sell the first generation 801s. I wish we had the amps available then we do now. They like a lot of power, I have a Musical Fidelity M3 NuVista that would work well, as would the other big amps in their line. I would look for a high dampe... | |
| Last song on most LP's pressed with compression I can't remember if any records were actually made this way but decades ago there were serious suggestions that classical LPs should be recorded starting in the inside groves and moving outward because , as already pointed out, climaxes come at ju... | |
| Two Arm Turntables Micro Seiki DDX1000 could use 3 arms. I use to have one. Direct Drive but good. | |
| Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57? I just noticed one that should do a good job if you want to use solid state, the Audiophile Boutique is closing out the Van den Hul Array 1 for under $1700 US, about 40% of original cost. They are very overbuilt for their output and should be able... | |
| AR turntable motor If you can't find one you might be able to use one of the aftermarket motors currently being manufactured, but the cost would probably be too much. | |
| Van Den Hul amps and preamps I saw those but wanted to hear from actual users. | |
| TV Selection: Two Questions Try Costco if one is close to you. You don't say whether you want LCD or PLASMA. I have had both and like plasma. Get a 50" at that viewing distance. I paid $1200 for my 50" Panasonic 720 last summer and $900 for my wife's 42" Panasonic 1080 this ... | |
| Has anyone considered reverse stereo playback? If the mikes were placed in front of the performance then the sound should be in the same perspective as the audience heard it. Do you have any recordings of concerts you witnessed yourself that you are basing this on? Not all orchestras place the... | |
| The best phono stage out there? The best is the one YOU like the best, the question is how to find it; popularity polls are of little use. Set down the elements of sound reproduction that are the most important to YOU and try to decide which one you can afford matches it best. T... | |
| What cable first Since the amp draws the most current it would be the logical place to start. But a recent test in HIFICRITIC showed a different picture. It appears that there is no logic whatsoever to power cord substutions. They used a high quality CD player [Ma... | |
| Quality inversely related to power output? The rule I use is to use the smallest amp that will do the job. For example, when I decided to buy a Musical Fidelity integrated amp I had a choice of 4 generations with each generation having more power and more output devices. I chose the oldest... | |
| Phone Preamp help for VPI Scout w Grado Sonota MM I am a VPI dealer and am currently investigating the same question as I use a MF M3 NuVista for demos. Have been using an older Vendetta step up into the MF's MM phono stage. In a recent HIFICRITIC test the PRO-JECT TUBE BOX 11 SE did very well, c... | |
| Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57? The Quads will only take a limited amount of power and can be damaged by over driving. I never had any trouble as I was careful with the volume but one of my customers bought 63s and a Musical Fidelity 270 [100 Watts?] and had to have them repaire... | |
| Standmount or wallmount? In general speakers sound better out in the room on stands, the positioning is much more flexible, etc. For reasonable stands go to your local yard art dealer and get some concrete collums which they or you can paint. They will be very rigid and n... |