stanwal
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| pro's and con's of a 4 ohm speaker? The main thing is to get speakers you like and that your amps will drive. With tubes it will not make a lot of difference as they have the output transformer to smooth out impedance. With SS it is a little more complicated, a good SS amp will doub... | |
| budget cart help I have a Ortofon Red and it is quite good; also the Denon 110 high output MC is very good and a little over a $100 when I bought mine. | |
| What is the point of point source? The larger the area of a radiator the more directional it is. This is why tweeters are made as small as possible. An infinitely small sound source would radiate equally in all directions and have perfect dispersion; this is why small speakers can ... | |
| Surge Protector - Brick Wall/Zero Surge vs SurgeX Also look at the PS Audio Quintet, it is $399 and offers some extra features over the Brick Wall [I have both] One important thing for me is that it uses a detachable power cord vs the Brick Walls captive one. I just got my PS but my first impress... | |
| Class D vs Class A Education Polar opposites. Class A is the most inefficient type of operation, drawing about 4 watts for every one watt of input; during this whether they are playing music or not. So they will run cooler at full output than at idle. Class A amps tend to be ... | |
| Can volume/selector pots be switched out of a pre? I also have one and my tech expert recommended often turning the selector knob back and fourth several times as a way of keeping the contacts clean. | |
| Negative Feedback a deal killer? I don't know, my memory seems to be departing and I can't get it back for love nor money. A good article on Chaos is in the book on modern physics edited by Paul Davies, "What Is Chaos That We Should Be Mindful Of It?". Maybe on the web for all I ... | |
| Different arm for VPI Scoutmaster I am with Stringreen, the difference is not that great; the 9" arm is very good. The Scoutmaster with standard arm is an excellent table; there was a gap of several months between the time I sold my demo and when I got the Classic in stock so I ne... | |
| VPI Scout II questions Since I am a Dynavector dealer as well as a VPI dealer I will recuse myself on the 10.5. Two cartridges I like a lot that I am not a dealer for are the AT 33 EV and the Denon 304. Both Low Output MCs but you could get either and a Bob's Devices SU... | |
| Audiolab, Rowland integrated - nothing in between? Krell S 300i. | |
| VPI Scout II questions After Harry proclaimed the Classic the best table he ever made there is no incentive for dealers to carry them, not enough price differential. | |
| Negative Feedback a deal killer? Some of the best measuring and worst sounding amps ever made had massive amounts of negative feedback. The Japanese amps of the 70s are the best examples of this, .0001 distortion. It is not that distortion makes an amp sound good, it is what you ... | |
| Different arm for VPI Scoutmaster I should know this but while I had the 9" arm on my Scout and Scoutmaster and the 10.5" on my Classic there was a gap of several months between having them set up. Even though I am a dealer the exchange cost is not on the price sheet; I feel the 1... | |
| do record cleaning fluids soften the treble? All very well but I just listened to "Music From the Time of the Crusades" on Argo; I gave up half way through one side before I cleaned it, really noisy. After cleaning it was much better and sounded fine to me. It use to be a general recommendat... | |
| do record cleaning fluids soften the treble? I have used VPI and Nitty Gritty on and off for years but haven't noticed this. Different after cleaning but no pattern I have noticed. Maybe I missed it. |