stehno
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| Best speaker 3k to 4k used? I would think you'd be hard pressed to find a better used speaker than the Aerial 10T. Sonics, appearance, and fit'n finish are second to none for anything near the price range you mention.However, a high-powered amp is pretty much a requirement f... | |
| Opinions on preamps Foundation Research is a small company in Canada that produces amps, preamp, noise loads for speakers, and passive in-line power conditioners.I've heard on several occassions that FR's new tube pre-amp the V6 has far exceeded any competition at au... | |
| Is Remote Control Important? There is rarely a component that excels so much in it's category, it has no competition. Although, I've heard (not listened to) the new Foundation Research V6 tube preamp has no competition and no remote. If there are competitive products, I would... | |
| Best Power Conditioner? Flemke, yes, you will notice improvements based on your suggested endeavors. However, the topic here is recommended power conditioners, and if you haven't done so yet, you will notice a still lowered noise floor/blacker background, minimized sibil... | |
| Which gear to ground? From a safety perspective, it's important to ground your components.With that said, you should notice significant improvements by floating/disconnecting the ground from every component.Grounding has a way of introducing much noise into the AC.Not ... | |
| Sibilance how do I get rid of it? Cdc, as I recall above, you provided one real life situation, however out of the ordinary it was when your light bulb blew and caused affects to occur on other circuits. And I believe the rest you mentioned was hypothetical.Nevertheless, based on ... | |
| 240v Any reason not to use? Marty, take everything off the 30 amp line except for the amp and the richard grey unit (the amp plugged into the Richard Grey).I'm guessing you should notice an immediate improvement in loudness and basic dynamic headroom even at lower volume lev... | |
| 240v Any reason not to use? Marty, I have been entertaining for quite some time to convert my McCormack DNA-2 LAE amp to 230v. I have the schematics and instructions and can perform the service panel work myself. But I'm just a bit nervous right now to do so. One day.My eage... | |
| Cable directionality Thanks, audioengr. | |
| Cable directionality Audioengr, if I may sidebar and ask a few general questions about things electrical:1. I current have a 115 volt 20 amp dedicated circuit to my amplifier and the ground has been lifted. I have the schematic and instructions on how to convert my am... | |
| Sibilance how do I get rid of it? Your erudite responses are appreciated. And I certainly don't want to be obtuse here. However, I do not believe that you have provided one real life experience where sibilance was present and then disappeared or vice versa.In fact, I was at the Ka... | |
| Sibilance how do I get rid of it? Funny, I've had conversations with others in large and very live rooms before, unfinished homes, empty cafeterias and church bldg's (well near empty) many times bigger than the 24 x 16 room mentioned above. And I've yet to hear anybody's pronuncia... | |
| Sibilance how do I get rid of it? Cdc, okay, after you emphatically stated that cleaning the electrical for sonic improvements is a farce, you did state your one reason why.However, I believe the reason you provided was poor in that 1. it was an abnormal occurance (when something ... | |
| Best Power Conditioner? You may want to add Foundation Research into your list. FR makes passive in-line conditioners that take the place of an aftermarkter power cord. These are about as expensive as most active power conditioners but I believe do as much if not more th... | |
| Balanced Audio VK-200.... I used to own a VK-500 with the BATPAK option. Lots of power reserve, but not much else.I then purchased and sold a SimAudio moon W-5 which is far superior to the VK-500 in the way of detail, transient attacks, and even added a touch of sweetness.... |