stilljim
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| Measuring Turntable Platter Speed All - thank you for taking the time to reply and make suggestions. I did go over the spindle bearing and it is clean and oiled. I can't here any noise from the motor itself. The "flutter" is noticable and consistant throughout the entire side of a... | |
| Measuring Turntable Platter Speed Thanks guys/gals. audioquest4life - If I read the literature correctly it measures average platter speed which doesn't address the small fluctuation problem I perceive. big_greg - Nice suggestion. I might try the platter, but he strobosco... | |
| Magnepan service shut down I had contacted Magnepan several weeks ago about getting a set of backup panels for my 1.6's. They are 20 years old and working fine. I just wanted to have them another 20-30 years. I called sales and they transferred me to the then production man... | |
| How long do good speakers last? avitacomI have 20 year old 1.6's that I push pretty hard in a large room. Not in direct sunlight, but a room where I smoke. No sign of de-lamination. The crossovers have been removed to run active so I can't speak to crossover life.Jim S. | |
| Loudest Sound Ever? Concert - The Allman Brothers at Cincinnati Gardens. Greg said they were going to play their entire catalogue and he wasn't kidding. Our ears were exhausted and we left after 3 hours.Plane - A B1 or B2 (the non flying wing one) doing a flyover at ... | |
| Maggies with a subwoofer system - optimization? OPMy 1.6's are going on 20 years old now and still going. No sign of delamination. And I listen at very loud levels. From my reading over at the Planar Asylum it seems room atmosphere is the biggest variable in panel life. Salt water (as in close ... | |
| Maggies with a subwoofer system - optimization? avitacom Yes, several years back I added a Bryston 10B active crossover and another (matching) two channel amp to the 1.6's I have, gutting the passive crossovers. It was fairly simple (I could do it and I'm electronically challenged). Well wor... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear @reubent Hey Tom. Long time, no see. Hope you are doing well. You are the one who turned me onto dada at the listening session at Morrows way back when. I was lucky to find a used CD of Puzzle in good shape. Still one of my favorites. Glad you ... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Da Da - Puzzle.Not so obscure, I am sure most have heard the track Disknee Land, but it surprised me how well it is recorded and how musical it is. | |
| Arcam Integrated Amps I've had an Arcam Alpha 10 integrated and 2 power amps for 20+ years (new and used) driving Castle mini towers in an apartment and then Magnepan 1.6's when we moved into a larger house. I was happy with the sound using Flatline cables and intercon... | |
| Who Here is Vertical Bi-Amping? mkgus,I have to agree with cleeds "not necessarily" for active crossovers. I was able to accomplish it with a little research, and if I can do it, anyone can do it (I'm electricity challenged).To your original post - I tried bi-wiring and bi-ampin... | |
| CD sound quality: original pressings vs regular remaster vs MFSL, etc I have a lot of late 60's and on rock in the original vinyl. As time went on and my turntable wasn't hooked up I would buy the early CD releases of the same albums. What I noticed was the early CD releases from the mixed for vinyl masters were mos... | |
| Go Active Crossover or Upgrade existing XOs? I have had bi-amped Maggie 1.6's with an active Bryston 10B crossover (analog) for 10 or so years. In my modest system the difference was quite astounding. As someone has pointed out, cleaner, more dynamic, and musical vs. passive crossovers. A ca... | |
| Favorite cover? X's cover of Ring Of Fire. | |
| Maggie owners (past, present, future) what do (did) you love and or dislike about them? audiomaze Thanks for the tip on the new A21+'s. I mostly try to buy used but I'll look into it.mewsickbuff I understand. I spent a lot of time over on the Planar Asylum reading up on adding the electronic crossover. The actual process is fairl... |