stanwal
Responses from stanwal
| Long Cables w/Short Speaker Cable or Vice Versa? I don't think the reasoning follows from your idea that because speaker cables carry a higher signal level they would be more prone to distortion; I have never heard this idea advanced. In fact any effect will be much more critical at LOWER signal... | |
| MF Nu Vista M3 Power Unit Umbilical Cords Change? Yes, I did. Had some made up by Sweetcome in Hong Kong. Also got a 20 amp power cord made. They specialise in MF power cables. I thought it was a considerable improvement, especially the Umbilical cables. The PC is worth the money but not as good ... | |
| Mission 774, one of the best? I use to sell both the 774 and Zeta but never heard they were made by the same company; the original 774 had a detachable arm tube and was quite different from some of the later ones. Maybe it was the later ones which were made by the same company... | |
| stepped attenuators Be sure that the one you select allows a sufficient range of adjustment, a friend had to change his a couple of times as the first were too sensitive and allowed him to use only the first few stops. When this happens the change between stops is ma... | |
| Go for sub or larger speakers? There are two schools of thought on filtering. One believes in using an electronic crossover and rolling off the main speakers. This undoubtably allows the system to play louder. The other, of which I am a member, believes in running the main spea... | |
| Go for sub or larger speakers? A lot depends on room size, I think it is easier to get a speaker/sub combination to work in a smaller room. But in the end it is a question of personal taste. I believe most of the integration problems arise from crossing too high or playing the ... | |
| $20k top, full range speakers? GamuT L7s if you can find a pair; they were recently discontinued in favor of the "S" series. Similar but much more expensive. Great sound at all volumes to my ears. I have the L5s, the 7s would be too large for my room. They were around $17000 bu... | |
| Putting a "pre-out" to use to get more power?? If you want to spend some money the big Musical Fidelity integrated amps are a bargain. The NuVista, TriVista 500 and 550 all show up under $3000 quite often. My NuVista was superior to a friends Mac separates[ 402 amp and matching pre] driving hi... | |
| Do speaker wires degrade over time ? As you know the messenger particle for all electromagnetic forces is the virtual photon. My extensive research into this question had led me to the discovery of an effect which I call "Photon Fatigue" in which the wires simply get tired of letting... | |
| Putting a "pre-out" to use to get more power?? As long as the pre out is a variable one controlled by the volume control it should work with any amp. How much better [or worse] the sound will be with the 909 is hard to predict. The basic question is do you really need more power? You don't men... | |
| I think I am going to attempt to make turntatbles That is the way AJ Conti of Basis and several other manufactures started; they didn't like what was on the market and thought they could better. SME got into audio because Alistair Robertson-Aikman [probably misspelled] didn't like the arms availa... | |
| Mosfet mist? Play Misty for me! My Meridian 605s have Mosfets and I haven't heard it. I use to sell Hafler and Hitachi power amps and never thought they had sound deficiencies due to Mosfets. I think my CJ Premier 350 has them in its driver stage and my tube u... | |
| QUAD 99 series separates vs.best integrated amps I have nothing against Quad, I use to be one of their dealers. I still have a FM4 tuner. I personally would get a Krell S 300i, which has a street price of $2000 and get a separate phono stage. No tone controls but a lot more power if you need it.... | |
| Bi-amping - Conrad Johnson CAV-50 & McIntosh MC275 The above post contains what I consider misinformation in that the poster states that ONLY using an electronic crossover is biamping. What he is describing is ACTIVE speaker drive rather than biamping. Any time you are using two amps to drive diff... | |
| Tips for fine tuning a VPI Scoutmaster Your ears will tell you the right height; there is no agreement on what is best. Some believe the arm should be absolutely parallel; some either slanting up or down toward the cartridge. Generally, having the arm lower at the pivot than at the car... |