terry9
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| Magnepan Active Bi-Amping I like MP. All planar, actually. Don't abandon them lightly. | |
| Magnepan Active Bi-Amping I do not recommend re-engineering your crossover, but rather repackaging it. You could get a tech to identify the components, their values, and their specifications. Then order better quality ones and put them in a box. This drives the different z... | |
| Magnepan Active Bi-Amping Yes. I first used an ARC electronic crossover in the 70’s to power a tube top end and SS bottom end on Tympani 1a’s. Huge improvement: dynamics, clarity, sweetness.Then I used a custom analogue unit for another Magnepan system, and then decided to... | |
| Cable Management Tips and Tricks Thing is that cables carry current. The higher the current, the higher the inductance. The higher the inductance, the more interference with nearby cables and also the more attenuation of high frequencies.Coiling cables also increases inductance. ... | |
| Get the best from your system while listening without any cost Interesting how some are ready to pay for a special fuse, wait for it, then install it, then write about it, but not flick a few circuit breakers.And yes, I do hear differences in the circuit breakers used for each mono block. Higher current ratin... | |
| Possibly Dumb Question re:Battery as a power supply I think that you made a good decision. DIY is possible, but it has its costs in time, uncertainty, and risk.Enjoy! | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please Victoria. Perhaps I could show you around? | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please Astolfor, there is a first class sound shop across the Straight of Juan de Fuca in Victoria. I have bought most of my gear there over thirty years. That shop is Sound Hounds (250-595-4434, Tuesday - Saturday).With the MV Coho ferry operating from ... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please @rauliruegas I was talking to the OP, and noting that our tastes seem to be similar. I was simply stating the basis for my inference. If that offends you, I am sorry and should have sought your permission first. Please let us know what you expect ... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please Yes, @grk , I have seen it. My ’platter mat’ is a slab of graphite, and it adsorbs contaminants. I noticed a dark patch on the graphite after placing a piece of silicone damping material on it. Since then I’ve discontinued use of Zerodust too.Fort... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please Astolfor, what general area is your US residence? | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please Thank you Astolfor. That’s exactly the information I needed. Much appreciated.It seems that our tastes are similar. I don’t like high frequency to dominate either. To my ears, the Koetsu RSP d/c gets it just right: very clean, very pure, a joy, es... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please Hello @whart . Good to hear from you!About the K line, I have heard several people say this as well, that the KRSP is the sweet spot. Mulveling says that the difference between KRSP and stone is not large, but that the difference between boron and... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please I have a Koetsu Rosewood Platinum, and it is very sensitive to adjustment. It sounded good out of the box, but after careful adjustment sounds positively glorious.I think that you are well advised to have it set up by a pro, but make sure that he ... | |
| Tonearm adjustments on the fly TransFi Terminator is a possibility. It’s a linear tracking hybrid: air bearing for horizontal, pivot for vertical.VTA is easily adjusted on the fly. Beam horizontality is easily adjusted on the fly - and this is also a small azimuth adjustment. L... |