tomcy6
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| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? 12 people walked on the moon. Enough about the moon.Well, on sound quality, I guess we'll have to disagree and leave it at that. I intend to look for better sound in new products and I hope that someday you'll find a pair of antique theater spea... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? As 213runnin pointed out, we could go back to the moon today but we couldn’t do most of what’s being done today in the 60s. Go to Space.com or the Hubble Telescope website to see some awe inspiring pictures. People were excited about going to the ... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? I think that we could send people to the moon more safely and comfortably and be able to gather much more useful data now than we could in the 60s. The Apollo missions were more about national pride and developing technology that would help us in ... | |
| Atmasphere amps trustable? mtoc, Ralph Karsten posts here and there are many discussions about his amps which he participates in. Just type Atmasphere into the search function.Ralph’s amps are highly regarded by many. Power tubes can blow though, and I don’t know how well p... | |
| Priorities... If you’re not a really, really good negotiator, temporarily trading your amps down and then back up is going to cost quite a bit, i.e. loss of value on items you’re selling, shipping costs, Audiogon fees, etc. Those amps are heavy and all that buy... | |
| Fremer tours the Audio Technica factory Fremer does lose his temper in vinyl vs digital debates, which is unfortunate. You would think that someone who does so much blissed out listening could control his temper a little better.I enjoy his no nonsense review writing style. He does say r... | |
| MQA - One Filter to Rule them All? I believe Meridian has a $399 MQA Dac and a $22,000 MQA player. I doubt they sound the same. | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive Why do some people have the need to convince everyone that their brand of speakers are the best for everyone? People have to listen for themselves and decide which speakers they like best. There are many different brands of speakers that sound g... | |
| Speaker Driver Material & The Sound of Dissimilar Materials What you are hearing is not a plastic plectrum striking a steel string but the soundwaves travelling through the air that this action produces. Actually, you are mostly hearing the resonance of the wooden body in the case of an acoustic guitar. Sp... | |
| Attack of the Clone Amplifiers This article is from 2009 and deals with a few ICE module amps. What he has found is interesting, but I’m not sure that it means much except for the amps mentioned. I’m sure there are many other examples of off-the-shelf parts being put in a fancy... | |
| Bad NOS tubes... Add me to the list of those who can hear differences between tubes and who enjoy fine tuning the sound of their systems with old stock tubes.aol, Talk to Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio. He is the importer of PrimaLuna amps and the expert on them. He ... | |
| Anything you liked at the Newport Show? I wasn’t able to visit most of the rooms mentioned, but the room that really knocked me out was Kyron Audio from Australia. Their Kronos speakers are cone dipoles and they are powered by a large box that is an all-in-one (dac, preamp, amp). They p... | |
| Question on Aesthetix / Tube Maintenance Hi Rob, To answer a couple of your questions,Tubes gradually wear out and at some point this will result in sound degradation. Small signal tubes (not power tubes) usually last 3,000 hours, give or take a thousand or so. Some old stock tubes (made... | |
| Vandersteen 2xx - 100,000 units? Vandersteen claims to have sold 100,000 pairs of Model 2s. I have no reason to doubt them. | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive OK. No argument that Vandersteen makes great speakers. Can we agree that Wilson also makes great speakers and is not merely the beneficiary of good advertising and stupid buyers?I'm sure Fremer could come up with a list of reasons why he prefers... |