timlub

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Need Inexpensive Crossover
Sumo had an old crossover that meets all of your criteria... Delilah  
What makes an expensive speaker expensive
So what makes an Expensive speaker Expensive?  Well, I'll chime in, but I'm sure that I won't solve a thing and will offend someone. Many of you know that I've built a lot of speakers and through the years, I've been inside of a lot of speakers.  ... 
Wharfedale Denton 80th Anniversity speaker: Best stand height for them and brand??
Hi Jim,    Sit in your listening chair, have someone measure the distance from the floor to your middle ear.... Normally 38 to 40 inches... whatever that height is,  look at your Warfedales, with a crossover point of 2.3khz and listening to them s... 
Preamp recommendation please..
Solid State: for about half that money, you can get a Bel Canto Pre3... Nice, neutral preamp,  good dynamics too. You might lay your hands on a Coda 05 or 07X at that price.   
Can too many components on one outlet affect the sound of an amp?
I had always put my amp plugged directly into its own outlet,  the difference was subtle, but audible... About 8 months ago,  I had a lighten strike and lost my beloved Old Crazily modified Sumo Nine.  Everything on the Conditioner is still alive.... 
Subwoofer doubts: crossover setting for 60hz speakers
Hi fedocable,  I don't know anything about stricter books, but I've set a bunch of subs over the years. Bass does become directional between 80 and 100hz.  There is no absolute answer to your questions. Room nodes and woofer placement cause or cor... 
Thoughts on replacing caps in 30 year old speakers
Changing caps to a very different part will be audible,  but it will not re create this speaker... It will be more like a difference in character of the speaker.... slightly more or less detail, slightly more rolled off or more extended,  etc,  bu... 
Has anyone heard the new North American products preamp and amp?
Thanks for the correction Roger, I had read your white paper and I guess I misconstrued because of terms that you use like "adding a reference clock"  and "error handler" "Amazingly, the solution for correcting the problem is just as tiny but with... 
Has anyone heard the new North American products preamp and amp?
After reading this, went online to find it, took me awhile so I thought I'd post the link... After reading, a lot makes sense,  a ton of digital correcting done to the signal on the front end. http://h-cat.com/I hope this helps, Tim  
Please recommend preamp
I also agree with Al,  some older SS stuff competes extremely well at a great price... I'd the Classe CP50 would be great, a Muse 3 Signature, An Adcom 750,  Audio Research LS-9 or LS3B, Coda Windows Continuum 4 or Coda CL and last but not least a... 
It's Back - Technics SL-1200 MKGAE
I had a pair of Technics best speaker ever... (maybe until now)the SB7070, they were a time aligned 4 way.  A friend still has them sitting in his basement.... I think of them quite fondly.   
NAGATRON HV9100
Hello vinyl junkies,  I've decided to go ahead and sell this Excellent Ribbon cartridge.  I've had a couple inquiries come through private messaging about this... I've looked up all the data that I could find from years gone by from when we tested... 
Schiit Ragnarok
Looking at this piece online,  It would lead me to believe that Jason did this piece rather than Mike.  At one time, Jason was head designer at Sumo.... They are calling this amp a cyclotron design which is terminology that Jim Bongiorno's amp des... 
Toe-in recommendation for stand mount monitors
I've seen a few inaccuracies posted. If a speaker has a perfectly flat response and reasonable time & phase alignment a full tow in works well, especially in room with a lot of problems, the full tow in helps keep the frequencies from reboundi... 
Parasound to CODA
Coda has a CS on fleabay for $3400 or Best Offer.... Definite improvement over the Parasound in my book, but with the money coming out of your pocket, easy for me to say.