swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| Help me resurrect my AR-90s Check w Madisound. | |
| Speakers with Most good reviews in last ten years If you define full range to go down to about 35, Merlin VSMs are one, for sure. Others that come quickly to mind areVon Schweikert VR-4sSound Labs A-1/M-1Dali MegalinesI've been v happy w my Merlins so I have not tracked speakers as much as electr... | |
| 2ch amp and HT receiver connected to same speakers If the co-ax is hooked up to anything that is hooked up to the speakers where you hear the hum, it could be the co-ax. Of course, it COULD also be a bad cable somewhere in the system as well. | |
| 2ch amp and HT receiver connected to same speakers regarding ground loop, have you tried an isolation xfrmr on your CATV (assuming that w HT bypass, you have a display that may be tied to the cable or sat co-ax)? | |
| Cowboy Junkies Best Songs Just listened to TS Revisited tonight. Outstanding! | |
| Technics SP-10mkII replacement screws? I stand corrected, My apologies. | |
| Help fellow AV designers You didn't mention a budget, but Joseph Audio makes an in the wall speaker called, drum roll please- The Insider. Rimshot. Applause!!! It's gotta be light years ahead of what she has now. | |
| Technics SP-10mkII replacement screws? try checking w KAB, a major mod/repair house for SP 10s. | |
| How important is the tonearm? hehehehehe!!! | |
| speaker cable upgrade The only slightly different perspective I would offer is that it often requires doubling your cost to get a significant improvement w a new component, assumming you have properly matched the item in question (in this case, amp/speaker interface). ... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous fwiw, Vandersteens are not electrostats, or panels of any kind. Conventional dynamic drivers in an unconventional "boxless" design.. | |
| Changing sides- Adventures in tubeland Welcome to the club! I was in your camp 10 years ago. I now have sold all of my SS gear and have tubed CDP, network digital player, pre and amp.I can't help you w caps, but I can tell you that different tubes will most likely have a significant im... | |
| Audio's Biggest Loser? For an amp w attenuator (aka integrated) how about maybe the Berning ZOTL ZH-270 at 10 lbs or if you have high eff speakers the 4 lb Berning MicroZotl. For a source a Netbook plus HRT Musicstreamer 2+ DAC, or a laptop w a Lynx soundcard. So under ... | |
| Is age bad for solid state amps? Output tubes die the quickest but they are user=replaceable in most cases (certainly in any amp I would buy, thank you very much ARC) | |
| Is age bad for solid state amps? Jorge- You flatter me, but to be mentioned in the same sentence w Steve Mc is an honor I do not deserve. I am a consumer of high end audio; Steve is a creator! There is no comparison. But many thanks for the kind words. As far as the OP's question... |