tomic601

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How many speaker companies?
In 1980 I went to work for The Speaker Company. We sold kit speakers to college students. Early on the cabinets were vinyl covered mdf. One size fits all, infinite baffle, the box was actually optimized for a Kef B-200/T-27, the Perrless and Audax... 
How many speaker companies?
How many White vans are there ? 
Which amp would you go with
The Croft is as British as can be and is magic. Also consider an LFD 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
James Gang - Thirds ( also an OP gift ... ) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Got a nice surprise in the mail today , guy I helped with system in Atlanta sent me some Vinyl including the OP of Traffic - Low Spark... @bdp24 an expressive drummer IMO for sure....love Rainmaker in particular  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Modern Times got me back into Bob ! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw is Pirate Analog Radio NC and sells a lot of Vinyl thru seeds planted here, no DA or record companies would nick him for a promo copy here and there... 
Considering replacing my Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum with separates.
I think calling the speaker manufacturer is excellent advice 
Audio Rack Selection
+1 for HRS isolation and Nimbus on heavy wood furniture get those mono blocks out near the speakers!!!!! 
Tube Amp recommendation for Wilson Yvettes other than ARC
Music Reference, VTL 
Something For The Fuse Guys ...
Buy cheap but functional receiver or integrated amp with speaker fuses on the circuit board ( very common )load her up with resistive loadrun music thru, full range stuffshine flashlight on el cheapo buss, etc fuse and watch wire dance....repeat w... 
Morrow Audio re-design announcement: No more Ag coated Cu; Increased numbers of runs.
This thread is also IMO fantastic advertising for Morrow :-) certainly on my radar, now.... 
Morrow Audio re-design announcement: No more Ag coated Cu; Increased numbers of runs.
I may have in a past working life lead a team running one of the largest Aerospace wire shops on the planet- Triple overbraid, nuke EMP type stuff. I would say ignore the peanut gallery :-) I know plenty of stellar Aerospace engineers who believe ... 
Vandersteen 5a, 15 years old vs. new Vandersteen Quatro Wood (upgrade or downgrade)
@gdnrbob I made the change when I changed from SE amplifier to balanced so I cannot make an exact comparison for you. I sold my filters when I got the M7 amplifier which has built in high pass. I think Johnny R could comment on a direct comparison... 
Curious about the difference in what I’d hear on different tonearms
of course you could get another arm and bear witness yourself....but some prefer no witnesses and documents or facts and just rant...I have a Delos and had a Rega arm with two sets of wire, that alone made a difference. When i moved to silver wire...